The Lincoln County News

The pain was still obvious when Zach Gilbert’s loved ones gathered at his sister’s house in Nobleboro to tell a stranger about the late Newcastle man on Monday, Sept. 9. Yet, as the stories come and the tears flow, chuckles and giggles follow as one happy memory falls into another.

Hidden Valley Farm, of Whitefield, was named one of four finalists for the New England Leopold Conservation Award.

The Somerville Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a grant totaling $470,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which the department plans to use for a new tanker, department Treasurer Jessica Peaslee told the Somerville Select Board at a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

With her campaign for Senate District 24, Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, said she is committed to increasing access to affordable health care, childcare, and housing for all Mainers.

In his bid for Senate District 24, Jeffrey K. “Jeff” Pierce, R-Dresden is focused on bettering the economy, specifically through increasing access to vocational training and lowering the cost of living.

A new approach to affordable housing and elderly care is at the forefront of Senate District 24 candidate Suzanne Andresen’s mind.

A Portland man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 27 in Dresden the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 2.
According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Andrew Coombs, 33, of Portland, was driving a yellow four-door 2016 Kia Rio southbound on Route 27 near the intersection with Carriage Court around 2:36 p.m. when he crossed into the northbound lane.

Whether it’s a long pass down the soccer field, a student learning from their teacher, or the chemistry of a computer chip, Jeff Burroughs knows that nothing happens without the right connection.

Westport Island Maine Certified Assessing Agent Evan Goodkowsky is the solo name on the ballot for the District 1 seat on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners.

Lincoln County Judge of Probate William Avantaggio, D-Bremen, faces an uncontested election for a third term of overseeing issues such as name changes, guardianships, trust modification and interpretations, estates, conservatorships, adoptions, and estates.

David Levesque, D-Newcastle, believes the culmination of skills he’s developed from decades practicing law and living in Lincoln County will lend itself well if he is elected to the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners.