The Lincoln County News

Waldoboro voters could authorize the sale of two historic properties when they enter the polls for their annual town meeting by referendum on Tuesday, June 14. Polls will be open for in-person voting at the town office, 1600 Atlantic Highway, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  

The positivity rate of COVID-19 cases at LincolnHealth has dipped to 6.15% from 9.77% last week, moving in the “right direction,” hospital spokesperson John Martins said by email.

The feeling of needing to lead by example prompted Jennifer Tuminaro, of South China, to seek election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 62.

Palermo resident Katrina Smith hopes to attract businesses and expanding school choice in Maine as House District 62’s representative.

One woman was transported to LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus in Damariscotta after her car left the roadway and hit a rock ledge on the side of Route 1 in Newcastle on the afternoon of Monday, June 6.

Westport Island residents gathered at Clough Point Preserve on Monday, May 23 to celebrate the preserve’s 50th anniversary by the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the occasion.

Readers voted Madelyn Oliver as the winner of the May #LCNme365 photo contest.

Lincoln County has a rich history of shipbuilding with its miles of coastline, good harbors, forests of white pine.

The first Memorial Day was celebrated back in 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of the over 200,000 lives lost in the Civil War. It has evolved into a day of honoring all veterans in special ceremonies, and parades. Memorial Day is a day to remember the lives lost in wartime, which some do by visiting the gravesite of a loved one who served.

LincolnHealth’s COVID-19 testing center at 40 Belvedere Road in Damariscotta will be closing after this week, according to John Martins, spokesperson for the hospital.

On Saturday morning, April 30, a contingent of employees from Togus, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Augusta, helped Boothbay V.E.T.S.  build four trailers to provide temporary shelter for Maine’s homeless veterans.