The Lincoln County News

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.

Edgecomb residents approved 57 of the 60 warrant articles during its annual town meeting by referendum on Saturday, May 21.

Wiscasset Police Chief Lawrence Hesseltine and his son Gage shared an unforgettable day on Thursday, May 12, when they both graduated from Central Maine Community College with presidential honors.

Dresden voters approved a new business license requirement and sale of the town’s grader and rejected changes to the town’s land use and development ordinance regarding mobile homes during a special town meeting on Tuesday, May 24.

LincolnHealth is now offering COVID-19 booster shots in its primary care offices to anyone over the age of 5, following last week’s approval and recommendation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It was volunteering for a state senator’s campaign that inspired Tom Moroney to seek elected office.

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, is seeking a third term in the Maine House of Representatives.