The Lincoln County News

Community members and local businesses were recognized for their contribution to the area at the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau’s annual meeting and awards ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Rep. Katrina J. Smith, a Realtor and real estate investor, is focusing on jobs and independence for individuals during her campaign to represent House District 62 for a second term in the Legislature.

Pamela J. Swift, D-Palermo, a retired physician turned small-scale farmer, said she would bring a commitment to working across the aisle and focus on health care, agriculture, and the environment to represent House District 62.

Mainers from Lincoln County and beyond gathered at the Trump Wall on Route 220 in Waldoboro on Saturday, Sept. 7, to enjoy an afternoon of food, conversation, and speeches from local Republican candidates and politicians.

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.