The Lincoln County News

Increased costs of ambulance service topped Jefferson residents concerns at a public hearing March 7 during which they reviewed articles on the annual town meeting warrant.

Developers have submitted a proposal to the Town of Waldoboro to renovate the Friendship Street School property into an apartment building with the potential for a retail storefront and other property improvements.  

Newcastle Board of Selectmen voted not to appropriate $60,640 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to pursue a grant for broadband expansion in Newcastle, at a meeting on March 7.

LincolnHealth and Lincoln County continued to see a precipitous drop in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to an email from LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins.

South Bristol residents made quick work of 43 warrant articles during the annual town meeting on Tuesday, March 8.

Life on the trail has inspired a great many American classics, from Colin Fletcher’s “The Complete Walker” to Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods.”

“It wasn’t something that was on our radar at all,” said Jessie Dowling, a cheesemaker with 15 years experience and owner of Fuzzy Udder Creamery in Whitefield.

For the second year in a row, Jean Duncan, of Newcastle, won the February #LCNme365 photo contest.

South Bristol residents will vote on education and municipal budget increases, including a 133.73% increase in funding for Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service, at its annual town meeting.  

Jefferson residents will have a chance to learn more about the articles they will vote on by referendum at the annual town meeting, during a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, March 7, in the Jefferson Village School cafeteria.