The Lincoln County News

Wiscasset Emergency Medical Services Chief Erin Bean and her crew are working on transforming Wiscasset’s Scout Hall into a training and meeting center, an operation that was unanimously approved by the Wiscasset Select Board during a meeting Tuesday, July 30.

The oak floor of Alna’s Village School at Puddle Dock lies under some checkered tiles now, but the history seeps through.

A group of trustees and volunteers gathered at the Pownalborough Court House on Wednesday, July 31 to witness a donation to the Lincoln County Historical Association for the restoration of a painting that holds the history of the area in its image.

The RSU 40 Board of Directors reinstated a district policy outlining protections for transgender and gender expansive students at their meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1, rescinding action taken on June 7 to delete the policy.

Maine’s native fruit was the star of Wild Blueberry Weekend as droves of locals and visitors attended the third annual festival at Fields Fields Blueberries on Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4 in Dresden.

The investigation into a Waldoboro man’s suspicious death in Cushing on Friday, July 12 has led to a third arrest.

This summer, in the woods of Washington, elementary school students from across RSU 40 are taking part in quintessential summer camp activities, including playing among the camp’s tall pines, practicing archery and crafts, leaping into deep, cool water, and, during quiet moments of reflection, writing postcards home.

Grief, accountability, and mental health are at the forefront of Wiscasset-based author Robert Conlin Jr.’s latest book, “The Lewiston Shootings: an all-American tragedy.”

The chef of two Damariscotta eateries has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing more than $3,000 worth of food items and alcohol from Hannaford Supermarket.

During a meeting the evening of Tuesday, July 30, the Wiscasset Select Board voted unanimously to explore relocating the town’s wastewater treatment plant to the current public works site.

Following a tense conversation during a Wiscasset Select Board meeting on July 16, a firearm discharge ordinance was dismissed by the board due to its potential legal implications.