The Lincoln County News

Newcastle documentarian and visual storyteller Liz McGregor published her first book, “Portrait of Patagonia – Futaleufú, Chile,” about the place she considers her southern home on Oct. 1. 

The Edgecomb Historical Society will hold a meeting to discuss the future of the organization at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Edgecomb Town Hall.

Project Appleseed, a national nonprofit that teaches rifle marksmanship and its importance in American history, held its first event in Midcoast Maine at the Lincoln County Rifle Club in Damariscotta on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10.

The Whitefield Appeals Board voted not to overturn the planning board’s approval of Central Maine Power’s development application on Thursday, Oct. 7.

Former Gov. Paul LePage, who is mounting a campaign to run against Gov. Janet Mills next year, urged attendees to vote no on state referendum question 1, during a visit to the Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta on Monday, Oct. 11.

Pumpkinfest was back this year and artists swarmed Main Street in Damariscotta on Friday, Oct. 8, to turn this year’s harvest of huge pumpkins into a cornucopia of fantastical designs featuring owls and elephants, kraken and comic book characters, ships and sugar plum fairies. 

A 17-year-old died in a single-vehicle crash on River Road in Edgecomb on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 10.

New COVID-19 cases reported in Lincoln County residents dipped for the second week in a row—with 53 new cases, down from 66 last week and 129 the week prior.

“Summer didn’t happen this year,” said Tim Beal, co-owner of the Damariscotta River Grill. 

Senator Bill Diamond, D-Cumberland, accompanied by legislative colleagues and volunteers, completed the “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” campaign to raise awareness of fatal child abuse cases in Maine on Sept. 29, at the Wiscasset Community Center. 

Every week The Lincoln County News publishes the top three scores from the Wiscasset Senior Center’s cribbage games on Tuesday and Thursday. 

Stanley “Stan” Waltz has been working in the code enforcement business for the past 18 years for 11 towns in Lincoln County.

A small girls’ school in Basti Awan, Pakistan continues to grow, thanks to the efforts of a local physician and the generosity of the people of Lincoln County.