A special election will be held in Wiscasset, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 to fill the vacancy left on the board of selectmen following the resignation of Judy Flanagan.

On Tuesday night, Nov. 22…

At the special town meeting on Nov. 16, at the beginning of the regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting,  Damariscotta residents passed all seven issues. Most were technical changes, but three…

With the likely passage of Question One, which legalizes marijuana use for recreational purposes in Maine, the Substance Use Prevention Partnership, a subgroup of Healthy Lincoln County, plans to…

Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, will hold his final regular office hours at locations through Lincoln County on Saturday, Nov. 19.

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Chief Deputy Ken Mason of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has won a closely contested race for Kennebec County Sheriff. He won Tuesday’s election with 33,387 votes over the acting sheriff,…

Lincoln County Republicans and Democrats held events separately, in Damariscotta. On the afternoon of the election, Republicans held an open house at their headquarters at 15 Courtyard Lane, with…

Two Edgecomb first-time presidential voters agreed on Maine referendum questions 1 and 3, but not on who the next commander and chief should be. For Alex Smith, 18, this was his first general…

At press time, here are the results we have for Tuesday’s Election Day voting:
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It was a long night for Democrats at the Lincoln County Headquarters in Damariscotta.

The evening started on a high note, with Mick Devin, D - Newcastle, reading aloud Newcastle’s vote tally…

U.S. President: Clinton: 241 Trump: 219

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 252 Pingree 246:

Senate District…

U.S. President: Clinton: 262 Trump: 176

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 192 Pingree: 277

Senate District…

U.S. President: Clinton: 827 Trump:1,001

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 1,125 Pingree:856

Senate…

U.S. President: Clinton: 447 Trump 513:

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 549 Pingree: 498

Senate District…

U.S. President: Clinton: 332 Trump: 229

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 255 Pingree: 351

Senate District 13: Dow: 275 Johnson: 333

House District 89: Hawke: 180 Wolf: 260

House…

U.S. President: Clinton: 218 Trump: 179

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 209 Pingree: 212

Senate District…

U.S. President: Clinton: 980 Trump: 899

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 987 Pingree: 1,060

Senate…

U.S. President: Clinton: 864Trump: 1,164

Local question: Firefighters’ personal vehicle-washing: 1,502 yes, 707 no

U.S. President: Clinton: 767 Trump: 454

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 499 Pingree: 823

Senate District…

Wiscasset residents voted 1,502 to 707 Tuesday to let the town’s firefighters keep their longtime practice of washing their personal vehicles at the station. The question, on the ballot via…

U.S. President: Clinton: 729 Trump: 541

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 595 Pingree: 756

Senate District…

U.S. President: Clinton: 786 Trump: 380

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 454 Pingree: 780

Senate District…

The numbers are in and Boothbay voters have approved the proposed roundabout.

The votes on the three articles which pertained to the roundabout were: Article 2, Yes 1093, No 889, Article 3,…

A line of residents stretched through the hallway outside the Wiscasset Community Center gym at the start of election day Tuesday. Voting, which continues until 8 p.m., has been held in the center…

Maine will decide six ballot questions Tuesday.

Question 1 reads, “Do you want to allow the possession and use of marijuana under state law by persons who are at least 21 years of age, and…

Lincoln County Democratic candidates reported on the progress of their campaigns at the monthly meeting of county Democrats Oct. 24 at party…

At a Rotary breakfast meeting on Oct. 25, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap reassured the audience that Maine’s election is safe.

At the meeting at Newcastle’s Second Congregational…

Wiscasset Middle High School senior Stephanie Jones said she didn’t consider herself a political person before she took social studies teacher Ben Clark’s Elections 2016 class. Now Jones, 17, is…

Robin Mayer is currently the chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Damariscotta.  She also runs a small business that works with state governments to improve highway…

Mick Devin is the incumbent Democratic House Representative from District 90, which includes Newcastle, Damariscotta, Jefferson and most of the towns on the Pemaquid…

Dana Dow said he doesn’t want to take slices of the pie from one group to give to another. He wants to make the pie bigger for everyone. Dow served as state senator from 2004 to 2008, then sought…

Christopher Johnson (D-Somerville) is the incumbent state senator for District 13, encompassing the majority of Lincoln County. He was first elected in February 2012, in a special election to…

During a candidates forum Oct. 18, gun control marked the sharpest distinction between the four candidates seeking election to the Maine Legislature. The “Great State Debate,” held in the Boothbay…

Woolwich voters will have to decide between four candidates for two, three-year seats on the board of selectmen at the Nov. 8 general election.

At least one of those seats will be filled by…

Wiscasset voting will take place in the gymnasium of the Community Center at the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election. Voting is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

New voters can register at…

Sportman’s Alliance of Maine Executive Director David Trahan described Question 3 on the Nov. 8 referendum ballot as “deceptive and unnecessary” during an Oct. 11 campaign event in Wiscasset.…

Last week at the Damariscotta GOP campaign headquarters, Republicans met to discuss a range of important details pertaining to Lincoln County races and ways to give further support to their…

On Nov. 8, West Boothbay Harbor resident Wendy Wolf is challenging incumbent Stephanie Hawke to represent District 89 in the Maine Legislature. Wolf is running as an Independent, a choice designed…

Wiscasset’s Wendy Ross was a reporter in the White House and Congress, is president of the Wiscasset Public Library’s board and has helped on fundraising for Morris Farm and Sheepscot Valley…

For Stephanie Hawke, being a state representative is “all about caring for people and doing goods things.” This November, Hawke, 50, of Boothbay Harbor is seeking her second term in the Maine…

Maine House District 87 Representative Jeffery Hanley, R - Pittston, plans to approach his next two years in the Legislature as he did his first two: as a conservative.

Hanley’s Democratic…

Former State Senator and Representative Dana Dow, who is a candidate for Maine Senate District 13, has received an A+ rating and endorsement from…

Are you confused about the details of Question 3 on the Maine ballot in November? Sometimes it is hard to determine how to vote if our information comes from TV ads…

The United States Constitution does not allow citizens to directly vote for the president. Even though the election ballots in Maine and in most states will list the names of the…

Five of the six citizen initiative proposals that Maine voters will see on their ballots on Election Day Nov. 8 were the subject of the Sept. 20 meeting of Lincoln County Democrats…

The Lincoln County News invites the public to hear directly from local candidates for the Maine State Legislature during its candidates forums on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct…

Four men have returned nomination papers for two, three-year terms on the Woolwich Board of Selectmen. Voters will make their selection at the Nov. 8 general election.

At least one of the…

Four citizens from the Boothbay peninsula have been the anchors of the Lincoln County Democratic party for many years.

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Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Lincoln, received a perfect score for his votes to protect Maine’s environment, support clean energy and defend state conservation programs, according to a legislative…

Nomination papers are available for the Woolwich Board of Selectmen. Two seats, both three-year terms, are available in the Nov. 8 elections.

One name that won’t be on the ballot is that of…