The concept behind the proposed Damariscotta Green is simple: an in-town restorative greenspace dedicated to relaxation and recreation for all. The planning is well underway for this common space that will include a graded, eight-foot-wide trail around the property as a way to…

With technology part of daily life, parents and teachers often must try to keep kids’ attention on the real world instead of the digital one. Some ways were outlined in the final installment of a three-part series on psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Gener…

Hello Islanders, lots to report as town election and town meeting time heats up along with the weather (finally)! 

Municipal Election & RSU #12 Budget Referendum is Tuesday, June 10; polls open 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Town Hall, 1217 Main Road.

An asbestos-filled dumping ground from the days of power plant Mason Station in Wiscasset will, when covered, become nice — walkable and mowable, project participants said April 16.

Hearty Roots is thrilled to welcome four new board members to their team: Alyssa Allen, Lisa Steele-Maley, Deborah Mills-Scofield, and Mary (Pol…

In the past year, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital volunteers donated more than 8,000 hours across departments and different facilities. Their support includes greeting patients, assisting with clerical work, running errands, providing companionship and more.

 In honor of Earth Day and Earth Month, Alna is excited to announce our annual Roadside Cleanup Event on Saturday, May 3! (No rain date).

A solution to an ongoing Edgecomb road problem may be at hand. April 1, selectmen denied a request by Old County Road residents to assist in repairing the discontinued road. Residents requested $1,500 in gravel to fix the private road's upper portion leading to Schmid Preserve's main entrance.

Spectrum Generations’ Lincoln County Community Center in Damariscotta has a new home! You can now find us just a short walk from our previous location at 741 Main Street, Damariscotta.

Friends of Wiscasset Public Library support our library by organizing and financing special projects for the benefit of the Library, and by promoting WPL’s services in the community. We are currently planning the 11th annual Bands for Books which will be held on Labor Day, Sept. 1 at Lakehurst Lodge.

Saturday, May 10

"OOOOOK-lahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..."

Join the BRHS drama club in a production of "Oklahoma!,” Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 at 1 and 5 p.m. 

In a few months, Woolwich residents can expect to be notified by mail of their new property valuation. “Dirigo Assessing Group notified us they expect to be done by the end of June, or at the latest the early part of July,” Selectboard Chairman David King told Wiscasset Newspaper April 16.

A group of Lincoln County citizens will be conducting a Save Democracy Town Hall event at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro on Monday, April 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.  

In January, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission applied for a $150,000 Department of Economic and Community Development Grant to search for possible sites for expanding sewer and water for future housing developments.

Katahdin HouseMobius, Inc. is honored to announce a generous $20,000 donation from Mike and Sue Risinger in loving memory of their daughter, Kylee Risinger Turcotte. This meaningful gift will be used to remodel the kitchen at Mobius’ Katahdin House in Newcastle—an essential living space that serves individuals wit…

Finding Our Voices is proud to announce Bath and Brunswick coming together to get really loud about domestic abuse with a multi-faceted program May 9 - 11.

Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm committed to providing fresh, sustainable produce to our community, is thrilled to announce the receipt of a $1,000 check from the Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary. This generous contribution will significantly support the farm's ongoing grow-to-donate program aimed at prom…

Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. to mark the occasion!

Coastal Rivers’ Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program offers volunteers the chance to get out on the water and be part of an ongoing community science project to inform the broa…

The Maine Republican Assembly's (MERA) monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. at the Damariscotta American Legion, 527 Main St.

Maine realtors, county registers and others are waiting for an upcoming vote in the Legislature on LD 353  which would establish a commission to find ways of preventing deed or title fraud.

Planning continues on several fronts at Wiscasset Elementary School to further serve the youngest students, including those the school committee recently agreed to serve with special education.

After five years of reduced shopping capacity due to COVID and other considerations, Help Yourself Shelf (the Shelf) in Wiscasset is going back to its all-at-once food pantry distributions starting May 1! Patrons will be able to shop all together every Thursday from 5 p.m to 6 p.m.  No more waiting in long lines in your…

Contractors might soon be making offers on an Alna job that might go to no one, but which Third Selectman Coreysha Stone said could be a go at some point.

Wiscasset announced the following during the morning commute Monday, April 14: 

"The wastewater crew is repairing a sewer main break on Route One near the Old Ferry Road intersection. Please use caution in the area to ensure crew safety."

Movies and trains have a long and productive relationship; more than 300 films have captured the anticipation and thrill of leaving, traveling, and returning by train.

On Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival of free volunteer-led walking tours. The tour begins at Castle Tucker and winds its way through the heart of historic Wisca…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Imke Schessler-Jandreau, newly-elected vice chair for the Maine Democratic State Committee (DSC), at its next meeting on Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. The hybrid meeting will be held in person at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 Rive…

Easter Sunday isn't just for bunnies this year as the Discovery Channel's “Naked and Afraid” premiers Sunday, April 20 at 8 p.m. featuring Maine's own Michael Douglas.