Whitney Inn’s executive chef Isaac Hogue will demonstrate his culinary talents at a fundraising event at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. The menu for the sweetheart dinner will include a shrimp scampi entrée, salad, and dessert. The dinner is open to the public, and admission…

Alex Zipparo from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Sarah Demers from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development will host a Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Catalyst Program Grant web

Lincoln County commissioners accepted a $18,893 national Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Weapon Storage Grant Jan. 20 to expand the sheriff's department's evidence room. In December, Sheriff Todd Brackett requested seeking the grant to expand the room's size.

Wiscasset Community Center announces the return of Winterfest 2026, running from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1. This annual tradition brings the community together for indoor and outdoor fun while raising support for the Cooper DiPerri Scholarship Fund. A week-long silent auction and raffles start Jan. 24, with a weekend of events kicking off on J…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Watson Medical Building in Damariscotta. 

All the Edgecomb planning board members agreed: Amy S. and Richard S. Olszewski's application was excellent, but didn't meet the town's setback requirement.

Are Wiscasset Middle High School students feeling safe at school? Results on that varied in two surveys and over time. And Principal Sarah Hubert suggested, to some students, "feeling safe" might mean people speaking nicely and, to others, it might mean physical safety. 

On Monday, Jan. 26, Lincoln Theater will celebrate a remarkable milestone: 150 years since the community was first welcomed into what was then known as Lincoln Hall.

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH) recently announced its new community board members and its leadership. 

An East Boothbay couple will see the 2026 Winter Olympics from a unique perspective. Byron Cortez and Elliot Schwartz will work the games as International Olympic Committee volunteers. Schwartz had worked for the U.S. Olympic Committee, most recently as a data analyst, for 5.5 years. 

An abandoned Cape Dory 25 sailboat which unexpectedly found its way to Edgecomb last May, and later mysteriously disappeared by August, has reappeared.  On Nov. 25, Harbor Master Terry Stockwell reported that Woolwich officials told him the sailboat was found on their mudflats.

As I write this, we have just begun the new second session of the 132nd Legislature. We have a lot of important work ahead of us in the coming months, including doing more to lower the cost of living for Maine families, remove housing roadblocks and protect our heritage industries. 

Sales of single-family existing homes thrived during 2025. According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state closed 15,133 transactions—an increase of 4.78 percent over the prior year—during 2025.

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) unveiled its 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair design at the Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta on Jan. 13. The fair designs are intended to represent the values of the largest organic fair in the country, and are beloved by fairgoers from around the…

On Jan. 7, Gov.

Knox County commissioners reached an agreement in December to send all their prisoners to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. Under the one-year deal, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Multicounty Regional Jail Authority will house Knox inmates for a period of one year. Knox County will send monthly pay…

Alna selectmen are looking to have their and other town officials' email accounts changed to .gov. It is more secure, First Selectman Nick Johnston said Jan. 8. There have been "a lot" of phishing attempts to the Gmail accounts, he said.

It's a new year, and time for a new Lincoln County commissioners chairman. Jan. 6, commissioners elected David Levesque of Newcastle as chairman. Levesque enters his second year as a commissioner. He was elected to his first term in November 2024.

MaineHousing is excited to present the 2026 edition of Maine’s Housing Outlook Report.

In its second annual release, this comprehensive report offers an in-depth overview of housing conditions and key issues affecting Maine residents.

When Wiscasset Middle High School science teacher Shari Templeton returned to school Jan. 5, she was in a fragile state. She’d had a personal loss just before vacation, Templeton explained to the school committee hours after that first day back.