After months of planning, students from Wiscasset Middle High School and Wiscasset Elementary School drove to the Opal Myrick School in East Millinocket to experience the total solar eclipse. The post Wiscasset Students Take Eclipse Trip appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

The Waldoboro Woman’s Club Scholarship Committee is again offering $1,500 scholarships for graduating high school students in the Lincoln County area. This scholarship program is made possible by the club’s fundraising events throughout the year, including its largest fundraising event, the Whale of a Sale held in June. The post Woman’s Club Scholarship Available appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

A new prekindergarten program planned for next year at Great Salt Bay Community School coupled with rising special education needs in the community are the major drivers behind the $7,976,984 budget approved by the school committee at its meeting on Wednesday, April 10, said AOS 93 Business Manager Peter Nielsen. The post Great Salt Bay School Committee Approves 14.67% Budget Increase appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Timber doodle. Bog sucker. Mud bat. I prefer Timber doodle. The "boring" name is American woodcock. A bird. An islander found her nest of four eggs and took a picture. Textbook pictures confirmed an evolving consensus that the mystery eggs belonged to a momma timber doodle. And as I was sitting on the deck playing her mating song from a Maine Audubon recording, I heard the melody answered from somewhere in the trees above. I think. "Peent" is how the birders spell the song and it sounds just like it sounds. The post Westport Island appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Regine Marie Winter 93, Hobe Sound, Fla., formerly of Nobleboro, and Allendale, N.J., passed peacefully at her residence following a brief illness on March 30, 2024. Prior to her passing, two of her much loved surviving sons, Marc and Jacques (along with many relatives) were able to visit and comfort her in her final hours. The post Regine Marie Winter appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Eugene “Gene” Reynolds, age 92, of Georgetown, passed away on April 13, 2024 at his home. Born in Bath on April 17, 1931, to Alvah C. and Agnes M. (Powers) Reynolds. Gene was raised on the family farm in Georgetown and attended the Old Town Hall schoolhouse and graduated from Morse High School in 1950. Gene was a multi-sport athlete and a member of the National Honor Society. The post Eugene A. Reynolds appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Over 40 people attended a public hearing at the central fire station in Whitefield the evening of Wednesday, April 10 armed with questions and concerns about a residential substance abuse treatment facility that is trying to make its mark in Coopers Mills. The post Dozens Question Potential Coopers Mills Substance Abuse Treatment Facility appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Jefferson voters approved all 31 town warrant articles at the town’s annual town meeting by referendum on Tuesday, April 16, including a municipal budget of $1,376,164 and the use of $100,000 from the Jefferson Village School’s long-term maintenance fund for a special-education-related project at the school. The post Jefferson Voters Approve All Warrant Articles At Annual Town Meeting appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Nancy Louise Mullane, of Newcastle, passed away unexpectedly at home on April 11, 2024 at the age of 64. The post Nancy Louise Mullane appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more

Nicole Balant, 70, died peacefully in her home in Damariscotta on Saturday evening, April 13, 2024. She grew up in Chester County, Pa. and was a graduate of The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa. She completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree in technical writing at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Over the years she built a career as a skilled free-lance copy editor with a focus on academic works published by university presses. The post Nicole Balant appeared first on The Lincoln County News ..read more