The LCDC's next hybrid meeting and last gathering for 2023 will take place on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 PM at the American Legion Post 42, 527 Main St. in Damariscotta and online via Zoom. The main program will feature a discussion on dark-money funded extremist groups that are active in Maine politics....
In light of the tragic events in Lewiston last evening and the ongoing hunt for the suspect, we are canceling this afternoon's petition signing event and tonight's Lincoln County Dems meeting in Newcastle....
The LCDC's next hybrid meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 PM at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Rd.. and online via Zoom. The agenda features a discussion on positive aging....
Democrats in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, South Bristol, and Southport are invited to a social gathering and meeting on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor, 66 Montgomery Rd in Boothbay Harbor....
Reservations are now open for the annual LCDC Harvest Dinner to be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 6 PM, at Jefferson’s Le Barn event center, the restored gambrel-roofed barn at 132 Waldoboro Rd. The event has limited seating and is expected to sell out. Walk-ins are not guaranteed....
On Saturday, June 25, from 2-4 PM, the Bremen Democratic Committee will gather outside at the home of Walt and Mary Voskian at 1132 Waldoboro Road for a summer social....
A Lincoln County Community Conversations panel discussion on the November 7 Referendum Ballot Question 3 will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the American Legion Post 42, 527 Main St. (Business Rte. 1) in Damariscotta. This promises to be an informative, and educational event. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required....
Reservations are now open for the annual LCDC Harvest Dinner to be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 6 PM, at Jefferson’s Le Barn event center, the restored gambrel-roofed barn at 132 Waldoboro Rd. The event has limited seating and is expected to sell out. Walk-ins are not guaranteed....
Reservations are now open for the annual LCDC Harvest Dinner to be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 4 to 6 PM, at Jefferson’s Le Barn event center, the restored gambrel-roofed barn at 132 Waldoboro Rd. The event has limited seating and is expected to sell out. Walk-ins are not guaranteed....
There is still time to make reservations for this year’s Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) Family Fun Day Lobster Bake, taking place in Waldoboro from Noon - 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. The deadline to make online reservations is 6 PM on Friday, Aug. 4. Many elected officials are planning to attend!...
"Chris and Valarie are the heart and soul of Lincoln County Dems, personifying all of the values we hold dear in everything they do," said Kelli Whitlock Burton, LCDC chair. "I can't think of any two people more deserving of this honor." Read the full story here....
The LCDC annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6 from Noon to 3 p.m. The event will occur under the Democratic big tent on the rolling landscape of Cider Hill Farm at 785 Main Street in Waldoboro. Read the full press release....
Join us on Sunday, August 6 in Waldoboro. Deadline approaching. Mail in reservations are now closed. Online reservations are open until Friday, August 4 at 6 PM....
Join us, Healthy Lincoln County, Rising Tide and others for "Just Be in 2023, celebrating Pride, Unity, Resilience and Belonging" in celebration of Pride Month. The event begins with a Pride and Unity Walk, starting at 10 AM from Veterans Park in Newcastle (next door to Second Congregational Church) and ending at Rising Tide in Damariscotta for a rally with speakers, tabling and more! Read the press release with all of the details here....
The LCDC hybrid meeting on Thursday, June 22 features a program on restorative justice in Lincoln County. Speakers include: Drew Himmelstein, Restorative Justice Project Maine; District Attorney Natasha Irving;Â Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett;Â and Barbara Cray, an attorney, mediator and restorative justice volunteer, who will serve as moderator....
The LCDC hybrid meeting on Thursday, May 25, focuses on the election of representatives to the Platform Committee and a discussion of what local Democrats would like to see in the state platform. Our guest speakers include Marc Malon, party affairs director for the Maine Democratic Party, and Dan Sayre, a former Platform Committee chair. Other LCDC committee business will include an update on the special election for Maine House District 45 and more...
The Waldoboro Democratic Committee will host a Meet and Greet the Candidates event at Perch Café & Bakery....
The LCDC hybrid meeting on Thursday, April 27, welcomes Wynter Giddings and Savannah Sessions from the Maine Library Association and Karen Silverman from the Maine Association of School Libraries to talk about the rise censorship efforts and how to address them locally and statewide. Other LCDC committee business will include an update on the special election for Maine House District 45 and more...
Nominations are now open for our spring elections taking place during our April 27 and May 25 meetings. Looking for a way to get more involved in the county and state Democratic committees? Learn more here!...
Democrats in Bremen, Waldoboro, Friendship and Washington met on Sunday, March 26, and elected Wendy Pieh of Bremen as the Democratic candidate for the June 13 special election in House District 45! Learn more and view the photos from the nominating caucus....
The Knox and Lincoln County Democratic Committees will hold a nominating caucus Sunday, March 26 from 3-5 p.m. at Medomak Valley High School to elect the Democratic candidate for the June 13 special election for Maine House District 45....
The LCDC March Zoom meeting features State Sen. Cameron Reny (SD 13) and State Rep. Lydia Crafts (HD 46), who will provide updates on their priority bills and how people can get involved in helping to pass the legislation. The committee has also invited Will Hayward, advocacy program coordinator for the League of Women Voters of Maine and Democracy Maine who will share details about current voting rights and elections legislation, including the National Popular Vote Compact. ...
Please consider renewing or joining us as a member of the Frances Perkins Club of Lincoln County Democrats. Your financial support and volunteering is essential in our work to progress and preserve our democracy, and we can only do it with your help. ...
The LCDC has announced that they will host Maine Women's Lobby Executive Director Destie Hohman Sprague for a Legislative Advocacy 101 session during its next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 PM via Zoom. ...
Now more than ever, we need Democrats to stand up and fight for progressive values in their communities. County commissioner, school board member, town manager, city councilor — these are just a few examples of local roles with a big impact. If you intend to run, are considering running, or want to help get others elected for local office, here's a good place to start! Click to read more....
The LCDC officer and Chair's Designee to the Maine Democratic State Committee (DSC) elections will take place during our Thursday, January 26, Zoom meeting which begins at 7 p.m. In order to be able to vote during this online meeting, you must be prepared! Read here for more...
The Nobleboro Democratic and Republican Committees have joined forces to raise money for fuel assistance for Nobleboro folks in need, to be distributed through the Community Energy Fund of Lincoln County. They will hold a luncheon on February 11 to collect donations....
Chris Johnson will not seek re-election after six years of leadership, so we thought we'd share a few pics from the past as well as his final Chair's note as distributed to our email list on January 11. Read it here....
The 2022 Campaign in Pictures offers a look back over 10 months of forums, meetings, canvasses, workshops and parties and photos of the candidates and many of the more than 150 volunteers who made the campaign such a huge success....
A campaign that kicked off in February ended November 8 with a large turnout for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. Democrats were on the ballot in Lincoln County in 12 races, and won 10 of those contests....