An attorney for the town of Damariscotta has drafted legislation that would allow service centers to impose a local sales tax, and the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen discussed whether to back the bill Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Round Pond Home Draws Attention for Architecture, Craftsmanship
“Each generation is going to leave behind a landmark of either architecture or construction. This is worthy of that in a hundred years, I think,” Paul Leeman III, of Ledgewalker Builders, said.
‘Firefighter’s Instinct:’ Passerby Helps Evacuate Home On Fire
The occupants of a mobile home in Boothbay Harbor exited safely when the building caught fire the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 28, partly thanks to the actions of a passerby, Bristol firefighter Leon MacCorkle.
Collision of Car and Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 in Damariscotta
A collision of a car with a tractor-trailer closed Route 1 in Damariscotta and sent two women to LincolnHealth’s Miles Campus with non-life-threatening injuries at about 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Wiscasset Man Pleads Guilty to Gross Sexual Assault
The district attorney’s office plans to ask for a sentence of eight to 15 years in prison for an 83-year-old Wiscasset man who pleaded guilty to one count of class A gross sexual assault Tuesday, Nov. 27.
Friendship Lobsterman Pleads No Contest to Arson
The Friendship lobsterman whose feud with another fisherman led him and his sternmen to torch the other man’s Waldoboro boathouse has pleaded no contest to arson more than six years after the fire.
First Samovar Tea on East Coast Opens in Newcastle
Samovar Tea, which has multiple locations in California and is served in restaurants across the country, has opened its first location on the East Coast in downtown Newcastle as a tea shop and tasting room.
South Bristol Honors Veterans at Assembly
South Bristol School students celebrated local veterans, including family members and late school committee member Don Edwards, during a Veterans Day assembly in the gym the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Quick Response Prevents Spread of Furnace Fire in Bristol
A quick response prevented a fire in the furnace of a mobile home at 747 Bristol Road from spreading the morning of Saturday, Nov. 10.
Court Sides with Damariscotta in 435 Main St. Case
A Maine Superior Court justice has sided with the town of Damariscotta and Damariscotta Main Street LLC in a lawsuit that attempted to block the latter’s 435 Main St. development.
Newcastle Rejects Character Code, Approves Plastic Ban
Newcastle residents approved a ban on certain plastics and rejected a new land use ordinance, or character code, Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Damariscotta Bans Plastic Bags, Opts in for Marijuana Businesses
Damariscotta residents banned plastic bags, opted in to allow both medical and recreational marijuana businesses, and rejected a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Lincoln Academy Names Next Head of School
Lincoln Academy has named its next head of school: Jeffrey Burroughs, assistant headmaster for academics at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont.
Leeman to Become Bristol’s First Full-Time Fire Chief Monday
Bristol Fire Chief Paul Leeman Jr. will become the town’s first full-time fire chief and only the second in Lincoln County on Monday, Nov. 5.
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