An accident involving a tractor trailer and a silver Camaro on Rt. 1 in Waldoboro Wednesday afternoon sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries.
County Jails Await State Budget Numbers
Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset can operate on a $1.6 million budget, so long as boarded inmates from other counties and states go elsewhere, jail administrator Col. Mark Westrum said.
Lincoln County Residents Help Haiti Quake Victims
At least three groups of Lincoln County residents are working to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Climate Action Club Goes Global
After just a few minutes with young environmentalists Chloe Maxmin and Alex Hadik, the old slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” suddenly seems a bit outdated.
School Consolidation, Funding Fight Brews
Feb. 10 is shaping up to be a showdown between the Commissioner of Education and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.
South Bristol School Budget Approved
Cuts in state school subsidies added to a hike in transportation costs have pushed the proposed South Bristol School budget up by 2.5 percent ($41,037).
Damariscotta Lake Farms Opening Soon
The Damariscotta Lake Farms restaurant and bed and breakfast on Bunker Hill Road in Jefferson will open for business Feb. 10.
Whitefield Farmer Faces Ongoing Criticism
Robert Barnes’s farm does not satisfy anyone’s picturesque ideal. There are no rolling hay fields or livestock grazing in the distance.
Jonathan Marshall Bennett Jr.
Lydia Anderson and Jonathan Bennett Sr. of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Jonathan Marshall Bennett Jr.
Maxwell David Blake
Robert and Andrea Blake of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Maxwell David Blake.
Signe Johanna Kallevik
Signe Johanna Kallevik, 99, of Huntington, N.Y., and Alna, died Jan. 11 at her son’s residence.
William Jennison Greene
William Jennison Greene, 80, of South Bristol, passed away after a prolonged illness on Jan. 29 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Newcastle Man Sentenced On Federal Firearms Charges
United States Attorney Paula D. Silsby announced that Kurt F. Martin, 54, of Newcastle, was sentenced on February 1, 2010, in U.S. District Court in Bangor, to 15 months imprisonment, three years supervised release, and a $100 special assessment, for the federal crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Cleber “Bud” Alden Cooley Jr.
Cleber “Bud” Alden Cooley Jr., 83, of Waldoboro, passed away Jan. 31 at his residence.



