An elderly driver was transported to Miles Memorial Hospital with leg injuries when two cars smashed into each other at the intersection of Rt. 1 and the Sheepscot Road in Newcastle Monday afternoon.

On Oct 22 candidates expected to appear include Lincoln County Commissioner District 3 incumbent Sheridan Bond (R-Jefferson) and his opponent, un-enrolled candidate Josh Pinkham of Damariscotta. House District 53 contestants Tim Nason (D-Dresden) and Les Fossel (R-Alna), and District 50 Rep. Wendy Pieh (D-Bremen) and her opponent Henry Simmons (R-Nobleboro).

By the end of their meeting Oct. 15, the Damariscotta Board of Selectman agreed to split the difference on a $30,000 construction overage with a contractor and remove the board chairman Josh Pinkham and replace him with another former chairman, Dick McLean.

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Waylon Strout is pleased to announce the arrival of his brother, Seamus Joseph Strout, born on Sept. 29 at 8:37 a.m.

April Lawrence and Peter Kenyon were married June 21 at the Edgecomb Congregational Church in Edgecomb.

Sheridan Bond, Lincoln County commissioner representing District 3, will continue to build on his eight years of experience given voter permission.

Alna

Voting will take place at the Alna fire station from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. There is one local referendum on the ballot on the regional school unit plan for Westport Island, Wiscasset, Alna, Whitefield, Palermo, Windsor, Somerville, and Chelsea.

The second company to present its proposal for a tidal waterpower project to Wiscasset selectmen described in depth its unique approach for possible future consideration Tuesday.

The legality of advertising and hosting the commissioner candidates’ forum, though effective in drawing a crowd Tuesday night, has been challenged.

Skidompha Library Director Pam Gormley traveled to Washington D.C. to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service for Skidompha Library from Laura Bush at the White House Oct. 7.

Wiscasset town clerk Sandy Johnson has been fired following her arrest on a charge of theft by deception Oct. 9.

MSAD 40 will hold a public hearing regarding heating upgrades, and will discuss the question to be put on the Nov. 4 ballot asking whether funds should be allocated to improve the MVHS’s heating system. 

Joshua Pinkham is running as an independent for District 3 Lincoln County Commissioner and hopes people will vote for him on Nov. 4, because he wants to make sure the county grows in a smart fashion.