The Bristol Select Board will not reform the town’s comprehensive plan committee to address needed edits to the draft plan and will instead enlist the services of the Midcoast Council of Governments in Damariscotta.

Despite its closure to the public last fall, The Morris Farm in Wiscasset will continue to be part of the community, as Maine Farmland Trust is currently in the process of purchasing the farm.

Music in Blue – the color, the emotion, the musical style – will be celebrated this August when Salt Bay Chamberfest returns to the Midcoast for its 30th season.

For Ann Marie Gallant, a painter and saleswoman who five years ago added the title of “flower farmer” to her resume, the intensive and sometimes arduous work of her new trade is well worthwhile to add a measure of beauty to the world.

According to various Lincoln County fire department officials, financial burdens, limited resources, the potential for reduced manpower, and a constricted timeframe for implementations are just some of the issues with an updated emergency response rule proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Following two sparsely attended public hearings county officials remain eager to get the public’s input regarding the future of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in Wiscasset.

Lynsey Johnston will remain within AOS 93 as part-time superintendent of the newly created Great Salt Bay RSU, which consists of Bremen, Damariscotta, and Newcastle.

A raccoon that scratched a Nobleboro woman in early July was confirmed positive for rabies after testing by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Medomak Valley High School’s failing septic system will not be replaced until summer 2025, RSU 40 Facilities Director Brian Race told the district’s board of directors at a meeting on Wednesday, July 3.

A Brunswick man sustained non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot to his leg at a Wiscasset residence in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 10. Police are looking for two people of interest who fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.

Members of the Bristol Select Board convened at the town office Wednesday, June 26 to discuss the town’s draft comprehensive plan’s compliance issues identified in a review completed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry.

After months of repairs from January storm damage, the last repairs to the historic bell house at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park in Bristol began on Wednesday, June 26 when contractors laid the first bricks in the new walls of the building.

Away from the bustle of Wiscasset’s Main Street, tourists and locals alike braved the threat of rain to celebrate the 70th annual Strawberry Festival, held at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, June 29.

Following a life of constantly finding ways to help others, the community is now rallying together to help Valerie Lovelace, a longtime advocate for end-of-life care who is rapidly losing her eyesight.