Lincoln County will erect a memorial at the courthouse to commemorate the sacrifice of local law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.

A husband and wife were taken to Mid Coast Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a collision with a car on Route 1 in Wiscasset the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 15.

Rain showers may have transformed this year’s Community Cares Day into Community Cares Weekend, but the wet weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of over 100 volunteers the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8.

The donation of $30,000 for addiction prevention and treatment is only the beginning of a Damariscotta couple’s effort to fight addiction in memory of their late granddaughter.

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine brought 450 cyclists from 37 states and four countries to Damariscotta on Monday, Sept. 9 for an overnight stop at Round Top Farm during their 325-mile tour of Kennebec Valley and the Midcoast.

As the number of Maine islands with year-round populations dwindles, the Monhegan Island Sustainable Community Association is striving to ensure year-round families can afford to live on the island and keep its culture alive.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office promoted a 15-year patrol deputy to patrol sergeant in June.

“I always tell people I’m all about spreading the gospel of good bread. A book is certainly a nice way to do that,” Jim Amaral, owner of Borealis Breads, said of publishing his first book with food writer Cynthia Finnemore Simonds.