Following an executive session on March 15, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to accept Peregrine Consulting LLC’s offer on two properties formerly owned by Mason Station LLC.

Students at Great Salt Bay Community School are getting a leg up on education, as classrooms throughout the building have started adding standing desks.

Lincoln County firefighters and first responders are calling on property owners to install highly visible address numbers in an effort to speed emergency response times.

Westport Island residents Stanley Lane and Dr. Norma Dreyfus had a very emotional ride home from an overnight trip on Feb. 25.

Students, parents, and teachers crowded into the Great Salt Bay Community School library during the school committee meeting March 9 to discuss the content and age-appropriateness of media shown in classrooms.

The Second Congregational Church in Newcastle is in the midst of a major roof replacement project set for completion in early summer.

A 17-year member of the Bremen School Committee and nearly 10-year member of the Great Salt Bay School Committee is stepping down.

An Edgecomb property owner in violation of the town’s land use ordinances will again be brought to court by the town, this time for noncompliance with a 2013 court order.

RSU 12 has released a proposed $20.8 million budget for 2016-2017 and is taking the budget to the boards of selectmen in its district in preparation for a May 19 budget vote.

The Dresden Board of Appeals will hear the appeal of a Dresden Planning Board decision to issue a permit for a gravel pit March 29.

Lincoln County Commissioner Mary Trescot is seeking a second term.

The Colonel’s Commendation is the highest commendation an employee at Two Bridges Regional Jail can achieve; this year, the award was presented to Correctional Officer Matt Atwood.