Alcohol a source of job security for emergency physiciansWhen I was medical student working in St. Paul, Minn., an 18-year-old kid arrived in the emergency department in the early morning hours with two broken legs. Bilateral femur fractures (both legs broken at the thigh level) are impressive injuries which require a great deal of force to accomplish.

When I got a call from The Lincoln County News to ask if I would write for the Pet Page, I had to take a moment. I would not, could not replace Kelly Patton Brook, the beloved author of “All Four Feet.”

Ally Preo wanders through the Salamander Woods on Juniper Hill School’s 42 acres in Alna. She has a map in her hand, but does not need it. She knows the trail of hobgoblins – clay faces that appear on trees – well and she walks from tree to tree to have a conversation with each of them.

Local emergency management agency directors are responsible for emergency preparedness and planning. They are the point of contact for responders in a declared local, state, or national emergency.

Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors contributing to a fatal car crash in Whitefield Thursday night.

Lincoln Academy is one step closer to building a new baseball field after the Newcastle Planning Board approved the school’s site plan review application Oct. 29.

The Waldoboro Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance identifying two male subjects caught on video surveillance camera during an early morning burglary at the Waldoboro Smoke Shop.

The UAV Academy course available to Wiscasset High School students was the first of its kind in Maine and is now being emulated by other schools across the state, alumnus Jesse Hinman told the Wiscasset School Committee at its Thursday, Nov. 19 meeting. The course teaches students the history, regulations, applications, and science behind unmanned aerial vehicles, all while students build their own “hobby drones.”

Type into Google “the father of the light bulb.” The first page of results will have Thomas Edison as the main character in each hit. Edison is certainly the one we remember, but others added significantly to the modern light bulb.

The Dresden Planning Board approved an application for the construction of a boat ramp at Eastern River Marine Services after a brief public hearing at Pownalborough Hall Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42, Damariscotta, hosted the presentation of 19 Quilts of Valor on Sunday, Nov. 15. The packed hall was standing room only as family and friends joined in thanking military veterans for their service to our country.

A 23-year-old Waldoboro man remains behind bars after police say he led them on a brief high-speed chase Friday night with two children in his vehicle.

A broken insulator brought down transmission lines on Union Road in Waldoboro at approximately 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, knocking out power to 6,300 customers, Central Maine Power Co. spokesperson Gail Rice said.

Wiscasset has reinitiated conversation about the future of the dam on the Montsweag Dam Preserve. Since accepting the 22-acre parcel from Central Maine Power Co., Wiscasset has debated whether to repair the dam or remove it to improve fish passage and restore the natural ecology of the area.