National Weather Service representatives presented Newcastle resident Arlene Cole with the Edward H. Stoll Award for 50 years of collecting weather data Thursday, Aug. 13.

Construction on the new South Bristol salt and sand shed on Old Barn Road in Walpole is underway.

Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Monday, Aug. 31 that Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho is stepping down. After four years serving in the LePage administration, Aho has accepted a position within the Office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

Government Notices Bristol Public Notice Bristol Mills Dam Inspection The Town of Bristol intends to perform a short duration draw-down of the Bristol Mills Dam impoundment for the purposes of dam inspection and gate operation maintenance. The Bristol Mills Dam is located in the village of Bristol Mills and impounds the Pemaquid River below Biscay […]

For more than 30 years, residents of Central Lincoln County have wanted a community swimming pool. If things go according to plan in the next few years, they will get two.

Bremen’s mil rate is going up $1.50 per $1,000 valuation this year, an increase of about 14 percent over 2014, according to town documentation.

Governor LePage came to the Midcoast region last week to help dedicate American Legion Post 20 in Brunswick. One of his comments caught the attention of my wife.

The Lincoln Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail Authority will have two new representatives from Lincoln County to guide Two Bridges Regional Jail into an uncertain future. According to the statute that governs the jail authority, the 12-member board is to be composed of six representatives from each county.

The pilots of the Texas Flying Legends Museum congregated at the Wiscasset Municipal Airport for one last ride through the Lincoln County sky Saturday, Aug. 22 before departing for Houston, Texas.

Laurie Chandler, of Bremen, became the first woman to solo the length of the 749.7 mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail in mid-August. Chandler started her adventure on the Fulton Chain of Lakes in Olde Forge, New York June 20.

Two Bridges Regional Jail, one of four flagship jails in Maine with the mission of housing out-of-county inmates under the 2008 jail consolidation law, will no longer house out-of-county inmates without reimbursement.

Wiscasset residents turned out in force to the selectmen’s meeting Aug. 4 to weigh in on Maine Department of Transportation’s forthcoming decision on the Federal Street weight limit.

The long-awaited restaurant in the location of the vacant ice cream stand on Route 17 in Whitefield has opened its doors. Aunt Gin’s officially opened for business Aug. 10, owner Steve Dumas said.

Few voters turned out to RSU 40’s budget meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Medomak Valley High School to approve a revised budget with an increased state subsidy that will be used to lower the local contributions of the towns in the district. The revised budget will now head to a referendum vote for final approval.