Approximately 20 people were killed and more than 100 held hostage in a terrorist attack that laid siege to the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali, for nearly 10 hours Friday, Nov. 20. For Alna native Amy Faulkingham, the attack was close to home.

For the past 16 years, Joel Lind and his father, Gordon Lind, have replaced a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with chili and coffee from a food truck in New York City.

Alexander Rancourt would like to announce the birth of his baby brother, Andrew James Rancourt.

The Columbia, a 90-foot fishing vessel which became a point of contention as it sat abandoned in Pemaquid Harbor for nearly two years, is drawing concern in its new home, Bremen’s Greenland Cove.

What started out as one summer of adventure in 2009 has turned into a passion for Jared Stailing. After graduating from Lincoln Academy in 2006, Stailing got a two-year fire science degree from Southern Maine Community College. He worked as an attendant with the Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service until he got the opportunity to go out west in May 2009 and fight forest fires.

Maine’s second member-owned solar farm cleared a hurdle on the way to obtaining town approval for the solar farm’s construction on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset Monday, Nov. 9.

Pippin, a 5-year-old teacup Yorkshire terrier, will make his stage debut in “The Wizard of Oz” this weekend. Pippin will play the role of Toto in Medomak Valley High School’s fall musical.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 42-year-old Whitefield man on a felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor.

William Rice, 93 years old, is a South Bristol native who grew up on and around the water. He went to South Bristol High School “for a couple of years” and dated Miss Gertrude Gamage.

Sophin Lang and Marcus Ryan Hughes, of Boothbay, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Zackary Ryan Lang Hughes.

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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Sexual Contact

Damariscotta Woman Gets Year for Drug Charges

Waldoboro Resident Pleads Guilty to Crack Conspiracy Charge

Waldoboro Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault

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The Wiscasset Sun Cats submitted a petition with 140 signatures in July asking Wiscasset to look into installing solar panels on the town’s municipal buildings. After hearing a presentation from ReVision Energy Director of Finance Steve Hinchman on Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen must now decide whether to bring a proposal to go solar to voters at the annual June town meeting.

After more than two years on Main Street in Damariscotta, Seawicks Candle Company is on the move.

Illustrations by renowned Newcastle artist Glenn Chadbourne adorn a new edition of “The Stephen King Companion,” a comprehensive overview of the legendary horror master’s life and career by George Beahm.