The Federal Street weight limit will need to be increased from its current 6,000 pound limit if it is to be properly enforced, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline told the board of selectmen at the board’s Sept. 1 meeting.

Brandi Bryant and Jason Wellman, of Damariscotta, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Hunter James Wellman.

Residents of Newcastle will have the chance get to voice their opinions regarding the future of the town’s public works department during a public hearing Monday, Sept. 21.

A Texas woman was arrested following an accident on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset the afternoon of Sept. 5 that sent four individuals to the hospital. Barbara Masterson, 62, of Bulverde, Texas was arrested for operating under the influence, a class D misdemeanor, Sept. 5 and held at Two Bridges Regional Jail after she was treated for injuries at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus.

A combination of heavy rainfall and high tide caused a bit of commotion in downtown Damariscotta Sept. 30, as water measuring up to a foot deep pooled in the municipal parking lot.

Westport Island resident and Squire Tarbox Inn proprietor Mario De Pietro was among 36,000 new American citizens who took their oath of citizenship Thursday, Sept. 17, the day this country observes Citizenship Day as part of Constitution Week, which observes the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services celebrates the occasion with special naturalization ceremonies across the country each year on that date.

After more than 15 years of providing economic development and regional planning services for Lincoln County, Coastal Enterprises Inc. and Lincoln County are terminating their contract effective Sept. 30, three months earlier than anticipated.

Wiscasset selectmen accomplished their goal of dropping the property tax rate Tuesday, Sept. 15 with a new tax commitment of $16.40 or $1,640 for every $100,000 of property value. The mil rate for the 2015-2016 fiscal year is a decrease of 3.5 percent from the previous year’s mil rate of $17.

The Damariscotta Baptist Church will open the Open Door Café on Monday, Sept. 14.

The Damariscotta Police Department’s investigation into an Aug. 23 break-in at Yellowfront Grocery continues.

Jake’s Rangers and the local men we knewOver 55 years have passed since the accompanying photo of Jake’s Rangers was taken. The location of this photo was taken at South Branch Pond, at MacDonald’s campsite – Upper Pond, Baxter Park in May of 1960.

A couple in Bristol is facing litigation for feeding wildlife on their property after their neighbors filed a complaint in Lincoln County Superior Court.

Maine State Police arrested two Biddeford men in connection to more than 25 commercial burglaries in the Midcoast this year, including, allegedly, an August break-in at Yellowfront Grocery in Damariscotta.

The new valuation for power company equipment, a decreased school budget, and an increase in surplus enabled Alna to drop its tax commitment approximately 9.6 percent for 2015.