Updated at 3:19 p.m.

Power outages in Lincoln County are on the rise, with 176 homes affected in the 3:13 p.m. bulletin from Central Maine Power; up from 57 earlier in the day. The National Weather Service radio tower on Blinn Hill in Dresden is still out of service as rainfall continues to pummel the area. A total of three weather alerts issued by the NWS are also in effect.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen received a mixed reaction from residents about the possibility of creating a town public works department at a public hearing Monday, Sept. 21.

Three puppies, each valued at $2,000, were recovered safely Sept. 16, two days after they were dognapped from a local kennel.

Signs warning patrons to swim at their own risk were removed from Damariscotta Mills after further water quality testing was conducted on Sept. 8.

For Mike Sprague, the realization he had chosen the right career path as a State Farm agent came to him while he was standing on a roof in the middle of winter.

Lincoln County Healthcare will lease the former Wiscasset Primary School and, in lieu of rent payments, will cover the cost of heating the building for its six-month occupancy, in addition to snow and trash removal. Wiscasset selectmen unanimously approved the terms of the lease at their Tuesday, Sept. 1 meeting and authorized Town Manager Marian Anderson to enter into an official agreement.

Roland Abbott, director of the Wiscasset Ambulance Service since 2005, announced his resignation Tuesday, Sept. 1. Abbott also resigned from his position as Wiscasset’s emergency management director and health officer. The resignations will take effect Sept. 14.

In the early hours of a mild, rainy morning, students filed into the gymnasium at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.

A 30-year-old Bristol woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the leg in July 2014 has reached a plea deal.

Bristol Town of Bristol Public Hearing Adoption of General Assistance Ordinance Appendices The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bristol will meet at the Town Office on October 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm to hear comment on the proposed local General Assistance Ordinance and yearly appendices for the period of October 1, 2015 through September […]

Lincoln County has initiated its budget-setting process for the 2016 fiscal year, which will begin Jan. 1, 2016. The recently elected budget advisory committee gathered to review the initial budget, composed of requests from department heads, some submitted just hours before the Thursday, Sept. 17 meeting began in Wiscasset.

No injuries were reported following a single-car accident in Waldoboro on Monday afternoon, Sept. 21.

After approximately 15 years, Wiscasset hosted a Bureau of Motor Vehicles mobile unit for the last time Thursday, Sept. 10. Lincoln County residents filed in to take advantage of the last day of the service.

Janelle and Josh Blake Sr., of Union, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Jillian.