Three of Waldoboro’s four candidates for two seats on the board of selectmen participated in a Meet the Candidates night on Thursday, June 4 and the video of the event will be shown on Lincoln County Television and is available on-demand.

Two seats on the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen are up for grabs this year, and four candidates are hoping to be among those that fill them.

A denied time-off request resulted in the resignation of Wiscasset’s school resource officer, a position the police chief fought hard to get and one that was narrowly approved at Wiscasset’s annual town meeting June 9.

Cheyenne B. Augustine, 23, Warren, driving to endanger, March 12, $575, license suspended 30 days; OUI (alcohol), March 12, dismissed.

Updated July 1 at 1:52 p.m.
Three people were injured in a rear-end accident on Route 1 in Waldoboro the morning of June 27, according to Waldoboro Police Officer Jeff Fuller.

Fire destroyed a home at 724 West Neck Rd. in Nobleboro Thursday afternoon, June 18. No one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.

Two Damariscotta men were arrested Friday, June 12 in connection with up to 19 break-ins around Lincoln County from May 13 to Thursday, June 11.

Two local men and a third man from New York were arrested June 3 following a roughly two-month-long investigation into the distribution of crack cocaine and heroin in Lincoln and Knox counties, according to a press release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.

Three incumbent Waldoboro Budget Committee members, one former member, and one newcomer are competing for three three-year terms on the committee.

Concerned for the health of ash trees on their property and around the state, Darcie and Thomas Hutchins, of Alna, have stepped up to help the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry with its efforts to keep the emerald ash borer out of Maine. The couple will observe a vulnerable ash tree on their property for the presence of the invasive species.

Floyd T. Amadon, 74, South Gardiner, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, unlawful possession of oxycodone, Dec. 15, 2014, both dismissed; unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, Dec. 15, 2014, $400, Department of Corrections two years, all suspended, probation two years; criminal forfeiture of property, forfeit; Dec. 15, 2014.

A number of people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at the entrance of Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson the afternoon of June 26, but the worst injury appeared to have been a broken ankle, according to Waldoboro EMS Director Richard Lash.

A man wanted for an armed home invasion in Waldoboro in March was arrested in New Hampshire June 17 by federal and local authorities after being featured on the U.S. Marshals’ “Fugitive of the Week” program.

Hannaford Supermarkets’ site plan for expanding its Waldoboro store was granted unanimous approval by the Waldoboro Planning Board June 10, subject to its signage being reviewed and approved by the “appropriate regulatory authorities,” according to the board’s draft meeting minutes.