Due to an increase in state valuations and a decrease in the amount of surplus applied to reduce 2015 taxes, some municipalities in Lincoln County will see a significant increase in their county tax commitment.

Firefighters from several area departments are currently on the scene of a woods fire burning in an area off Rocky Mountain Road in Somerville. The Lincoln County News has a reporter on scene and will post more details here when they become available.

Wiscasset Board of Selectmen meetings will no longer be broadcast by LCTV, the community media organization supported by Wiscasset for over 24 years. Following the Wiscasset selectmen’s April 21 decision to remove LCTV funding from the annual town meeting warrant, the station adopted a new fee-for-service funding model for municipalities that do not provide financial support to the organization.

Damariscotta voters approved the town’s 2015-2016 secondary education budget during a second special town meeting for the purpose in the Great Salt Bay Community School cafeteria Thursday, May 28.

As part of a deferred disposition agreement, a Wiscasset man who has pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence charges could get a break if he meets certain conditions and refrains from new criminal conduct over the next two years.

A Bremen man who has worked in emergency and transportation medicine for over 40 years was honored at the State House May 18 with the State of Maine Emergency Medical Services’ Governor’s Award.

An accident brief published by the National Transportation Safety Board says the probable cause of a helicopter crash in Whitefield last May was a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot’s actions were contributing factors.

The megacode virus that shut down Lincoln County law enforcement’s computer network in March had some unintended benefits.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted unanimously May 12 to approve an agreement allowing a suspended trash hauler to use the town’s transfer station again, despite objections from town officials.

The Regional School Unit 40 Board of Directors voted May 7 to approve the nomination of veteran educator Beth Ahlholm as assistant principal of Medomak Middle School, a role she has filled as an interim administrator since December.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Lincoln County and many other areas of Maine, effective through 7 p.m. on Thursday. There were no forecast details issued with the severe thunderstorm watch. Predictive radar analysis monitored at intellicast.com indicated the possibility of unsettled weather moving through Lincoln County in the late afternoon hours.

Local contractor Zander Lee has completed an application for a new building with four apartments and a four-bay garage on Academy Hill and is waiting for approval from the Newcastle Planning Board.

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The seven towns of the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit approved the district’s 2015-2016 budget of $20,271,921 during a meeting at Chelsea Elementary School Tuesday, May 19.

Government Notices Alna PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF ALNA New office hours effective Tuesday May 12, 2015 Tuesdays 3pm to 8pm Wednesdays 9am to 6pm, lunch from 12:30pm to 1pm Friday 7am to 12pm Website http://alna.maine.gov TOWN OF ALNA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Monday, June 1, 2015 7pm At the Alna Fire Station to discuss the […]