The shared programs of AOS 93 might be receiving a revamp in the near future.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen signed a final extension to carry the town to the end of the interlocal public works agreement with Damariscotta at its meeting Monday, Aug. 10.

A Damariscotta woman who appeared to be suffering from fatigue drove into a ditch on East Pond Road in Nobleboro Wednesday Aug. 26, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy said.

Lincoln County’s Firefighter of the Year is a young but accomplished Bristol Mills man who represents the kind of firefighter local departments need more of, according to Bristol’s fire chief.

Olde Bristol Days marked its 63rd year with a mix of traditional favorites and new attractions at the weekend celebration Aug. 15 and 16.

Bobbi Lee Gauthier and Michael A. Dunning Jr., of Wiscasset, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Keegan Michael Gauthier.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

The year could be 1895 or 1922 as passengers board the train and ride through 2.5 miles of Alna’s rolling hills and woods. The passengers could have been farmers transporting their crops to the market, children attending school in a neighboring community, or merchants transporting their wares.

A New Harbor firefighter who remains active with his department after 65 years of service received the Chief Bob Maxcy Lifetime Achievement Award Aug. 19.

Construction on High Street in Damariscotta will begin Thursday, Aug. 27.

A fire in an electric fan caused heavy smoke damage to a house at 95 Beechnut Hill Rd. in Wiscasset early Saturday morning, Aug. 15.

At 5:31 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for midcoast areas including Lincoln County. The towns of Boothbay, Edgecomb and Southport are mentioned specifically in the warning, which advises that high winds, heavy rain and hail may visit these areas before 6:15 p.m.

Our hearts are broken. All of us who share a reverence for the lives of God’s creatures, great and small, grieve.

A Washington man faces a charge of operating after the influence after a rollover accident on Bunker Hill Road in Jefferson Monday night, Aug. 10.