Jason Hunter, 31, of Portland, pleaded guilty to the Sept. 9, 2014 theft of a pickup truck in Lincoln County Superior Court Friday, March 27. Hunter was apprehended and the stolen vehicle recovered in Newcastle.

Ruth Etheridge, owner of Village Travel in Damariscotta, recently returned from a four night familiarization tour of Southern Ireland with Celtic Tours. Celtic Tours offers vacation options in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Mandie Forrester and Brandon Murphy, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Vinessa Jean Murphy.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen are holding an emergency meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 at the Bremen Town Center, according to Selectman Chair Wendy Pieh. An executive session on a personnel matter is the only agenda item, and no action is anticipated, Pieh said.

They stand ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer every 9-1-1 call made in Lincoln County. The response of every fire department, ambulance service, and law enforcement agency in Lincoln County depends on them.

Fire destroyed a small house and shed at 65 Cathedral Pines Road in Damariscotta the afternoon of Saturday, April 11.

A meeting between community members and the Waldo Theatre’s board of directors shed some light on the landmark venue’s current situation as well as two paths for its future.

The meeting, held at Old Number Nine in Waldoboro April 1, drew about 35 to 40 people including the four member theater board.

A Newcastle man hopes to draw attention to some relatively obscure issues – and win a few votes – with his candidacy for U.S. president.

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Wiscasset Man to Serve Five Years for Heroin Trafficking

Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Car Theft in Newcastle

Dresden Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case, Arson Charges Dismissed

Juvenile on Probation Allegedly Burglarizes Wiscasset Home

Hampden Couple Arrested on Slew of Charges in Nobleboro

WHS Student Allegedly Attempts to Sell Nine Drugs at School

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb Poirier started work April 6, becoming the newest addition to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen will meet with representatives of the Department of Transportation and the town of Newcastle Tuesday, May 5 to discuss the weight limit on Federal Street.

Boothbay Fire Department Captain Dave Pratt lit two flares and threw them into a Subaru hatchback filled with hay. The car fire on Saturday, April 18 at a gravel pit in Boothbay was the last step for eight members of the Edgecomb Fire Department to complete basic firefighter training.

Volunteers have always been an important part of Westport Island town government, as with most towns and cities throughout the country. The week of April 12 to 18 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, the time for towns to show their appreciation to their volunteers.

A Boothbay Harbor man will serve seven years in prison for a 2012-2013 burglary spree in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties.