The Newcastle Board of Selectmen met Monday, July 20, and addressed Damariscotta’s decision to terminate the interlocal public works agreement.

The River Company opens its 18th season with “The Housekeeper” at Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall June 10.

A Bristol man pleaded guilty to domestic violence assault July 2 related to an incident in Damariscotta in February and, if he meets the terms of a deferred disposition agreement, will only pay a fine for his crime.

Westport Island voters gathered at the historic town hall Saturday, June 27 to continue their annual town meeting. On Friday, the voters re-elected Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer over write-in candidate Reggie Lee. Sandra Crehore was re-elected to the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Board of Directors; 145 of 595 registered voters turned out.

Waldoboro Police are asking for the public’s assistance in catching the person or persons responsible for a vandalism spree during the overnight hours of July 14-15.

A Department of Transportation project to pave 19.6 miles of Route 32 from Route 130 in New Harbor to Route 1 in Waldoboro is underway.

Wiscasset has announced its new town clerk.

Linda Perry, formerly Waldoboro’s town clerk, will assume the position vacated by Chris Wolfe on Aug. 3, Wiscasset Administrative Assistant Kathy Onorato said

A high-speed chase in Wiscasset that resulted in a month-long hunt for the man involved and additional charges when the man threatened the Wiscasset police chief while on bail came to an end in Lincoln County Superior Court Monday, July 20.

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident on Lowelltown Road in Wiscasset the afternoon of July 9 didn’t see the stop sign on Willow Lane and drove into the path of another vehicle, according to Wiscasset Police Sgt. Kathy Williams.

A passerby spotted a lost bank deposit bag containing $550 in cash and facilitated the bag’s return to its rightful owner in Damariscotta June 26.

Close to 40 people attended a workshop meeting of the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen June 29 to discuss the failed budget for the office of the town manager, but after 90 minutes there was no clear consensus as to why exactly the budget failed or how to make it pass.

A solar system on your roof pays for itself by lowering your electric and heating bills. It also keeps dollars formerly spent on imported fuel in the local economy, creates good-paying jobs and reduces your carbon footprint.

LincolnHealth is exploring the possibility of building a $13 million family care center on its Miles Campus, a project hospital officials describe as equal in significance to the hospital’s construction.

Brandon L. Achorn, 29, Wiscasset, OUI (alcohol), May 24, $500.