Leslie’s valentine: a love story of reunionLeslie Gilman’s husband died in February 2012. Their beloved cat, Sugar, disappeared in August 2012. The couple had adopted her as a kitten in January 2005.

New Harbor and Round Pond Methodist churches are used to sharing a minister. These days, both churches also share the musical talents of 14-year-old Waldoboro resident Richard Kinney.

A number of Lincoln County churches have announced cancellations of services due to inclement weather conditions forecast for Sunday. Following find a list of church cancellations current as of February 14 at 11:55 a.m.

Lee Bodmer began crafting her homemade balms made with essential oils while caring for her elderly mother with dementia. Bodmer’s hobby has since grown into Lulu’s Garden, a successful business based out of her Whitefield home.

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Fire destroyed a new house on Rockland Road (Route 17) in Jefferson Monday night, Feb. 2. The homeowner planned to move in this week, Jefferson Fire Chief Wally Morris said.

Our townThe Twin Villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta are very special to both of us. My wife was born in Damariscotta and has lived here over some 85 years. I have had the privilege to have lived in Newcastle and now in Damariscotta.

Chelsea Phillips and Matthew Kinney, of Bremen, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Rielyn Marie Kinney.

A Newcastle man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and two years of probation for possessing child pornography.

Michele Aiken, 54, Waldoboro, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $250 fine.

At the urging of two conservation organizations, the Alna and Whitefield boards of selectmen separately agreed to form committees of stakeholders interested in the future of two dams on the Sheepscot River.

With a blizzard warning now in effect, the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency is urging residents to stay at home and off the roads on Sunday, Feb. 15, when the worst of the latest blizzard is forecast to pummel the area with heavy snowfall rates and high winds. According to a National Weather Service briefing issued Friday at 4 p.m., “Travel will be treacherous and may become impossible late Saturday night and Sunday. Anyone traveling Saturday night and Sunday should be prepared to spend an extended period of time in their car should they become stranded.”

Longtime Miles Memorial Hospital general surgeon Dr. Frank O. Avantaggio Jr., of Damariscotta and South Bristol, died Sunday, Feb. 8 at the age of 80.

A Somerset County Corrections prisoner transport van went off the road and through a snowbank in Jefferson Feb. 2, but no one was injured and the van had no reportable damage, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Lt. Rand Maker.

Meeting with the Alna Board of Selectmen Jan. 29, Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask announced the Alna First Responders will formally cease operations as of March 1.