A few fishing vessels in Bremen got a helping hand from the U.S. Coast Guard when the Rockland-based cutter Tackle came to town on an ice-breaking mission Feb. 24.

Although the weather has closed the Bremen Town Office for the day, the Bremen Board of Selectmen plans to meet as scheduled Thursday afternoon.

A Brewer woman was taken to LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta Feb. 25 with complaints of chest pain after an accident at the intersection of Routes 1 and 27 in Edgecomb, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Gilbert.

Attendees of the Damariscotta Waterfront Improvement Committee’s open house braved a snowstorm for a chance to hear about potential waterfront projects Thursday, Feb. 12.

A leach field replacement and up to two-years of increased water testing are planned for Medomak Middle School after 2087 gallons of No. 2 heating oil were accidentally pumped into part of its septic system Feb 4.

Representatives of the Coopers Mills Volunteer Fire Department Association presented plans for a new Coopers Mills fire station at the Whitefield Board of Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10. The department hopes to begin construction in the spring.

Schools and many businesses were closed on Monday as the latest snowstorm to visit Lincoln County pummeled the area with high winds and heavy snowfall. Temps in the single digits and sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph out of the north combined to bring on wind chills in the sub zero range. Snowfall, heavy at times, is forecast to continue into the evening hours, according to the National Weather Service.

A Damariscotta native is spending a year as a volunteer in Gros Morne, Haiti, helping women start small businesses and working in a school.

The Edgecomb Planning Board ended their dispute with Salt Point LLC by approving a clarified subdivision plan that lists two tracts of land at the center of the debate as lots.

The Dresden Elementary School PTF is sponsoring a benefit supper for the MacMaster Family on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Dresden Elementary School. The event starts at 4 p.m.

A 26-year-old Damariscotta man wanted by the Damariscotta Police Department in connection with an alleged assault and robbery Jan. 10 turned himself in Feb. 16.

A couple of weeks ago I had a most enjoyable morning meeting with the Lincoln Academy AP Macroeconomics class. The students’ comments and questions gave ample evidence of their intelligence and superior training (on the part of Ms. Duffy) as budding economists, many of whom indicated an interest in pursuing economics in college.

Nancie Atwell, of the Center for Teaching and Learning, has been named a top 10 finalist for the Varkey GEMS Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, an award that aspires to be the Nobel Prize for educators.

A petition backed by 71 signatures calling for the removal of Linda-Jean Briggs as town manager of Waldoboro was presented to the town’s board of selectmen Feb. 10.