A Newcastle woman and a Nobleboro woman face charges of oxycodone possession after their arrest at Mr. Mike’s in Damariscotta near midnight Monday, Jan. 26.

A Wiscasset man who led deputies and firefighters on a chase into the frigid waters of Back River Dec. 14, 2014, is free after 23 days in jail.

No one was injured when a residence at 34 Bradley Shore Road in Bristol was struck four times during a drive-by shooting at approximately 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25.

Acting in front of a sea of blue and gold, the RSU 40 Board of Directors voted Jan. 22 to approve a varsity football team at Medomak Valley High School for a three year probationary term, just one year after its approval of a school club team.

The ringing of a historical bell at Jefferson Village School each morning started as an off-hand practice but has grown into a daily ritual for the school’s technology coordinator, Bill “Mr. Bill” Howard.

Dow Furniture co-owner Dana Dow is planning to purchase the former Science Source building in Waldoboro and with it aims to expand not only the business’s discount furniture showroom space but its customer reach as well.

Damariscotta North LLC has purchased the Spencer’s Greenery property at 49 Center St. in Damariscotta from Eola Ball and Edsel Spencer as of Dec. 17.

Alyson Marie Graham and Christopher Aaron Fleming, of Jefferson, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Leo Patrick Fleming.

The structure fire at 452 Mills Rd. in Whitefield that required the response of seven area fire departments on Tuesday, Jan. 27 was caused by a juvenile burning a dog leash, the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined.

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Local Woman Pleads Guilty to Hit-and-Run, Resisting Arrest

Wanted Wiscasset Man Arrested in Jefferson

Waldoboro Woman Faces OUI Charge After Head-on Accident

Whitefield Burglary and Assault Under Investigation

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Concord Coach Lines, the public bus company that serves the Lincoln County towns of Wiscasset, Damariscotta and Waldoboro; has cancelled all service to the area for Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Five conservation organizations spanning from Southport to Montville are exploring consolidating into a new, regional organization, and proposals could go before their respective boards and memberships as early as this summer.

Ellie Busby, of Waldoboro, always knew she had friends, but she hates calling on them in time of need, which is why her friends have gone ahead and set up an online fundraiser on Busby’s behalf, “Angels for Ellie.”

Violations remain at the 15-unit apartment building Newcastle Center more than a year after its owner agreed to pay a $12,000 fine and remedy fire and plumbing code violations.