The clock is ticking for members from the Round Pond community who hope to purchase and preserve the last undeveloped waterfront lot in Round Pond Harbor.

A barn fire on West Hamlet Road in Newcastle destroyed the small barn and its contents Monday night, Nov. 3.

The Wiscasset Police Department reports the following activity for the week ending Nov. 24:

ArrestsTammy R. Elliott, 44, Friendship, violating condition of release, Nov. 23.

In his 88 years, U.S. Army veteran Dean Ness, now of Damariscotta, has seen and done a lot – he fought in Europe during World War II, studied under renowned psychologist Carl Jung in Switzerland, and rode the rails with tramps in the 1950s.

The passion surrounding the question of whether to close the Wiscasset Primary School or the Wiscasset Middle School was very clear at a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 20. The public hearing precedes a townwide vote on whether to close the primary school after the current school year comes to a close.

Governor Paul R. LePage has announced that all State offices will be closing at 1 p.m. today due to inclement weather.

A DNA test has confirmed the remains of a homicide victim found buried in a shallow grave in Jefferson are those of Charles E. “Chuck” Woodburn, according to Detective Sgt. Jeff Love, of the Maine State Police.

Alna Republican Les Fossel has withdrawn his recount request in Senate District 13, effectively conceding the race to the incumbent, Somerville Democrat Sen. Chris Johnson.

Jill and Ted Hugger, who have been operating the Cod Cove Inn for the past year, completed the purchase of the 28-room property from Duane Lowe and Dorothy Jones Oct. 31.

In its first such recognition, Waldoboro EMS was presented Nov. 15 with the EMS Service of the Year 2014 award for Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties.

The Dresden Board of Selectmen has set aside a parking ban and will instead ask the state to install a flashing light at the intersection of Routes 27 and 127.

Troop 216 Star Scout Madison Bickford Allen, of Jefferson, was recognized by the National Court of Honor of Boy Scouts of America and presented with The Medal of Merit at a Court of Honor Saturday, Nov. 8.

This Christmas, five single mothers struggling to provide for their children will be given a holiday “they will never forget,” courtesy of Edgecomb developer Tony Casella.

As you give, you will receive. It is an axiom that is well-known and oft-repeated. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Wiscasset High School’s Student Council experienced it during their annual trip to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Togus.