A Gardiner man was flown by helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston following a serious motorcycle accident on Mills Road in Whitefield, Sept. 28.

Rep. Lori A. Fowle, D-Vassalboro, is a first-term legislator who hopes her take-things-as-they-come approach can serve her constituents for another two years.

A 29-year-old Bristol woman faces a felony assault charge after allegedly stabbing her live-in boyfriend in the leg in July.

An Edgecomb general contractor and substitute teacher aims to strengthen schools and support small businesses if he wins election to the Maine House of Representatives.

The man who married the ex-wife of suspected homicide victim Charles E. “Chuck” Woodburn says he saw “red flags” years ago suggesting Woodburn was buried on his Jefferson property.

Meanwhile, a former stepson of Woodburn’s alleges his late mother’s new husband admitted to seeing Woodburn’s death.

A Nobleboro man allegedly punched a woman in the mouth and strangled her after he became upset over the balance of her food stamp card the night of Aug. 28, according to an affidavit by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Chubbuck.

Democratic candidate for district attorney David Sinclair, of Bath, believes the office can alleviate the fiscal and social costs of incarceration through alternatives already in use elsewhere around the state.

A Boothbay man who pleaded guilty to five charges of possession of sexually explicit materials – child pornography – in June was sentenced Sept. 25 to five years in prison with all but two years suspended.

A Windsor man running for the House seat in the new District 80 will have his eyes on welfare reform, maintaining Second Amendment rights, and protecting the environment if elected in November.

A Whitefield man who was angry about his neighbors’ target practice faces felony charges after allegedly firing a shotgun round over their heads June 21.

The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel convened its annual meeting at the Taste of Maine Restaurant in Woolwich Sept. 11.

With no public comment allowed, the Alna Board of Selectmen agreed Sept. 3 to pursue an amended contract with Hagar Enterprises Inc., the only contractor that responded for Alna’s request for bids for the snowplowing contract.

At 1:25 p.m. on Saturday the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Lincoln County and surrounding areas. The NWS alert included very few details, however it is in apparent response to a storm front approaching the area from the west. According to the forecast at intellicast.com the possibility of thunderstorms begins in the late afternoon hours and continues through the evening, with the highest probability of thunderstorms in the evening hours.

Longtime District Attorney Geoff Rushlau says his experience and his consistent, fair approach to the job will continue to make him an effective district attorney.