Updated Aug. 11 at 8:15 a.m.

A collision involving a Subaru hatchback and a Dodge Ram 3500 dump truck injured two individuals at the intersection of Route 1 and Sheepscot Road in Newcastle Thursday afternoon.

A structure fire on Farnum Point Road in Boothbay Monday morning leveled a barn and reportedly left one man injured.

A fire at 14 Fishhawk Hill Road in Boothbay leveled a barn and left property owner Seth Hedgecock with second-degree burns on one arm on Monday morning, Aug. 4.

Labor Day is observed on Mon., Sept. 1. Post offices and all state regulated businesses will be closed. The Lincoln County News office will also be closed. Any early copy will be appreciated.

Combination ad deadline is Noon, Friday, Aug. 29.

News copy and ads may also be left in the box in the entryway at the News office.

Waldoboro defense attorney Philip Cohen, 45, will be headed to Portland Oct. 1 for a hearing on a motion to terminate his deferred disposition agreement, among other motions filed by the state.

The bounty of colorful beansAugust is supposed to be our one chance at real summer in Maine as experience has taught us from past summers, but apparently Mother Nature has other designs for us this year. There is actually a cricket chirping on our patio already, signifying that it thinks that fall has come.

One might wonder what there is to like about the portable toilet business, but the Thayers, of Wiscasset, say it’ is enjoyable, profitable, and has allowed them to meet some really nice people along the way.

The only criminal summons issued during the two-day Wings Over Wiscasset event was issued to a Wiscasset man for allegedly assaulting a male juvenile.

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, in Alna, will be hosting its annual picnic weekend and yard sale Saturday and Sunday, Aug 9 and 10.

On the 400th anniversary of Captain John Smith’s landing on Monhegan Island, Monhegan Plantation invites the public to join in recognizing this historic event on Aug. 5 and 6.

Road flooding on East Pond Road in Nobleboro may just be the result of a blocked culvert, as a Department of Transportation official believes, but the town’s selectmen are looking for a longer-term solution.

Ryan and Chelsea Bowers of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Georgiana Vera Lynne Bowers.

A box truck hit a utility pole on Route 129 in South Bristol just after 1 p.m. today, knocking down wires and causing a widespread power outage in the area of Rutherford Island.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following activity:

ArrestLhea A. Sellick, 20, Newcastle, outstanding warrant, Aug. 1.