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.

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.

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.

Wiscasset filmmaker and musician Sumner McKane’s new documentary, “The Maine Frontier: Through the Lens of Isaac Walton Simpson,” showcases not only its subject’s range of skills, but also the skills of its director, who also conducted the film’s interviews and composed the film’s hauntingly spare score.

Two men arrested in Waldoboro last October have pleaded guilty to felony trafficking charges after law enforcement found hundreds of oxycodone pills on one of them.

As part of the celebrations planned for the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversary season, the PSO will present a free concert at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor, Thursday, Aug. 14.

A defendant in a Boothbay robbery case will remain in jail until his trial after his third arrest in six months for alcohol-related bail violations.