The owner of the Waldoboro business Hoffman Collectibles was arrested at his Spruce Head home Aug. 26 for possession of bath salts and violating a condition of release.

Less than three weeks after purchasing The Science Source in Waldoboro, the company’s new owner has moved the inventory and assets to Florida and those local workers offered a chance to stay employed will have to relocate to keep their jobs.

A prosecutor has dismissed an aggravated assault charge against a Damariscotta man for his role in an altercation outside the Wiscasset town office last July.

From individuals to groups of friends to entire companies, people all over Lincoln County have participated in the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness of and research funds for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

A prominent Waldoboro lawyer charged in November with domestic violence assault avoided jail time through a plea bargain, but he will return to court – and could have that deal voided – after allegedly assaulting the same victim again one day after the plea agreement was granted.

The second annual Wings Over Wiscasset event brought over 7,500 people to the Wiscasset Municipal Airport Aug. 8 and 9, according to Executive Producer Dennis St. Pierre.

A Connecticut man faces a felony charge of furnishing liquor to a minor in connection with the deaths of two teenagers in a high-speed, single-vehicle accident in Boothbay July 30.

With the help of local lobstermen, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Boston is organizing a cruise and cookout for veterans with disabilities and is seeking a couple of sponsors to help with the event.

According to a legal opinion, the Alna special town meeting vote instructing the board of selectmen to contract with Hanley Construction for Alna’s snow removal may be void.

Two of the three Alna selectmen threatened to resign due to action taken regarding the town’s snowplow contract at a special town meeting Monday, Aug. 25.

Gov. Paul LePage was in Lincoln County Aug. 20 to tour businesses in East Boothbay and Newcastle, speak at Republican headquarters in Damariscotta, and attend a fundraiser in Bristol Mills.

Trouble has been brewing for years between megacorporation Amazon and publishers of the literary world: Amazon, wanting cheaper prices for the books it buys, and publishers, unwilling to yield, have created a standoff that has left the corporation boycotting or obstructing the sale of several publishing companies’ books. Caught in the middle are the authors, whose book sales often drop precipitously in these situations.

The Damariscotta Police Department is investigating 11 motor vehicle burglaries between the hours of 6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6 and 2 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 7.

Government Notices Bristol PUBLIC HEARING Bristol Planning Board Thursday, August 21st at 7:00 p.m. at the Bristol Town Hall Amendments to the Bristol Shoreland Zoning Ordinance and Map Planning Board Meeting to follow Amendments to the Ordinance are available at the Bristol Town Hall and at www.bristolmaine.org TOWN OF BRISTOL Public Hearing for amendments to […]