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 […]

A Wiscasset woman pleaded guilty Aug. 4 to selling Oxycodone to a confidential informant last October.

With an increase in seat belt violations during the last several weeks, Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reminds motorists to abide by Maine’s seat belt law. The Wiscasset Police Department has a zero tolerance policy for seat belt violations and warns motorists to “click it or ticket.”

Chief Cline reports the following arrests and summons:

Arrests Harry Hilton, 60, Wiscasset, tampering with a victim, July 3.

A Special Weather Statement issued by the National Weather Service warning of “strong thunderstorms” forecast to impact Lincoln County expired at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday without any significant weather impacting the area. However, rainfall and thunderstorms still affected some areas of Lincoln County during the evening hours.

The Westport Island Board of Selectmen received two bids for paving the town office parking lot and a small portion of the Fowles Point Road.

CLC YMCA Board of Directors President Dennis Anderson announced on Monday that the CLC YMCA has received a substantial gift to be used for the construction and maintenance of a new swimming pool at the Damariscotta facility.

The Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education group will be meeting on Tuesday, July 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wiscasset Community Center. The featured topic and guest speaker will introduce using essential oils as a Lyme disease treatment protocol.