The staff of The Lincoln County News collected 16 awards in the 2014 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including top honors in eight categories.

Government Notices Bristol TOWN OF BRISTOL Wind Power Advisory Committee Wednesday, November 5 at 6:30pm Bristol Town Office Public Invited TOWN OF BRISTOL Office of the Registrar The Bristol Registrar’s Office will be accepting voter registrations during the hours of 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday and will hold evening hours on Thursday, […]

Damariscotta Republican Anna Morkeski would advocate for local control and small government if she wins election to the Maine House of Representatives on Nov. 4.

Wednesday the Selectmen are holding a public hearing on the referendum vote about the budget committee at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. This will all sort itself out in the long run, I expect, but we’ll be voting Nov. 4 on any write-in candidates for the budget committee, and separately on whether to repeal the budget committee ordinance. Come to the hearing, see how these items relate to each other, and share your questions and comments.

When the temperatures dropped earlier this week, we were amazed that our basil was spared. Usually that is one of the most delicate plants to respond to the early frosts.

All season we have been busy pinching back the developing flower buds. If we had not removed the flower buds, not only would the leaves be diminished in size, but also the essential oils would disappear. We enjoy using basil in salads and in dishes with tomato, as well as in pesto.

In true Pumpkinfest style, the Pumpkinboat Regatta in Damariscotta Oct. 13 was full of zany costumes, fancy pumpkin boats, and comical antics, but there were a few twists this year, like a marriage proposal and Senator Susan Collins helping announce the races.

The Sixth Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, sponsored by Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, was attended by over 100 spectators on Sunday.

The Lincoln Academy girls soccer team will take on the Greely Lady Rangers, at Greely, Saturday Nov. 1, at 11 a.m.

Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, is running for re-election to represent new Senate District 23 against Richmond attorney Alice Knapp, a Green Independent, and retired teacher Linda Baker, R-Topsham.

A 54-year-old Newcastle man who was naked when he attacked a female bicyclist on Belvedere Road in Nobleboro April 21 has been found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 in favor of a secret ballot referendum for the annual town meeting Tuesday, Oct. 21.

State Rep. Michael G. “Mick” Devin already has an ambitious agenda in place for his second term as he seeks re-election in House District 90.

A Boothbay man has been sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation for possessing child pornography.

Parents Roy, and the late Joyce Penniman, of New Harbor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mackenzie Penniman, to Stewart Hanley, son of Mark Hanley of Bristol and Victoria Hart of Woolwich.