The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the May 30 crash of a helicopter in the woods near Route 218 in Whitefield.

Wiscasset voters will go to the polls Tuesday, June 10, to elect three selectmen from a pool of five candidates, including two incumbents and three former selectmen.

When Shadow, a 1-year-old cockatiel, flew away on Father’s Day, a Dresden family doubted the bird would return. The family held on to hope, however, and with the help of social media, the story has a happy ending.

A longtime school administrator with roots in Dresden and prior experience as a superintendent in Lincoln County will be the interim superintendent of Wiscasset schools for the 2014-2015 school year.

The Edgecomb Planning Board approved an application to erect a cellphone tower on Bob Brown’s property at 491 Boothbay Road in Edgecomb after a public hearing on Thursday, June 19.

The Damariscotta Police Department’s new reserve officer plans to apply his knowledge of social work to a new career in law enforcement.

Alna resident Donna Wallace said as a result of two landslides on her property over the weekend she now has a much wider driveway, thanks to the nearly 400 yards of blue clay that tumbled down an embankment onto her driveway.

A write-in campaign could determine the Lincoln County register of probate, with no candidates on the ballot for this fall.

A Two Bridges Regional Jail inmate’s improper disposal of a rag with linseed oil on it resulted in a fire that damaged a garage at the Wiscasset jail June 5.

Wiscasset voters elected two new selectmen and one incumbent in the June 10 election. Benjamin Rines and William Barnes will be the new members of the board. Jefferson Slack was re-elected for another two years. Incumbent Judy Colby and David Nichols fell short on votes in this election.

After voting to decrease the overall municipal budget by $8,000, Wiscasset voters agreed to withdraw $1.25 million from the town’s reserve account in an effort to keep taxes low, during an open town meeting May 31.

Damariscotta residents will consider adopting a comprehensive plan and changes to the shoreland zoning and subdivision ordinances at annual town meeting, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10 and 11.

Dresden Town Clerk Patricia Theriault took her oath of office June 23 at the Dresden town office. Outgoing Town Clerk Kim Rzasa administered the oath.

Updated June 27 at 11:18 a.m.
A Florida woman is in fair condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a head-on collision in Bristol the morning of Thursday, June 26.