When Edgecomb voters gather for annual town meeting May 17, they will consider a proposed town budget of $3,573,865, which represents a slight, 0.28 percent increase over last year’s budget.

By Naomi SchalitMaine Center for Public Interest ReportingThe state public advocate’s office, which represents the interests of utility customers in Maine, has withdrawn its opposition to a multimillion-dollar transaction to build wind turbines across Maine and the Northeast.

A man police say was involved in a hit-and-run accident on Bremen Road in Waldoboro May 2 has been charged with two Class E crimes, according to Waldoboro Police Officer Larry Hesseltine.

Two veteran public servants have declared themselves write-in candidates for the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen.

Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, is performing tree trimming work in 30 communities in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties over the coming weeks. The work along utility lines is part of a $20 million annual vegetation management program.

United Way of Mid Coast Maine presented a Community Builder Award to Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company for wide-ranging support of local people and nonprofits at its annual meeting.

A New Harbor man died at 6 p.m., Monday, May 26 from injuries sustained in a high-speed, single-vehicle accident in Damariscotta late Sunday, May 25. Police suspect alcohol was a factor in the crash.

A Nobleboro man injured in an accident in Waldoboro May 15 is home and recovering after being taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland and being treated for two collapsed lungs.

Updated May 14 at 2:00 p.m.
A polarizing proposal to install floating wind turbines off Monhegan Island did not receive an important $47 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

An 18-year-old Jefferson woman was not hurt when the car she was driving hit a utility pole and rolled over in Jefferson Friday, May 9.

Governor Paul LePage administered the oath of office to seven new judges and justices May 2, including one new judge who grew up in Jefferson and graduated from Lincoln Academy.

A Bristol man who accidentally shot himself with a shotgun in March faces felony charges for illegally possessing a firearm.

Attending the Wiscasset School Board meeting May 22, Chelsea Haggett, a 2007 graduate of Wiscasset High School, announced her write-in candidacy for an open seat on the school board.

A Maine Department of Transportation plan to install a traffic light at the intersection of Routes 1 and 27 in Wiscasset met with concern from downtown business owners during a meeting at Wiscasset High School May 21.