A Jefferson man was arrested for allegedly subjecting a juvenile relative to unlawful sexual contact, a Class B felony, and unlawful sexual touching, a Class D misdemeanor, but he claims the child targeted and attacked him, according to court documents.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen and the town’s budget committee have voted in favor of a $3,858,603 proposed budget, which would be an increase of $148,601 or 4 percent over the current year.

Joe (again) plus Spike boy – please take them homeJoe is such a lovely boy at age 5. He’s now been at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter for close to a year.

Law enforcement agencies in Maine collected 27,040 pounds of prescription drugs on April 26, setting a new collection record for the state, according to Michael Wardrop, the resident agent in charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Maine.

The Damariscotta Police Department along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency will be attending a drug take day at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bristol and South Bristol firefighters and a state forest ranger extinguished a brush fire at 306 Route 129 in Walpole the afternoon of April 22.

Kaili Mayberry and Zachary Blackler of Jefferson/Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Aylah Irene Blackler.

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With 41 boxes of food ready to be distributed to the Whitefield community, volunteers of the Whitefield Food Pantry hosted an open house April 3 at its new location at St. Denis Hall.

At the next Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s meeting April 15, interim Town Manager Don Gerrish said he plans to propose allowing the Seeds of Knowledge Education Center to stay at the Scout Hall until the end of May.

Citing her inability to support the proposed $9.6 million budget and the Wiscasset School Board’s refusal to consider a two-school option, Sharon Nichols resigned from the board two years before her elected term was to end.

Soup, beautiful soupIn my household, soup comes in two categories, easy to make, and extremely time-consuming to make.

The Jefferson School Committee trimmed the town’s K-12 education budget slightly April 28, but the numbers still drew several split votes from the Jefferson Budget Committee.

A Boothbay Harbor man pleaded guilty April 23 to stealing metal from five Boothbay Harbor businesses about a year ago.