A Boothbay Harbor man will serve five years and four months in prison for stealing a 1971 Chevrolet Malibu in Woolwich and driving to Missouri.

Whitefield voters will consider adopting a six-month moratorium on mineral extraction operations in their town when they convene their annual town meeting March 15.

An impassioned, and sometimes tearful, group of concerned parents attended an open forum-type discussion on the issue of drugs use in and around Wiscasset High School Jan. 23.

The proposed municipal budget for Nobleboro presented by Selectman Chair Dick Spear and unanimously recommended by the Nobleboro Budget Committee is down $18,970 or 2.4 percent over last year’s voter-approved budget.

South Bristol School will reopen tomorrow after a contractor completes repairs to the heat system.

A furnace malfunction shut off heat to the school, forcing administrators to cancel classes Jan. 28.

Facing increased expenses, an aging building, aging membership, and declining interest and participation, the Muscongus Community Club’s Secretary/Treasurer Judy Mohr is looking for a way to keep the organization moving.

Jeremy Griffin and Emily Johnson and big brother Aiden of South Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Layla Marie Griffin.

After the Maine Department of Environmental Protection recently released a draft order for a water level to be set on Clary Lake, the company that owns the dam impounding the lake is crying foul with the process.

Updated Jan. 29 at 2:00 p.m.

The RSU 40 Board of Directors voted nearly unanimously at their Jan. 23 meeting to approve the Medomak Youth Football Program as a club team at Medomak Valley High School.

The Bristol Wind Power Advisory Committee wants an offshore-wind project to provide the town with free electricity for its elementary school, among several other benefits.

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning that a wintry mix may be moving through the Lincoln County area late this morning through the afternoon hours.

Damariscotta Selectman Robin Mayer wants the town’s police officers to write more speeding tickets and give fewer warnings.

Teagan Mae Candace Mathews was born Oct. 25, 2013 weighing 8 lbs., 9.9 oz., 20 ¼ inches long to parents Garret and Eden Mathews.

Two brothers opening a new barbecue joint on Route 1 in Waldoboro on Tuesday, Jan. 7 will be offering a menu that focuses on meat, spice, and smoke.