Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Eugene F. Walsh, 96, of Newcastle, served his country for 32 years. During that time he made life-altering sacrifices, but he also left a positive impact on the communities where he was stationed.

The family home of the late U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in Newcastle could become a National Historic Landmark.

A contract-zoning amendment that would allow a Newcastle apartment building to continue its present use encountered some resistance at a public hearing Nov. 21.

A tractor-trailer accident on Route 129 in South Bristol closed the road for about four hours and spilled 20-plus gallons of diesel fuel Nov. 14.

A Westport Island woman is recovering from injuries she sustained after being hit by a truck while attempting to cross Main Street in Wiscasset Thursday, Nov. 7.

Wiscasset voters overwhelming voted to withdraw from the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 in municipal polling Nov. 5.

Central Maine Power Company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, will have crews working through Monday to restore power to customers who lost service when high winds blew through Maine on Sunday.

The most fervent opponents of Lincoln Academy’s previous plan to build a dormitory at its Newcastle campus expressed support for a new plan Nov. 21.

A well-known Waldoboro attorney was arrested for alleged domestic violence assault on Nov. 15, according to Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde.

A single car accident on Dock Road in Alna Nov. 8 claimed the life of a Jefferson man.

Waldoboro’s municipal budget was finally resolved on Nov. 5 after voters got behind and fully passed a proposal largely supported by both the board of selectmen and the town’s budget committee.

After a blustery day that saw more than 1400 power outages in Lincoln County, only 79 Lincoln County homes were still suffering from outages at 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, according to Central Maine Power (CMP).

Proud parents Derrick and Vanessa Parlin and big brother, Gavin, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce their new addition to their family, Gracie Rose Parlin.

Law enforcement on scene at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro said no bomb was found in a search by two members of the Maine State Police K-9 Unit, after a bomb threat was found in the building the morning of Nov. 18.