The town of Damariscotta will donate $2,000 to join Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Newcastle and private donors in support of a new trolley service.

Jefferson Village School and Nobleboro Central School have been recognized by the Maine Department of Education for their performance toward meeting state and federal reading and mathematics standards.

Every year, the Damariscotta Police Department and law enforcement agencies throughout the state partner with their local businesses to raise money for Special Olympics Maine.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will not pursue a temporary ban on construction of low-income housing, at least for now.

Although Louis Shorey is not a name many will recognize, the students and staff of Whitefield Elementary School will remember him as the man that saved their school from being destroyed by a fire on March 10.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On March 29, Deputy Mark Bridgham responded to a report of a stolen/missing LG telephone (value: $50) from the Country Manor Nursing home in Coopers Mills. Report was taken and the case was suspended pending further leads.

Boothbay Harbor residents will convene Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. to act on a proposed $4,118,853 budget, which is a very slight increase over last year’s budget.

The Town of Whitefield became the fifth town in Lincoln County to enroll in the county-wide animal control program, intended to centralize and stabilize the services of animal control officers.

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A two-part series by Marina Villeneuve of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting

Part II: After ‘end of the world’ explosion, Quebec town tries to find

hope

Part I: Maine faces planning ‘gap’ if faced with a Quebec-type crude

accident on rail lines

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Westport Island ad hoc RSU 12 Withdrawal Committee Chairman Gerald Bodmer announced at the April 14 board of selectmen’s meeting there will not be a vote to discontinue the withdrawal process from RSU 12 in June as was previously planned.

A Boothbay man who faces 10 counts of child pornography possession is back in jail after a recent arrest for allegedly violating his bail conditions.

Interim Wiscasset School Superintendent Wayne Dorr told the Wiscasset School Board April 3 conversations have begun regarding a possible partnership with Alternative Organizational Structure 98.

Maine was denied for a disaster declaration for December’s ice storm, largely due to a regulation change and documentation issues, according to Maine Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Lynette Miller.

Antipasto with marinated fiddleheads or asparagus, fresh mozzarella, smoked Maine mussels, salmon, and troutThis is the epitome of Maine luxury: ocean, woodlands, and farm are combined to mingle smoky, creamy, and pungent flavors that serves 6 to 8.