A gift of a fire engine to the Monhegan Volunteer Fire Department will greatly increase the ability of the small island brigade to fight fires.

At their Nov. 12 meeting, the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen accepted the resignation of Town Manager John Spear, who is taking a job as an administrative assistant for South Thomaston.

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting a disaster training drill Thursday, Nov. 7 in the area of the Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road (Route 27) during the evening hours.

Moving forward with a process that began two years ago, RSU 40 interim Superintendent Michael Cormier is asking the district’s board, employees, and public to weigh in on a draft long range plan.

Austin Legault, 20, of Bristol, permit unlawful use, $150 fine.

A tentative agreement between RSU 40 and the Medomak Valley Educators Association could spell the end of nearly two years of teacher contract negotiations.

A collision involving a school bus and oil truck will always get the attention of emergency response teams and efforts were made on Nov. 7 to make sure emergency personnel are well-trained in handling such a disaster. This time the call to Route 27 in Wiscasset was only a test, as emergency personnel throughout Lincoln County took part in a mock disaster drill.

The Somerville Board of Selectmen’s meeting originally scheduled for Nov. 6 has been postponed until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the town office on Sand Hill Road.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen have given the go-ahead to a parking lot project on the recently-acquired Hay property on Broad Cove and are considering applying for a Small Harbor Improvement Program grant for a larger portion of the project.

Lincoln County Dental Inc., of Damariscotta, is seeking tax-deductible donations to support their Buy a Smile for the Holidays campaign this holiday season.

After an hour of discussion and two changes to the original question, Edgecomb voters agreed to proceed with the engineering study of the wastewater pumping station, voting by secret ballot, 15 to 6 in favor at a special town meeting Nov. 18.

Contingent on anticipated funding coming through, the Regional School Unit 40 board of directors approved $2.2 million in facility improvements throughout the district.

Zac and Sarah Adolphsen of Searsmont are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Oliver Adolphsen.

Ideas for how to fund repairs to the back parking lot in Damariscotta include an adopt-a-parking-space program and a new tax on downtown property owners.