An O.W. Holmes Inc. construction crew has unearthed a 19th century millstone in the foundation of the Varney Bridge on Redonnett Mill Road in Bristol Mills.

The former Hockomock Bottling Company building on Route 32 in Bremen will soon be demolished to make way for a new shellfish processing plant. The plant will be an expansion of current operations by local processor Community Shellfish LLC.

A one-in-10-million orange lobster briefly resided in a tank at Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood after crawling into a trap off New Harbor a month ago.

At its next meeting, the Wiscasset High School All-Sports Boosters will hear concerns from a parent about the possible mishandling of funds by one of the club’s members.

The Bank of Maine will close its Newcastle banking center in January.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On Sept. 26, Deputy Matthew Day took a report of the theft of a road sign “Meadow Lane” in the Bristol area. It will cost approximately $20 to replace the sign.

Little did the town of Wiscasset know that when Joe Cotter, the owner of National Resources in Greenwich, Conn., purchased the Mason Station property in 2004, the town would find itself mired in a legal battle as a direct result of the sale.

A Damariscotta couple who New Jersey authorities accuse of defrauding investors responded to the charges in a Sept. 3 interview with The Lincoln County News.

Material ready for shipment to Guatemala has been seized along with the contents of the building and property of Mason Station.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and bronze medal paralympian rower Rob Jones is cycling across the country in an effort to raise $1 million dollars for three charities that support wounded and ailing veterans.

Grant and Faye Sorterup, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah, to Matt LaMaster, son of Lewis and Lynne LaMaster, of Prescott, Ariz. They are planning a May 2014 wedding.

Waldoboro officer’s responded to 104 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights.

Complaints and investigationsOct. 18, Officer Jeffery Fuller is investigating a report that someone broke into a bakery and stole some flowers.

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Ryan Chubbuck of Woolwich, a corrections officer at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, has joined the Damariscotta Police Department as a reserve patrol officer.

Lincoln Academy plans to switch sites for its new dormitory and applied technology center, a move that will reduce costs and eliminate a zoning conflict.