Waldoboro and Friendship fire and emergency personnel responded to a private residence in the vicinity of 1800 Finntown Rd. in Waldoboro for a structure fire, reported to be in the walls of the single family home, March 6.

Rachael Miller and J.W. Oliver are pleased to announce their engagement. Miller is the daughter of Dr. Garth Miller and Holly Miller of Edgecomb and Ann LeSuer of Nobleboro.

Somerville residents will see a new face behind the town clerk’s desk, after voters elected outgoing selectman Martha Staples to that position March 29.

Lincoln County towns struggle to manage animal control expenses and high turnover, while their animal control officers say they receive low pay and poor training.

Lincoln County government offices will be closed Tuesday, March 19, in light of the impending snowstorm.

A one-page agreement signed by Damariscotta’s town manager and deputy police chief reveals some details but also raises questions about an investigation before his demotion.

James Cosgrove, executive vice president of Newcastle Square Realty is pleased to announce the addition of Julie L. Simmons to the firm’s roster of broker associates.

Between last year’s road safety audit and the current development of the Bath Road Master Plan, traffic on Route 1 in Wiscasset is getting a long, hard look.

The more than $85 billion in cuts for 2013 from the federal government’s sequestration that took effect on March 1 has begun rearing its head locally in the form of an early closure of local Head Start programs.

A family of four is safe, after the Waldoboro Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 992 Winslow Mills Rd. March 16.

Bristol plans to postpone day two of annual town meeting, the “open” part of the meeting, for a week due to reports of inclement weather.

Increasing the state sales tax, addressing corporate tax breaks, and the effects of raising property taxes were all discussed at a public forum on Governor Paul LePage’s proposed biennial budget in Wiscasset on March 7.

The town of Wiscasset has been handed a default judgment in its lawsuit against Mason Station, LLC for nearly $850,000 in back taxes, interest and other costs, according to Town Manager Laurie Smith.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted unanimously March 26 to oppose the budget being put forward by Gov. Paul LePage.