A strong turnout of district residents approved a $5.26 million budget at the annual meeting of the Great Salt Bay Consolidated School District May 20.

The new Seawicks Candle Company headquarters and retail store at 112 Main St. in downtown Damariscotta will open Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m.

The Westport Island Board of Selectmen held a workshop meeting May 6 with several town committees to discuss the future use of the Wright House currently owned by the town.

Potential cuts in the proposed Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 2013-2014 budget affect positions and programs ranging from fine arts to technology to sports but still result in a 6.92 percent increased cost to towns, according to budget documents.

Cory J. Hanna and Nancy M. Adams are very pleased to announce their marriage. The small civil service was held May 1 at the Old Walpole Meeting House in South Bristol.

The town of Bremen has announced has announced two special meetings.

A Wiscasset man was charged with operating under the influence following a single vehicle accident on Route 27 in Dresden the morning of May 21, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Chilton.

An anonymous complaint and a stern letter from attorneys with a Washington, D.C. organization has forced South Bristol School to end an annual maritime tradition.

A state legislative committee voted May 9 to put Maine back on track to develop a finished plan for adapting to its changing climate.

A tree that fell on a power line has been determined to be the cause of a 6.4 acre brush fire in Jefferson the afternoon of May 1, according to Kent Nelson, a fire prevention specialist for the Maine Forest Service.

Westport Island selectmen announced at their meeting Monday evening, there will be a public hearing May 16, at the town’s historic town hall, beginning at 7 p.m., to discuss a citizens’ petition to sell the Wright house.

Mysterious locations in Lincoln County will be featured in the upcoming June edition of MysteriousDestinationsMagazine.com, an online publication that invites readers to “explore the unknown and the unexplained.”

The Edgecomb company Ocean Point Furniture with Margonelli Designs has purchased the Gilbert E. Gay building, one of the historic brick buildings in downtown Damariscotta.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen will convene in a special selectmen’s meeting at 8 a.m., Thursday, May 30.