A new fireworks ordinance for Edgecomb stemming from complaints last year could bring tighter restrictions on use and sales.

Danny F. Hilker, 39, Waldoboro, unlawful sexual contact, Department of Corrections four years, all but nine months suspended.

Nomination papers for various Waldoboro town offices must be turned in to the town clerk before 5 p.m. Monday, April 29.

The Westport Island and Wiscasset withdrawal committees are considering Wiscasset schools as an alternative 10 year home for Westport Island students if both towns withdraw from Sheepscot Valley RSU 12.

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.

Boothbay Harbor Police are searching for a local man they allege is connected to numerous burglaries in the area between 2011 and 2013.

Readers of the monthly pet pages in the The Lincoln County News were familiar with the writings of Judith Hancock through her Dog Talk columns.

The National Weather Service has upgraded what most Lincoln County residents hope will be the last Winter Storm Watch of the season into a Winter Storm Warning. This NWS advisory is in regard to a weather system forecast to visit the area beginning Monday night and continuing through Tuesday.