A 70-year-old Bremen resident and Episcopal priest has plead guilty to the Class D misdemeanor of possession of a schedule W Drug, namely suboxone, a drug that reduces the symptoms of opiate dependence.

Nicole McKay and Patrick Wenners of Edgecomb are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Mason Reidy Wenners.

Dale B. Witham, 54, of Bremen was one of three Maine men arrested and charged with illegally harvesting more than 24,000 juvenile eels from Absecon Creek in Absecon, N.J.

Regulators have made changes that will extend the season for Northern shrimp and allow larger catches for the trap fishery.

Fire departments from four Lincoln County towns have cleared the scene of a fire at the Washburn & Doughty shipyard in East Boothbay. A fire that started in the ventilation system at approximately 5:30 p.m. was controlled in about 45 minutes, according to Boothbay Fire Chief Richard Spofford. Damage from the flames was restricted to the area around the ventilation system, and was not considered major, according to Spofford. No injuries were reported.

Convening in the Town Office March 4, Southport’s annual town meeting demonstrated its usual good cheer, while dispatching a 66-article warrant in just under three hours.

Voters approved every budget item as proposed, granting themselves, as Selectman Gerry Gamage suggested at the start of the meeting, a slight tax cut.

The Somerville Town Office will be open for regular business for an extra hour Friday, March 29.

A member of the Newcastle-Nobleboro Fish Committee said authorities plan to watch the waters below the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder for people illegally harvesting elvers.

Rats at the Nobleboro/Jefferson transfer station may be coming to the site in refuse deliveries.

Bristol residents will decide whether to adopt an ordinance to restrict the use of fireworks to 3-4 days per year at annual town meeting Tuesday, March 19.

Fire departments from a number of Lincoln County towns are presently either en route or on scene at the Washburn and Doughty shipyard in East Boothbay after a fire was reported at the location at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A reporter for The Lincoln County News is en route to the location and will provide an update directly from the scene as soon as he arrives.

Members of the Waldoboro Fire Department are planning to treat their town to an event-filled 175th anniversary celebration this summer.

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Douglas R. Bibber, former part-owner of Hall & Bibber Funeral Home in Thomaston has sold his interest to Michael Hall. Michael Hall is now the sole owner.