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.

There will be a two-hour delay to the start of schools today, Wednesday, March 20 in MSAD 40, RSU 12, AOS 93, Edgecomb Eddy School, Coastal Christian School, Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor, and Lincoln Academy.

The current tenants and owners of Damariscotta’s Lincoln Hall (Lincoln Theater) have made great strides in restoring the building’s integrity and appearance in recent years.

On March 12, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at the home of Robert Wallace, age 54, on Birch Lane, in Newcastle.

Damariscotta Town Manager Matt Lutkus, citing “issues involving management,” demoted Damariscotta Police Chief Chad Andrews to deputy chief and cut his salary effective March 6.

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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.

The Waldoboro Town Office will close at 1 p.m. and the Transfer Station will close at noon on Tuesday due to inclement weather, according to the Town of Waldoboro Facebook page (and confirmed by phone call to the Waldoboro Town Office).

The State Board of Corrections does not have enough money in its investment fund to pay the county jails the full amount budgeted for the rest of the year, according to Col. Mark Westrum.

At a glance, the first incarnation of the proposed budget for Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 looks big, but that is only because of a new approach for developing it.

Medomak Vally High School dismissed school early Monday due to water problems at the school. The Sports Awards Night, scheduled for March 4, has been postponed.

Alna will consider a flat town budget, but a fire department request to increase officer stipends appears likely to spark debate at annual town meeting.

There’s a change of time for the Bremen Board of Selectmen meeting today. The Town of Bremen has announced the selectmen’s meeting on Thursday, March 21 will begin at 4:30 p.m.