It’s that time of year when modern culture remembers its ancient past and celebrates the Gaelic traditions of Samhain, a sliver of time between fall and winter when it was believed that the veneer between the world of the living and the dead was thin enough for the dead to pass through and visit the living.

About 15 Bristol citizens unanimously authorized the use of surplus funds to replace the school’s overboard discharge system at a special town meeting Oct. 10.

Travelers on Rt. 32 in Waldoboro and Jefferson should plan for a detour, Tues. and Weds., Oct 16 and 17.

Somerville selectmen, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Somerville Fire Dept. and a number of town residents were on hand, Oct 6, at the dedication of the new Somerville Town Office at 72 Sand Hill Rd.

Arline Lawless pleaded not guilty to a charge of intentional or knowing murder during an appearance in the Lincoln County Superior Court Oct 27.

The Nobleboro Board of Selectmen voted, Sept. 26, to ask citizens for their approval to start the process of creating a fireworks ordinance. If the question passes at the polls, the town would form a committee to draft an ordinance for approval next spring.

A Damariscotta man sustained multiple broken bones when a car hit him in the crosswalk between Coastal Marketplace and Mobius Inc., in Damariscotta Oct. 19.

Lincoln County continues to weather the effects of former Hurricane Sandy early Tuesday morning, but conditions should continue to improve as the day goes on, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The HMS Bounty replica ship, recently in for repairs at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, has sunk offshore of North Carolina caught in the fierce seas generated by Hurricane Sandy, according to the US Coast Guard (USCG).

Lincoln Academy’s growing international program will improve education for local students by adding diversity and strengthening the school financially, Director of Admissions Sheryl Stearns said.

On Oct. 14, more than 700 walkers trekked though a rain-dampened Damariscotta to raise money for research to help prevent breast cancer in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

The defense rested at about 10:15 a.m. in the trial of the former Damariscotta man who stabbed two men in the municipal marking lot around 3 a.m. March 10.

Jim Grimes first saw Duck Puddle Campground more than 25 years ago, while traveling with his family. They loved the Nobleboro campground and soon became seasonal campers, little knowing that they would eventually own the place.

A plate glass window was smashed and jewelry stolen from Gold/Smith Gallery on Sept. 19, said Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Robert Hasch.