Residents who sued the town of Waldoboro over the method of a special town meeting have filed the first argument in their appeal with the state superior court.

A South Bristol fisherman says abandoned lobster traps on the ocean floor create major problems for shrimp draggers.

“It’s a nightmare,” David Osier said.

The Dept. of Transportation has pushed back the timetable for replacing of the South Bristol swing bridge by a year.

The Edgecomb Fire Dept. has developed a special partnership with the town of Verona, a small New Jersey town near Newark.

Medomak Valley boys’ basketball team will take on Gardiner tomorrow, Feb. 11 for the KVAC championship trophy. The game at Cony High School in Augusta is at 7 p.m.

The Alna Board of Selectmen will hold a workshop Wed., Feb. 8 to tackle numerous redundancies in the town’s financial accounts. Selectmen David Reingardt said there were 415 different accounts, more than the number of households in the town.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen narrowly voted down a motion that would have required the Town’s website to manage and host information provided by the Wiscasset Educational Research Panel, a citizen’s group tasked with investigating options for withdrawing from RSU 12.

Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe will not seek a fourth term in the U.S. Senate this November, she said in a statement Feb. 28. Condemning the “atmosphere of polarization” that has pervaded American politics, Snowe said she felt a fourth term would not be productive.

The Waldoboro Police report the following:

Complaints and investigationsFeb. 3, Officer Jeffery Fuller is investigating a report of criminal mischief done to a vehicle.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Kenyon submitted his resignation Feb. 14.

Event organizers estimate more than 400 people attended a Jan. 28 benefit for the family of Nancy Hanna, a Bristol resident injured in a Dec. 13 motor vehicle accident.

Pearl Pinkham, of Newcastle, celebrated her 100th birthday on Valentine’s Day.

Mid-Coast Audubon presents naturalist, educator, and Registered Maine Guide Mike Shannon at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, on Thurs., Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. as he shares his passion for all things natural.

Damariscotta-Newcastle Animal Control Officer Mark Doe wants the people of Lincoln County to beware of wild animals exhibiting unusual behavior.