Vernon W. Bosworth Jr., 51, South Bristol, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer; criminal mischief, both transferred to jury trial.

Town officials in Nobleboro expect taxes to be down this year.

According to information provided by Dick Spear, chairman of the Nobleboro Board of Selectmen, the proposed town budget is $748,752: a $37,351 (5.3 percent) increase over last year’s budget.

Somerville Democrat Chris Johnson has won the special election for the vacant State Senate District 20 seat, defeating Waldoboro Republican Dana Dow 3368 votes to 2902.

The young masterminds behind South Bristol School’s second place finish in the Zero Waste Challenge say they want to use the school’s $2000 prize to start implementing their ambitious waste reduction plan.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting Tues., Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the town audit with accountant Bill Brewer.

The concerns of a Damariscotta family about Great Salt Bay Community School’s approach to bullying engendered some controversy about the issue in recent weeks.

Firefighters from eight area towns responded to a structure fire at a business on Chewonki Neck Rd. Sunday afternoon.

Scott W. Bennett, 20, Boothbay, violating condition of release, Two Bridges Regional Jail, 48 hours.

Kieve-Wavus recently welcomed John Schlosser as business manager with 28 years experience in financial, administration and operations positions.

The members of the union representing employees of the Waldoboro Public Works Department and Waldoboro Police Department approved a proposed contract last week.

Damariscotta Police officer Adam Lewis enjoys his job. He likes the diversity – out of 100 traffic stops or 100 theft investigations, no two are exactly the same, he says.

The Bremen town office will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The office will not be open on Monday.

The first major storm to chug through Lincoln County this winter season left several inches of snowfall behind, but had little effect otherwise.

The Wiscasset Educational Research Panel (WERP) has begun circulating a petition that could ultimately set the stage for Wiscasset’s eventual exit from RSU 12.