“There’s a hole in Somerville that is also felt in the rest of the state,” American Legion Kennebec County Honor Guard member George Bean said June 4.

James MacInnes, 30, died at the Schooner Inn in Wiscasset the morning of June 1 as the result of “alcohol and drug use”, according to a Wiscasset Police Department (WPD) press release.

Maine State Police will use their aircraft, unmarked cruisers, and additional troopers, starting Fri., June 29 and continue through the July fourth holiday week in an effort to keep motorists safe.

Craig C. Dorr of Augusta was granted a divorce from Sandra R. Dorr of Wiscasset on May 11. They were married in Dresden on June 4, 2006.

Thirty-four residents attended Dresden’s Annual Town Meeting June 16 quickly approved every item on the warrant as written.

During their regular meeting June 19, the Lincoln County Commissioners accepted a letter from Emergency Management Agency/Communications Director Tim Pellerin announcing his retirement.

Newcastle will vote on a fireworks ordinance, a land use ordinance amendment and a resolution to support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution at the annual town meeting Mon., June 18.

RSU 12 towns Westport Island and Wiscasset are both considering filing petitions with the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 School Board and the state Dept. of Education Commissioner, to investigate leaving the RSU.

At the RSU 12 budget meeting at the Windsor School June 2, all 17 articles of the $25,765,644 budget passed by large margins.

The intersection of Main and Jefferson Streets in Waldoboro has been reopened following an accident involving two pick-up trucks, one of them towing a small boat, according to a reporter for The Lincoln County News on scene.

In its final report issued June 11, the accounting and consulting firm RHR Smith & Company outlined issues plaguing the Maine Board of Corrections. In a 27-page document not including the financial detail, the accountants evaluated the accuracy and effectiveness of the BOC’s financial accounting system.

Hours before Rebecca (Becca) Brow received her diploma at Medomak Valley High School, June 6, she was given another honor. A good deed she had done 10 years previous came back to reward her, when Craig Lee, of Flippers Market, came by her home to thank her and hand her the papers for a college savings account.

A two car collision on Rt. 1 in Waldoboro June 16 claimed the life of an 81-year-old Belfast woman and sent four survivors to local hospitals.

Newcastle Publick House LLC, the owner of the Newcastle Harbor House, plans to reapply to the Newcastle Planning Board for a permit to complete the building at 75 Main St.