The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen directed the town manager to draft a town fireworks ordinance at their Feb. 14 meeting.

Somerville Democrat Chris Johnson won the Feb. 14 special election for the vacant State Senate District 20 seat, defeating Waldoboro Republican Dana Dow 3368 votes to 2902.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen will meet with a representative from Lincoln County Healthcare to discuss the future of long-term healthcare and related facilities in Waldoboro Feb. 14.

As Waldoboro prepares to request bids for the demolition of the old AD Gray School, town officials are still hopeful that a use for the building – and thus a new owner – will be found.

The increased number of rabies cases in the first month of 2012 has prompted state officials to remind people to be cautious around wild animals and to vaccinate their pets.

Kaitlyn Hinckley and Todd Kelley of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Isaac Todd Kelley.

The Wiscasset Educational Research Panel, the group tasked by the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen to investigate options for withdrawal from RSU 12, presented its findings to a well-attended board meeting Feb. 21.

One week after his victory in a special election Feb. 14, newly minted State Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) has seen himself become both a hero and lightning rod in Augusta.

Michaela Sprague, eighth grade student from Jefferson Village School won the Lincoln County Spelling Bee with the word “extraordinary” at Great Salt Bay School on Thursday.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney narrowly beat out Texas Congressman Ron Paul to win Lincoln County’s Republican caucuses Feb. 4, the Maine Republican Party revealed Feb. 11.

When a pipe froze and burst in the ceiling over the Jefferson Village School library last month, it damaged flooring walls and equipment, and exposed a host of problems with the design of the building.

Bristol has yet to complete its municipal budget, but early numbers, along with county and education projections, point to a steady or possibly lower tax rate.

Roman and Candace Mank of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Nina Rose Mank.

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will begin a study next month on the potential impact of changing sea levels on coastal Lincoln County towns. According to LCRPC representative Bob Faunce, the data will be useful for emergency management agencies as they prepare for future operations.