Wiscasset Executive Assistant Lisa Garman and other leaders in the Wiscasset area distributed Thanksgiving baskets to needy community members Nov. 23. The baskets, donated by local organizations and businesses, contained a free Thanksgiving dinner to families and individuals who would otherwise not be able to afford it.

The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to extend a construction moratorium on Davis Island through May 2012.

The Wiscasset and Edgecomb Boards of Selectmen met with officials of the Maine Department of Transportation on the Chewonki campus in Wiscasset Nov. 14 to develop plans for reducing congestion on Rt. 1. The meeting follows the DOT’s formal decision to end development of the long-discussed Wiscasset bypass last summer.

Jacqueline Jones, of Damariscotta, proudly announces the recent wedding of her son, Christian Jones to Del Rae (Abbott) Jones, at Pemaquid Point, Aug. 20.

According to the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency nearly 14,000 people were left without power as a result of the “Halloween snow storm” on Oct. 30.

On Nov. 8, voters in Waldoboro will decide whether to refinance a water department bond, and whether to approve three changes to the town’s land use ordinance.

As they have for several years, the Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife cautions hunters against the use of natural-urine-based lures.

More than 4000 homes are without power at press time on Nov. 9.

Jefferson residents looking for sand for their driveways this winter will be able to get free sand from the town’s new public sand shed.

A two-car accident on the Wiscasset Bridge in Edgecomb backed up traffic in both directions Nov. 18.

Northern shrimp fishery regulations announced Nov. 1, including a sharp cut to the quota, have created uncertainty for local shrimpers.

A dozen Marines gathered at the Wells-Hussey American Legion Post #42 Nov. 10 to mark the 236th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.

A jury found Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Peter Kenyon not guilty of violation of condition of release Oct. 28.

As of 9 a.m. today Central Maine Power Company (CMP) projects that all 1169 Lincoln County customers still without power will likely have their electricity restored Monday evening.