Coastal Enterprises Inc., a Wiscasset-based community development nonprofit, is undertaking a two-year Aging Demographic and Economic Development initiative (ADED). The plan, according to a proposal circulated at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission’s (LCRPC) regular meeting Dec. 14, seeks to gather and analyze information that will help the county prepare its economy for an aging population.

The Bristol/South Bristol Transfer Station quarterly director’s meeting is Mon., Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the South Bristol Town Office. The public is welcome to attend.

Passengers were hospitalized after a two-vehicle accident in North Whitefield on Rt. 218 at around 1 p.m. on Dec. 8.

A Damariscotta man allegedly defrauded an 84-year-old Bristol woman of more than $200,000 while representing himself as a fundraiser for a charitable organization.

On a given day, Dawn Murphy, the manager of Edgecomb Eddy’s food service, is tasked with preparing a nutritious meal to some 65 percent of the student body. Murphy, however, doesn’t blink.

Funeral services for retired Lincoln County Sheriff William C. Carter will be held Thurs., Dec. 29 at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.

Hannaford Bros. Supermarkets announces any ground beef with a “sell-by” date of Dec. 17 or earlier should be returned to the Hannaford of purchase.

The owners of the Newcastle Publick House are pleased to announce their recent acquisition of South Bristol’s popular waterfront eatery Coveside Marina and Restaurant.

A Newcastle man faces a criminal charge after allegedly destroying holiday decorations in downtown Damariscotta late Dec. 4.

The South Bristol Board of Selectmen has invited Department of Transportation project manager Stephen Bodge to attend a meeting to discuss The Bridge House.

The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences celebrated the opening of its Bigelow Center for Blue Biotechnology at a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 19.

For the last four years, a group known as the Woodchucks has gathered donated firewood and distributed it to local homes in need.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen authorized Recreation Director Kyle Santheson to proceed with a public skating rink. The selectmen voted to accept a $5000 donation from the Alan & Tonia Gould Family Foundation to pay for the rink.

While pumping sludge out of its wastewater treatment plant last week, the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District (GSBSD) discovered much more of the rank – and expensive – waste product than expected.