The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and a Damariscotta-based arts orientated non-profit organization have announced plans to apply for an economic development grant.

Wiscasset Raceway will hold its first race day of the year Sat., Oct. 15.

A report by a team of researchers from the Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation at the University of Southern Maine offers unqualified praise for Great Salt Bay Community School.

After a night-long search of the dark ocean waters off Lincoln County proved unsuccessful, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is still actively searching for a man swept into the sea from the rocky shoreline of Monhegan Island Friday afternoon, according to USCG spokesman Chief Rob Childress.

Major road repairs on several Alna roads will begin Sept. 12 and last through Sept. 21. Construction will be done from 7 am to 6 pm. Lothrop, Bailey, Rabbit Path, Dock and Golden Ridge Rd. will be affected by the repairs.

Damariscotta plans to sign a contract with Eaton Peabody, a general practice law firm with offices in four Maine cities, to bring in Don Gerrish as interim town manager, outgoing Damariscotta Town Manager Greg Zinser said.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reports 170,000 customers without power as of 1 p.m. The company estimates that more than 275,000 accounts were affected by the storm as it passed along the western edge of the company’s service area on Sunday. The total includes 6197 accounts in Lincoln County.

The Maine Marine Patrol and Maine Warden Service are asking mariners and boaters to make plans to safeguard their vessels from Hurricane Irene.

Scott and Leslie Carter of Waldoboro and siblings Gregory and Devin Carter, proud grandparents Raymond and Nancy Carter of Waldoboro and Daryl and Rose Hill of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Rylee RayAnn Carter, born on Aug. 13 at 8:24 a.m. weighing 7 lbs., 11 oz.

The Whitefield Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Aug. 8 to seek an opinion from the town attorney regarding an issue involving a structure built too close to Weary Pond.

The state is no longer considering building a bypass to alleviate traffic in Wiscasset, according to a Dept. of Transportation (DOT) press release.

Sarah Vitale, 29, of Augusta, must serve 29 months in jail and three years of probation and, with her accomplice, pay $15,000-plus in restitution for a one-day burglary spree in 2009, according to court documents.

The Boothbay Fire Department, in conjunction with Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, will host a Sept. 11 memorial service to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Two women were hospitalized with serious injuries following a two-car collision on Rt. 17 near the entrance to Peaslee’s Quick Stop in Jefferson Aug. 28 around 8:30 p.m.