A Dresden man was found lying on Rt. 27 after an apparent hit and run on Dec. 6.

Search and rescue crews, including three volunteers from Lincoln County, have been looking for a 52-year-old Weeks Mills woman missing in the West Forks area of northern Somerset County.

Dresden resident Rick Lang raised concerns over the town’s lack of a conflict of interest clause at the Board of Selectmen’s regular meeting Nov. 7.

Richard Lash, of Warren, will serve as Waldoboro’s new Emergency Medical Services director. The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted to confirm Lash on Nov. 8.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen met with Newcastle Fire Chief Clayton Huntley Nov. 28 to discuss fireworks regulation.

Lincoln County Family Holiday Wishes has set a deadline of Mon, Dec. 5 to request assistance for this holiday season.

In early October, two members of the Two Bridges Regional Jail staff spent two weeks in Canada teaching techniques for managing inmates. The pair will return to Canada in January for another two week session.

Two areas of clam flats in Waldoboro will be only be open one day each week for several months.

On Nov. 8, Maine voters will decide two citizen initiatives to expand gambling in Maine.

Great Salt Bay Community School’s third grade class enjoyed an all-aquaculture field trip Oct. 26.

Ecumenical Food Pantry Chairman Brad Schaaf, the Damariscotta resident and former Wall Street executive who led the pantry through an astronomical spike in use, is stepping down.

With the approval of the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen, residents will decorate a spruce tree in front of the Waldoboro Town Office this winter.

At the Nov. 22 meeting of the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen, board member Craig Cooley made a plea to immediately demolish the empty AD Gray building.

The Alna Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at their regular meeting Nov. 17 to adopt new conflict of interest rules to the town’s Public Funds Administration Policy.