The cost of school lunch at nearly every school in Lincoln County will go up by at least a nickel this fall, district officials said. The increase is driven by a new federal mandate that school lunches cost $2.46.

Greg Zinser started his job as Damariscotta’s town manager on Aug. 1, 2006, as a 26-year-old fresh out of graduate school.

Gov. Paul LePage has declared a state of emergency and the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tropical Storm Watch in advance of the weather expected to arrive Sunday as a result of what is now Hurricane Irene.

Several Waldoboro residents have filed suit against the town, asking the court to negate the results of a June special town meeting and order the town to hold a new vote.

On one of the warmest days of the year family and friends gathered to celebrate the marriage of Kin Anna Plett and Sherbrooke Yates Andrews.

At the request of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen and Code Enforcement Officer Rick Lang, town officials will begin investigating fireworks ordinances.

The run-off election for a seat on the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen is Tues., Aug. 9. The polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Damariscotta Municipal Facility.

Over 700 Lincoln County households are still without power at press time in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, which pummeled the area with high winds and heavy rainfall on Sun., Aug. 28.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen will meet next month with representatives of cable provider Time Warner, local delegates to the Lincoln County Television (LCTV) Board of Directors and other residents to discuss the community’s contract with Time Warner.

Courtney Foster and Michael Fossett were wed at the groom’s parent’s home in Pemaquid July 17. The reception was held at Lakehurst in Damariscotta. The bride is the daughter of Lisa West of Wiscasset and Scott Foster of Winthrop. The groom is the son of James and Meredith Fossett of Pemaquid.

Lincoln County emergency officials say they are prepared for whatever nature brings this weekend.

Lieutenant Troy Cline of the Hooksett Police Dept. in New Hampshire has been named the new Wiscasset Police Chief, Town Manager Laurie Smith said at the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s meeting Aug. 16.

Parents of students at the Miller School in Waldoboro have been given the option to move their kids to another school in the district because the school is under-performing.

After just over two years as RSU/MSAD 40 superintendent, Frank Boynton will leave the district office in less than two weeks in favor of living full time with his family in Durham.