The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted to raise the town’s mil rate by $.35 to $15.15 per thousand dollars of property valuation at their regular meeting Sept. 6.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted to amend the proposed language to a warrant article on the November ballot regarding the town’s withdrawal from RSU 12 at their regular meeting Sept. 6.

Acting Sept. 14, the Nobleboro Board of Selectmen awarded the town’s sand bid on to Nathan Northrup, of Jefferson, for $8.95 per yard.

A morning fire at a Jefferson house on Sept. 1 was contained to a small area of the living room. No one was injured.

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.

After meeting with the Road Commissioner Sept. 15, the Alna Board of Selectmen scheduled a special meeting for Mon., Sept. 19, to determine whether funds planned for other road projects should be shifted over to fund ongoing road repair projects.

Parents, school officials and representatives of the Ronald McDonald House joined Nobleboro Central School students at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the school’s new playground equipment Sept 30.

Two officers from Two Bridges Regional Jail will be training Canadian corrections officers in New Brunswick for two weeks in October and November.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man and woman in the attached photos.

A Bath man faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass after allegedly entering an acquaintance’s Boothbay Harbor home through an unlocked window shortly after 3 a.m. Sept. 18.