In an April 18 memorandum to the Lincoln County Commissioners, Lincoln County Planner Bob Faunce expressed concern over the level of funding for county roads.

Patrons at Hunters Breakfast and Lunch on Gardiner Road in Wiscasset had a quite a shock April 15 when Vera Cleaves, 97, of Westport Island crashed into the front entrance.

While a common perception of a retiree may conjure up images of morning tee times and gated condominium complexes in Florida, David Atwater, 70 of Damariscotta, has decided to cast his post retirement sweat into the grueling, demanding, and often financially precarious world of a small business ownership.

The Maine Coast Book Shop Café is now serving five mouth-watering flavors of Artisan Gelato.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Ann T. Sutter to Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum;

Boothbay: Robert A. Winslow to Mary Linda Rapelye; Mary Linda Rapelye to Mary Linda Rapelye; Vincent J. Bates (Tr.), Vincent J. Bates Revocable Trust, Joanne L. Bates (Tr.) and Joanne L. Bates Revocable Trust to Jonathan H. Larabee (Tr.) and Larabee Family Trust; Tommie H. Sassard and Betty L. Sassard to Scott G. Adams (Tr.), Susan F. Adams (Tr.) and Sassard Family Trust; CMBG Realty LLC to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc.; David W. Parfitt, David W. Parfitt (Tr.) and David W. Parfitt Revocable Living Trust to Kim P. Daniels (Tr.), Dale Richter (Tr.) and Kim P. Daniels Revocable Living Trust;

A 13 percent drop in the local appropriation for the 2011-12 Damariscotta secondary education budget should ease the burden of a significant hike in the town’s share of the Great Salt Bay Community School budget.

Damariscotta Police Chief Steve Drake remains on indefinite paid administrative leave almost two weeks after his April 6 suspension.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) arrested two men on April 13 in Bremen on suspicion of burglaries in four Lincoln County towns.

As spring starts to finally creep into life along Mid-coast Maine, one sure sign of spring is the reopening of Larson’s Lunch Box in Damariscotta. A local mainstay for almost 50 years, current owners, Barb and Bill Ganem, are busy preparing to open for their sixth season. This year, they are excited to announce some new changes to their existing menu.

During a regular meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners April 5, Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Tim Pellerin praised his communication center for a job well done during the April Fool’s Day storm.

Lara J. Barrett, 27, Newcastle, endangering the welfare of a child, dismissed.

Lincoln County Asst. District Attorney Andrew Wright has said the state is not moving forward in arson charges against Colton Thayer, 20, of Wiscasset.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) arrested two men April 13 in Bremen on suspicion of burglaries in four Lincoln County towns.

A large majority of Bristol voters (54-9) passed an April 12 validation vote for the town’s education budget.