A Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted two Bristol residents last week and charged them with stealing a truck – with the family dog inside – from a gas station in Waldoboro this June.

When Whitefield voters elected to create a municipal fire department at the 2010 town meeting, three private fire companies were replaced with a single town-wide force.

The Dept. of Transportation is going to install a blinking light at the perilous intersection of Patterson (Rt. 197) and River (Rt. 128) roads in Dresden, town officials said.

Greg and Ardelle Ballou of Bath are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Elizabeth Joy Ballou.

A Damariscotta man, legally blind since birth, is enjoying the best eyesight of his life after undergoing a lengthy and revolutionary series of surgeries.

Haitian Pastor Apollon Noël has a special relationship with many people in Maine. His work and collaboration with local churches on behalf of Haiti’s people was celebrated with a gathering at the Broken Acres Pavilion in Jefferson July 8.

Waldoboro voters cut $43,199 out of the municipal budget at a special town meeting on July 9 at Medomak Valley High School.

Two men accused of committing more than 20 burglaries and thefts made their initial appearance in Lincoln County Superior Court on June 30.

Tyler and Amanda Batty of Rockland/Cushing are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Annabella Monet Batty.

A Cumberland County grand jury indicted a Bremen man on July 8 in connection with the theft of more than $50,000 from a Brunswick law firm.

In a surprise reversal of their previous approval, state senators voted down a constitutional amendment designating a small percentage of sales tax for the departments of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and Marine Resources.

Governor Paul LePage has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Maine be flown at half-staff from dawn until dusk on July 9 for the funeral of 2nd Lieutenant Robert Emerson of Norway. 2nd Lt. Emerson was one of five servicemen who lost his life on April 3, 1945 when their B-25J Mitchell bomber crashed in the Philippines.

According to Wiscasset Town Manager Laurie Smith, the search for a new police chief is continuing with a two-phase interview process scheduled to begin within the month.

Whitefield took a giant step toward just and equitable land assessment Monday by increasing valuation rates on utility-owned land and borrow pits.