A former Waldoboro branch manager for Camden National Bank was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $600,000 in restitution, in US District Court in Portland on June 28.

The innocent victim of an inadvertent “dog-[kid]napping” is safely home in Newcastle after a two-day odyssey on his own in Bath.

Tonight’s Waldoboro downtown community forum is postponed. A new date has not yet been set.

A man escaped drowning June 17 after attempting to retrieve a backpack in the dangerous waters off Pemaquid Point.

There have been numerous bear sightings in Lincoln County over the past few weeks, including seven sightings in Boothbay and at least two in Newcastle.

From May 28-30, hundreds of guests and locals enjoyed the Fourth Annual Fish Ladder Restoration Festival held at Damariscotta Mills.

A charge of Class C theft by extortion – the sole charge against former Damariscotta Bank & Trust Vice President Roger Smith – was dismissed May 26.

Newcastle residents agreed to borrow up to $300,000 for the purchase of a new fire truck at their Annual Town Meeting June 11.

The June 28 meeting of the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen is postponed, town officials said in an email to The Lincoln County News.

Many professionals, especially people who excel in their field, stick around too long -Central Lincoln County School System Supt. Robert Bouchard, who clocked in for the last time June 24, is an example of the opposite – a leader departing at the peak of his career.

School officials awarded a roofing project at Nobleboro Central School to Williams Roofing out of Brewer for $105,629 on June 21.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Kenyon was been placed on paid administrative leave after being issued a summons on charges of violating condition of release.

One of the quiet pillars of the community passed away suddenly at his home in Nobleboro Monday night, due to natural causes.

Some Whitefield men who served in the Civil War liked the southern climate so well they never returned. Many others died of disease or fell in battle. Some deserted.