Meeting March 17 at the Whitefield Elementary School, the RSU #12 School Board voted to temporarily reinstate Wiscasset High School’s controversial “” mascot and moniker until June

William Benner upset incumbent Robert Tibbetts in a tight, three-way race for a seat on the Bristol Board of Selectmen.

Brooke Holland and Colin McCabe of Rockland are pleased to announce the arrival of baby girls, twins Margaret Grace and Finley Ann, born on March 5 at Miles Memorial Hospital.

It’s been downright balmy most of the weekend, with seasonably warm temps and rain showers combining to make for substantial melting – but that trend may be ending Monday according to the National Weather Service (NWS). A Winter Weather Advisory issued Sunday afternoon by the NWS calls for rainfall to changeover to snow and sleet as cold temps slide back into Lincoln County during the daylight hours on Monday.

On Feb. 16, a Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted five of eight defendants in a forgery case stemming from a summer 2010 investigation.

Newcastle’s Annual Town Meeting takes place Saturday morning (June 11) for the first time in recent memory.

Waldoboro Interim Town Manager Eileen Dondlinger apologized and accepted responsibility for a closed-door meeting – in violation of state law – during which the town budget was discussed.

The Wiscasset Raceway on the West Alna Road is up for sale according to a posting on the company’s website. In the message, racetrack owner Douglas White thanks his supporters and said the decision was “difficult.”

Brian Kingston, a U.S. Navy veteran and former Commander of Wells-Hussey American Legion Post #42 in Damariscotta, recalls his military service with fondness.

Firefighters from at least six area towns battled a structure fire in Round Pond March 11.

Former Wiscasset resident Nathaniel Shippee and his wife Nicole of Stow, Mass. are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy Jack Emerson Shippee.

As state employees and teachers head into a second day of fighting the governor’s proposal to take almost 10 percent out of their paychecks to cover their pensions and pension debt, about 1200 state employees known as “confidentials” have no such worry.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen discussed a “tentative” schedule for Newcastle’s annual election and town meeting at its Feb. 28 meeting.

Every article on the Bremen town warrant passed with almost no discussion at an Annual Town Meeting that lasted just under an hour on March 26 at the Bremen Town Office.