After several years of struggle, the Maine legislature appears to be poised to enact a free saltwater fishing registry, said Sen. David Trahan, whose bill to create the registry will go before a joint committee on April 7.

Efforts by a group of artists, including a Whitefield woman, have culminated in the filing of a federal lawsuit against Gov. Paul LePage and others in regards to the controversial removal of a mural in the State Dept. of Labor.

Note: The dates at the end of this article are correct. The print edition dates are incorrect.

Twenty-two people attended an evening code writing workshop – the second of a series of three this week – at the Damariscotta Municipal Building April 18.

The Central Lincoln County School System (AOS #93) has selected Steven Bailey as the successor to outgoing Supt. Robert Bouchard.

After exactly three years on the job, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Kimberley White-Kaiser will become the new EMA Director for York County.

In a two-page letter to Wiscasset Selectman Ed Polewarczyk, Wiscasset resident Ginger Wehrle has requested that an Internet link from the town’s website to the Wiscasset Educational Research Panel (WERP) be removed.

At a workshop on April 7, the legislature’s Marine Resources Committee tabled two bills related to the creation of a registry of recreational saltwater fishermen. The committee will likely readdress the bills sometime in the next month.

At their meeting on April 5, the Somerville Board of Selectmen appointed Ralph Turner to act as road commissioner until the election later this month.

Heavy, wet snowfall and high winds produced by a hard-hitting April Fools Day nor’easter combined to produce widespread power outages in Lincoln County on Friday, according to the Central Maine Power Co. (CMP).

Saying it was “best for the town,” Lt. John Allen of the Wiscasset Police Dept. is hanging up his badge after nearly 25 years of service.

On April 28, the RSU/MSAD 40 School Board narrowly approved a $21,489,112 budget to send to voters.

The Whitefield Board of Selectmen set Wed., May 4 for an executive session hearing on a fire department personnel issue. Firefighter Josh Mooers is appealing a recent decision of the grievance committee, which is comprised of the chief, deputy chief, the three assistant chiefs and a member chosen by parties involved in the dispute.

At an April 19 public hearing, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen removed an ordinance from the town’s June warrant that would have resulted in a zoning change for 10 downtown properties near Washington and Pleasant streets.

In a regular meeting April 8, the Alna Board of Selectmen responded to a letter from longtime resident Chris Cooper and chose an engineer for the initial phase of the $522,000 road project.