Good news… The National Weather Service (NWS) has downgraded a Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Weather Advisory in regard to a weather front expected to visit Lincoln County from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Bad news… The storm should still bring a wide range of precipitation types as it passes through, according to forecasts.

A 21-year-old Topsham man was found hanging inside his cell at Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset Feb. 28 in what the State Medical Examiner’s Office has determined to be an apparent suicide.

In the coming week, Sen. David Trahan will unveil an aggressive statewide plan to restore Maine’s diminishing deer population.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted to approve increases in shellfish license fees following a public hearing on Feb. 22. At the recommendation of the Shellfish Committee, selectmen approved increases of $10 for resident commercial and $20 for non-resident commercial licenses.

Medomak Valley High School cheerleaders placed third at the State Class B Championships today at Bangor Auditorium.

In what was hailed as a great “success” by organizers, Wiscasset’s Second Annual WinterFest on Feb. 5 drew large crowds of all ages to the community center on Rt. 27.

A Wiscasset Superior Court judge has granted, in part, a motion to suppress key evidence in the case of former Great Salt Bay Community School teacher Peter Simonds.

Put on one’s finest dress, and join everyone for the 10th Annual Chocolate Fest & Silent Auction to benefit Healthy Kids.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch in regard to a weather front expected to visit Lincoln County from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.

The National Weather Service (NWS) ended a Winter Weather Advisory Monday at noon, but a messy mix of precipitation continued on its own schedule in Lincoln County. The good news is that while the weather front is keeping its own schedule, that schedule calls for only a short visit, reducing the possibility of any heavy icing and the potential for power outages resulting from it, according to forecasters.

Phillip and Audra Carlson of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Bradley Ronald Carlson.

A former Lincoln County resident faces multiple theft charges after allegedly stealing from a Wiscasset Middle School fundraiser.

Firefighters from mutual aid departments in and around Lincoln County responded to two fires late Friday night in Wiscasset and Dresden.

Todd Tracy of Litchfield and Kristine Tracy of Wiscasset were granted a divorce on Jan. 28. They were married in Litchfield on Oct. 12, 2002. Shared parental rights of one minor child.