The details of an amendment to L.D. 11, the wolf hybrid bill, are becoming clear as legislation nears a vote before the Maine Senate.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen unanimously voted March 14 to direct Newcastle Fire Chief Clayton Huntley to halt the ongoing bidding process for a new fire truck.

Lincoln Academy’ math team won the Central Maine Math League to qualify for New Englands, to be held in Canton, Ma.

Dorothy M. Peters of Newcastle was granted a divorce from Stephen F. Peters of Edgecomb on Feb. 7. They were married in Central Islip, N.Y. on Nov. 15, 1986. Shared parental rights of one minor child.

The shrimp season in Maine, cut short by a Feb. 18 ruling citing concerns about “overharvest,” officially came to an end Feb. 28.

Coastal Enterprises Inc., through its subsidiary CEI Capital Management LLC, was among the top four New Markets Tax Credit recipients chosen to receive the highest allocations in the U.S.

Two Jefferson Village School Odyssey of the Mind teams qualified for the world finals this year. JVS teams have qualified for the World Finals three out of the last four years.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Fri., April 1 in regard to a late season nor’easter expected to chug up the coast with rainfall and the possibility snow.

The Newcastle Fire Company has received a $25,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.

Detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office (LCSO) have arrested Colton Thayer, 20 of Wiscasset, in connection with a 2008 arson involving a pickup belonging to recently retired Wiscasset Police Officer Alfred “Willy” Simmons.

Employees of the Waldoboro Police Department, Public Works Department and Transfer Station voted earlier this month to unionize.

During a regular meeting of the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen March 7, Chairman Jack Sarmanian expressed frustration over Gov. Paul Lepages recent decision to cease funding for Gateway 1, the proposed interlocal agreement for Rt. 1 communities from Stockton Springs to Brunswick.

By a count of 279 to 48, Wiscasset residents overwhelming voted to continue using the term “Redskins” as a mascot for their high school during a March 1 non-binding referendum.

The Waldoboro Recreation Department’s summer swimming lessons will be canceled after the pool at Waldoboro Fitness closes June 15, said Waldoboro Recreation Director Kyle Santheson.