Damariscotta town clerk Cheryl Pinkham has issued a challenge to her fellow area clerks to “fill the food pantry” between now and Election Day in an effort to reduce hunger in the Midcoast.

Recycling centers around Lincoln County began accepting different types of plastic last October and, according to facility supervisors, the program is growing and developing into a financial and environmental success.

During a special town meeting Sept. 8, Edgecomb voters approved a $575,000 bond for the construction of a new fire station.

Police are currently on the scene of a two-car collision, with injury, on Rt. 1 in Newcastle, at the entrance of the Sherman Lake Marsh rest stop.

Downshifting to a Tropical Storm as it passed through Maine waters and tracking further east than forecast, Earl left no significant damage behind in Lincoln County. In fact, the steady overnight rainfall that was Earl’s most obvious effect was badly needed in Lincoln County after a four-day heat wave.

The Lincoln County Communications Center goes quiet for a second and the three on-duty dispatchers stop for a well deserved bite to eat. Before fork can be brought to mouth, the phones start ringing off the hook.

Nobleboro resident Pam Miller sought to use a federal program to reduce her mortgage payments. Instead, she got almost two years of headaches and saw her payments increase.

On Sept. 19, the normally quiet Old Jefferson Cattle Pound was the background for a scene in a professional film company’s movie. Damian Vieulleux, writer and director of the film, had spotted the Cattle Pound several years ago on a trip around Maine and knew that it would be the perfect setting for one scene in his upcoming psychological thriller, “The 18th Hour.”

At a meeting on Sept. 20, members of the Meenahga Grange, which has included members of the former Nobleboro Grange since the beginning of this year, voted to sell the Nobleboro Grange Hall on Back Meadow Road.

Ann Hassett recalls her rising excitement, as she stood outside Nobleboro Central School waiting for the kids to arrive on the first day of classes.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen discussed the ongoing application process for the Newcastle Harbor House, a proposed three-story building including a 150-seat restaurant, office space and condominiums at their Sept. 13 meeting.

County officials expressed horror at a multi-million dollar error by the state Board of Corrections at the Sept. 7 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners.

Local shipyards and, to a lesser extent, commercial fishing ports bustled with activity Sept. 2-3, in preparation for high seas on the fringe of Hurricane Earl.

Toby and Sara Crooker of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Emma T. Crooker.