Police are looking for valuables that may be in Maine as a result of a theft in Massachusetts.

According to police in Wayland, Mass., rare coins and other items valued at $75,000 were stolen from a Sears Road home in that community sometime in September.

Wiscasset, led by Town Clerk Chris Wolfe, won the first annual “Fill the Food Pantry” challenge, the brainchild of Damariscotta Town Clerk Cheryl Pinkham.

When a fire sparked behind the kitchen fireplace in a Whitefield home, fire crews from the surrounding towns responded quickly and contained the damage to a small patch of the exterior at the rear of the house. No one was injured.

Vicky Soikum of Augusta has announced the opening of her new Thai restaurant M Thai on Rt. 27 in Wiscasset. The 47-year-old native of Northern Thailand is a familiar face at New England fairs and festivals where she has been selling her authentic Thai creations for the greater part of 10 years.

A veteran Maine State Trooper and Nobleboro resident was arrested on Nov. 24 on two felony charges: tampering with a witness and unlawful sexual contact with a child.

Robin and Lennie Charbonneau of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Clara Rose.

Opting to end his career on a high note, AOS 93 Supt. Bob Bouchard formally submitted his resignation to the AOS 93 school board Nov. 16.

The Cottage Pantry of Westport Island has ramped up its efforts to help families in need by delivering donated food and household items this fall. The program, which began in late September, is completely confidential according to Westport Island Selectman George Richardson.

On Oct. 25, Medomak Valley High School held a lock-down drill, in which students were sequestered in safe locations around the school for about an hour. The drill is designed to help prepare the school for an emergency involving an intruder or other dangerous person in the building, said RSU/MSAD 40 Supt. Frank Boynton.

If the majority of Lincoln County voters have their way, Paul LePage will be the next governor of the Pine Tree State.

As they were across the state, polling places were busy across Lincoln County Nov. 2. Town clerks, ballot clerks and volunteers stayed up into the wee hours of the morning Nov. 3 tabulating results.

For all the Lincoln County election results, town-by-town, pick up a copy of The Lincoln County News at your local newsstands now.

A head on collision involving two motor vehicles closed a section of Rt. 1 in Edgecomb for over two and half hours Monday afternoon.

Ken Wade and Tiffany Alaina Vencile of Waldoboro are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl Autumn Loria Vencile.

For a little over a year, the teachers and administrators of AOS 93 have been working to build a district-wide curriculum. The project has involved more than 1000 hours of work by teachers thus far, and will continue throughout the 2010/11 school year.