A joint investigation by state and local agencies has resulted in the arrest of a Wiscasset man and the seizure of more than $60,000 worth of marijuana.

About 35 people attended a night of blues and rock and roll at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro Aug. 14, but as Rebecca Dawkins of the Nouveaux Honkies said, “There’s 35 people here, and 34 are dancing.”

A large crowd, including several descendants of William Furber, a 17th Century immigrant to Pemaquid, gathered Aug. 7, for the unveiling of a monument commemorating the Angel Gabriel.

All area residents are asked to be on the alert for a 9-year-old boy with autism who is lost and alone in the dark woods of coastal Boothbay as of this posting (1:20 a.m. on Fri., Aug. 6), according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO).

After weeks of anticipation, Oxxfest, an all-day music festival at the Wiscasset Raceway featuring dozens of hard rock and heavy metal bands, arrived in Wiscasset July 31.

Lincoln County Sixth District Court

A DOT official removed at least two more business directional signs in South Bristol in recent weeks, according to local business owners.

Police have arrested four local men and a Palermo man on charges of aggravated forgery, a class B felony, and anticipate further charges in the ongoing investigation.

In an effort to make up for the cancellation of Jefferson Community Day this year, the Bunker Hill Ladies’ Aid Society of Jefferson held a flea market and craft fair on Aug. 14 at the Ladies’ Aid Hall on Bunker Hill Road in Jefferson.

The Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association headquarters at 38 Lake Farm Rd. in Jefferson is in an old marina that, until recently, was only approved for seasonal use. Thanks to a new septic system, the building now meets town ordinance for year-round use.

Evenings and early mornings are no longer the best time to risk a drive through the Midcoast’s notorious traffic bottleneck.

The Truman brothers, guitarist Matt and vocalist Ian, founding members of the Oxford-based band Dead Season, played to the largest crowd of their seven-year career at Oxxfest on July 31.

A Massachusetts man was seriously injured after riding a four-wheel all terrain vehicle off a private road in Dresden and crashing into a tree on Aug. 18 at around 7 p.m.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen voted Aug. 23 to halve the fine levied on Marcia Trentin, 80, for her violation of the shoreland zoning ordinance on the condition that she pay for and implement a replanting plan.