In voting at the Medomak Middle School Oct. 28, Republican Paul LePage won the gubernatorial election by an easy margin over runner-up Independent Eliot Cutler. Democrat Libby Mitchell placed a distant third.

Lieutenant John Allen reported 130 calls to the Wiscasset police department between October 5-12.

Arrests and SummonsesOct. 5, Mark Dunn, 26, of Augusta, charged with failure to appear.

Edgecomb residents approved a series of zoning changes without dissent in an Oct. 14 special town meeting.

When new Wiscasset High School Principal Matt Carlson took over for long-time Principal Susan Poppish earlier this year, he knew he’d have big shoes to fill.

The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) plans “to place a conservation easement on roughly 129 acres of what was formerly Sherman Lake,” according to an Aug. 25 e-mail from Senior Property Manager Ray Quimby to Newcastle Town Administrator Ron Grenier.

Round Top Ice Cream will host its third annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Tues., Oct. 12.

Chief Steven Drake would like to alert area businesses that counterfeit bills have surfaced locally. Please check the bills you receive. You may also go to www.secretservice.gov or www.moneyfactory.gov to find more information on identifying counterfeit bills.

Dresden polls will be open at the Pownalborough Hall between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 2.

Adam and Kelly Thomas of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Jack Alexander Thomas.

Four local residents face marijuana related charges following a pair of raids in Waldoboro Friday.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Oct. 12 to approve the purchase of three Tasers for the Waldoboro Police Dept.

State and county officials, local emergency services, citizens and Lincoln County Healthcare employees collaborated in a heroic effort to contain a wildfire in the woods south of Miles Memorial Hospital Saturday morning, Oct. 2.

A trio of police raids over a two-day period in Lincoln County late last week resulted in the arrests of five people on drug charges, according to Maine State Police spokesperson Steve McCausland. The raids were conducted Sept. 29 and 30 by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA), the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), the Maine State Police, the Maine Warden Service, and the Waldoboro Police Dept. (WPD).

The Lincoln County News is pleased to welcome Matthew J. Stilphen to its staff as general assignment reporter.