In a public ceremony Sept. 16, the Chewonki Foundation raised a 100-foot tower equipped with a 6.6-kilowatt wind turbine on the nonprofit’s 400 acre campus in Wiscasset.

In an emotional and contentious RSU #12 school board meeting Sept. 9, Wiscasset High School once again came under fire for the school’s use of the word “Redskins” as an athletic mascot and emblem.

The swing bridge in South Bristol reopened to boat traffic at about 5:15 p.m. Friday afternoon, Sept. 10, after an approximate 24-hour closure for repairs.

A Jefferson couple faces felony drug charges following their arrest and search of their home on Sept. 4.

William Hamilton, 73, of Damariscotta, suffered minor injuries Aug. 29 after his Cessna 120 crash landed next to Rt. 73 near the Knox County Regional Airport in South Thomaston, along the Owls Head town line.

Meeting Sept. 16, the Bremen Board of Selectmen updated several members of the public and the budget committee on the progress of the efforts to update the heating system in the Town Office.

Hannaford officials are looking for the owner of what store officials describe as “a significant amount of money,” which a store employee recovered last week. The money was found on the floor near the Damariscotta store’s service desk Sept. 20.

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.