The Maine state champion Odyssey of the Mind team from the Jefferson Village School placed 30th out of 45 teams in their division at the World Finals at Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich.

Wiscasset First Selectman Bob Blagdon announced the town hired Laurie Smith as the new Wiscasset Town Manager at the meeting of the board of selectmen June 1

Interim Town Manager Don Gerrish applauded Smith’s experience.

Alewife Fish Ladder Restoration Festival coordinator Deb Wilson of Nobleboro literally beamed with success during a Memorial Day discussion of the first two days of the three-day event in Damariscotta Mills.

Over 25 people packed a tiny, stifling meeting room in the Alna Town Office to see the Alna Board of Selectmen quash a controversial, two-week-old funds policy at their June 24 meeting.

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Robert and Lorielle Barter of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Lacey Belle.

The Minnehatta Fire Co. in Nobleboro voted to oust Fire Chief Woodbury McLean on June 14, according Dick Spear, the chairman of the Nobleboro Board of Selectmen.

Michelle R. Etheridge, 26, of Waldoboro, theft, $500, $450 restitution.

The Lincoln County News mistakenly reported Olivia Atherton won the House District 50 primary.

Della Parker thinks the Lobster Cabin’s location on Rt. 1 in Newcastle will be a good chance to sell some of the fresh caught Pemaquid Lobsters and other goodies to tourists and locals.

The Montsweag Brook Restoration Project entered a new phase last week as The Chewonki Foundation, owners of the Lower Montsweag Brook Dam, drained the impoundment, or pond, created by the dam’s construction in 1968.

The lush, verdant grounds of the Pownalborough Courthouse provided an idyllic backdrop for a well-attended Memorial Day Service May 31.

At their regular meeting on June 23, the Nobleboro Board of Selectmen set the 2010 tax rate at 10.1 mils, the same as the tax rate last year.

Richard and Nancy Christopher and Shannon and Dawn Gilbert are pleased to announce the marriage of their children Gail Christopher and Charles Gilbert.