The Great Salt Bay Sanitary District Board of Trustees presented outgoing Supt. Mary Bowers with an engraved plate Wednesday honoring her for 23 years of service to the community.

This week, the Lincoln County Grand Jury heard testimony regarding the June 2009 crash, which claimed the life of Harold Benner of Waldoboro.

Karen Soule of Waldoboro and her husband Bao Dang of Saigon, Vietnam are proud to announce the birth of their first child, baby boy Neo William Dang.

At least three groups of Lincoln County residents are working to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Between last week and Tuesday night, Whitefield selectmen huddled with the town auditor and found an extra $150,000 in revenues, bringing the total to $600,000. That was the good news, along with a total proposed budget of $774,865, down from an earlier $1 million projection.

An ice dam blocked a culvert carrying a normally tiny stream under Lewis Hill Road in Newcastle Thursday flooding the road and threatening to wash it out.

Ryan Griffin and Angela Johnson of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Madeline Grace.

A 63-year-old Nobleboro man was badly beaten in the parking lot of the Hannaford Brothers Supermarket in Waldoboro on Jan. 19.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation Bridge Program will hold a public meeting to discuss the replacement of Davis Bridge No. 2 on Goose Hill Road over Davis Stream in Jefferson at 6 p.m. on March 10 at the Jefferson Town Hall.

Diabetes is on the rise nationally, and in Maine. According to the Maine Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, as many as 1 in 9 Maine adults may have the disease.

Whitney and Courtney Lee of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Henry Dean.

After just a few minutes with young environmentalists Chloe Maxmin and Alex Hadik, the old slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” suddenly seems a bit outdated.

Town and county officials crammed into the Lincoln County Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday voiced their support for Lincoln County Economic Development Office (LCEDO) and the organization’s proposal to become a Regional Planning Commission.

A Medomak Valley High School student is charged with possession of a firearm on school property after a firearm and ammunition was recovered from his vehicle on the grounds of the Waldoboro school Feb. 23.