Wiscasset Middle School eighth grader Nick Brackley surprised teachers, school staff and himself when he raised $1536.72 to support Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. Inspired to do more to help the thousands of people left homeless in a country ravaged by an earthquake last month, Wiscasset students have also started a shoe drive.

Ava Elizabeth Nickerson arrived on Dec. 23, 2009 to proud parents Chad and Virginia Nickerson of Nobleboro.

The power is out in at least 40 percent of Waldoboro, and could be down for as long as three days, said Waldoboro Emergency Management Director Kyle Santheson at noon on Feb. 26.

Registered nurse Andy Kennedy from Waldoboro expects he will soon return to Haiti to join a medical team working in the earthquake-ravaged country and welcomes donations for the effort.

Beginning in April the Maine Department of Labor will put plastic – instead of paper checks – in the hands of unemployed residents.

An accident involving a tractor trailer and a silver Camaro on Rt. 1 in Waldoboro Wednesday afternoon sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries.

The last youth group home in Lincoln County has closed its doors. On Feb. 3, the Northeast Family Institute Curtis House shut down due to State budget cuts.

Downed power lines stopped a Bristol Consolidated School bus near Moxie Cove Rd. in Bristol around 3 p.m. Feb. 25.

Chef Cynthia Finnemore Simonds, of Newcastle, is hitting the big time, certainly by Maine standards. Her new cooking show “Fresh to Flavorful” premieres on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN), public television on Sat., Feb. 13 at noon. The journey for Simonds to this life altering achievement has been lengthy.

Christopher and Krystle Hodgdon of Edgecomb are proud to announce the arrival of their beautiful daughter, Arabella Rose.

Lincoln County’s Emergency Management Agency reports the county is one of two hardest hit areas in the state following a major storm front that passed through during the overnight hours Feb. 25, 26.

Since firefighters have visited the Rockland County, NY Fire Academy in past years, they have long wanted to bring the same equipment for training to Maine and Lincoln County.

King Eider’s Pub owners Todd Maurer and Jed Weiss are giving their regular customers a chance to purchase their way into a slice of local history – sort of.

Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset can operate on a $1.6 million budget, so long as boarded inmates from other counties and states go elsewhere, jail administrator Col. Mark Westrum said.