The State of Maine has decided to scrap plans to collect a mandatory fee from visitors to three state parks this summer. Instead they will continue to charge a fee at only one, Colonial Pemaquid in New Harbor.

According to MSAD/RSU 40 Supt. Frank Boynton, a written bomb threat was found in a restroom at Medomak Valley High School the morning of April 7.

Quick action by a Bristol volunteer firefighter may have saved the home of a Round Pond couple, James and Maxine Poland.

Monhegan Plantation voters elected Matt Weber as fire chief during the annual town meeting on April 1.

The Newcastle Selectmen and the town finance committee will require provider (nonprofit) agencies seeking town funding, including the town volunteer fire department, to present detailed fiscal information.

Parents Megan Thayer and Daron Shove of Whitefield, are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl, Rylee Luv Shove.

Flanked by House Reps. Lisa Miller, and Wendy Pieh; Lincoln County Commissioner, Bill Blodgett; David Flanagan, former president and CEO of CMP and his wife, Valarie, Chris Johnson announced his candidacy for State Senate District 20 on April 10 in front on the Newcastle Publick House.

The Weatherbird, one of Damariscotta’s unique shops featuring a blend of fashion, food, fine wine and other fabulous goodies, is expanding into a recently vacated storefront on Main Street.

Dale Jasinski and Jeanna Gustufson of Boothbay are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Hannah Marie Jasinski.

Joe Barth of Alna, along with neighbors and friends, had an experience of a lifetime Monday: They freed an adult Bald Eagle trailing a trap from one talon.

With heavy rains expected to continue through Wednesday and flood warnings in effect for coastal and low lying areas, the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has issued an alert intended to assist local residents planning, protecting, and preventing flood related issues in their communities and homes.

A fire that consumed just over an acre off East Pond Road near the Jefferson town line on March 21 is believed to have been started by an ATV, Ranger Dan Skillin with the Maine Forest Service said.

A 28-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in a one-car accident on the Friendship Road in Waldoboro Sunday afternoon.

Carrie and Corey of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Reilly June.