For the third time since June, RSU 12 voters nixed a spending plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
Maine Leads Testifies Before Ethics Commission
The executive director of Maine Leads testified he attempted to emulate the “political left” when he raised more than $419,000 from national nonprofit organizations and used more than half to help fund citizen initiatives in 2007 and 2008.
Divorces
Kelley E. Bennett of Jefferson was granted a divorce from Brian J. Bennett of Wiscasset on Aug. 28. They were married in Jefferson on Sept. 3, 2003. Shared parental rights of two minor children.
Tough Times Get Tougher For Maine Dairy Farmers
A tough growing season for hay, rising costs of fuel, electricity and other animal feed have forced some Lincoln County farmers to either sell their herds or change business strategies.
Durkee Case Continued
A scheduled appearance by murder suspect Corina Durkee in Lincoln County Superior Court Aug. 27 was postponed as her case has been continued.
Altered Police Time Sheet Prompts Wiscasset Probe
Wiscasset selectmen have ordered Town Manager Arthur Faucher to investigate a question of altered time sheets adding 10 extra hours of pay for Wiscasset three full time police officers.
Invasive Plant Discovered In Damariscotta Lake
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (NLMP) confirmed on Sept. 24 that a plant discovered growing in Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson is an invasive plant species called hydrilla verticillata.
Pumpkinfest Parade
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Parade will step off in Newcastle at 2 p.m. Oct. 10. The procession will stage at The Lincoln County News offices on Mills Rd. beginning at 1 p.m.
Minor Injuries On Bunker Hill Road ‘Frequent Flyer’ Spot
A Jefferson resident sustained what officials said seemed to be minor injuries after she crashed her car into a telephone pole on the Bunker Hill Road (Rt. 213) in Jefferson Wednesday morning.
“This seems to be our frequent flyer spot,” Jefferson Fire Chief Sheridan Bond said.
Wind Power Questions Raises Concern, Interest
State officials steered the question of off shore wind power into Lincoln County’s coastal waters Tuesday announcing the possibility that a 10 mile long area off the historic and protected Damariscove Island, or a site near fabled Monhegan Island, could become the site of an experimental off shore wind power test.
LCSO Launches Impaired Driving Crackdown
Deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will be out in full force during the Labor Day holiday period. This is part of a two-week enforcement detail which began Aug. 21.
Waldoboro Shoreland Zoning Amendments Greeted By Second Round Of Opposition
Planning board members in Waldoboro once again faced opposition to shoreland zoning ordinance amendments during their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday night.
State Makes Jail Rules While County Taxpayers Pay Bills
Taxpayers from Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties are subsidizing much of the state corrections costs, but have little or no say on the rules or rates, a state official said last Thursday.
Westport Island Resident Challenges Town Permitting Process
A private squabble went public Monday when a resident read a letter to the state before the Westport Island Board of Selectmen, challenging a building permit for home construction next door.
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