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

The Southport town meeting adopted a $2.65 million budget raising property taxes by seven percent Monday, but the 60 residents balked only once, when a lobsterman questioned plans to spend $100,000 to repair the Pratt’s Island Bridge.

Almost half of Waldoboro lost power during the night on Feb. 25, and for the majority of those homes it was off until late on Feb. 28, said Waldoboro Emergency Management Director Kyle Santheson.

A small crowd gathered at the Town Hall in Edgecomb Wednesday night for a public meeting regarding a proposed new fire station, estimated to cost $675,000.

Sustained precipitation forecast to begin Sunday night may bring up to 6 inches of rainfall to Lincoln County before ending on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The heavy rainfall is expected to combine with snowmelt, threatening low-lying areas of Lincoln County with flooding, according to the NWS.

Senator David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) is very pleased to announce that Lincoln County is one of the largest beneficiaries of Maine DOT’s newly released paving plan. DOT’s new Maintenance Surface Treatment (MST) plan has funds for just over 600 miles of paving across the state, and 50 of those miles are in Lincoln County.

The Maine DOT bridged South Bristol’s troubled waters Thursday when residents approved a preliminary conceptual plan to replace the swing bridge over “The Gut.”

Although chilly winds still howl, under the shelter of a greenhouse, the workers at Damariscotta’s Cottage Gardens, florists, are planting spring hanging baskets, the pansies have been seeded and the flower orders have started to arrive.

The 8th grade boat-building program is the crown jewel of the South Bristol School, but like all jewels, it is expensive.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reports crews have restored power to all but an estimated 222 Lincoln County customers as of last night.

In December, Boothbay Region High School welcomed their first ever School Resource Officer in Dec. 2009. Shortly before that, and in the following three months, the school saw three bomb threats and a student that brought a gun to school.

More than 100 concerned parents met with Great Salt Bay School officials Tuesday evening to hear how school officials are dealing with the arrest of a 4th grade teacher.

A man wanted by the Waldoboro Police Dept. turned himself in to the Knox Sheriffs Office Monday. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy John Palmer took in Christopher Benner, 34, into custody without incident around 10:30 a.m.

A Knox County Bail Commissioner set Benner’s bail at $75,000 surety or $5000 cash.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has invited First District high school students to submit their artwork to hang at the Capitol and to tell President Obama why he should speak at their commencement.