Bob and Trish Fallon of Boothbay Harbor are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia F. Fallon, to Jonathan W. Vorhis, son of Roberta and Al Vorhis of Jefferson.

Henry Lee is no stranger to lake ice.

“I have driven on ice for 40 years. No more. I am done. Period,” he said last week.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) President Sara Burns has set a goal to complete power restoration from last week’s storm but have been hindered by this morning’s high winds and increasing outages once again.

On Feb. 28, a full-page advertisement in the state’s largest daily newspaper asked, “Why on Earth would Augusta send good Maine jobs to Canada?”

In a small church on Bremen Road in Waldoboro, Reverend Michael Murphy sat – a little hunched these days – at the organ. He got up and moved behind the pulpit.

Alna residents trimmed back the administration account and held good-humored discussions on taxes and spending during the annual town meeting at the fire station Saturday, where selectmen chair Billie Willard completed her term.

Sheridan Bond who has been an active firefighter since the age of 15 and has held the position of Fire Chief at Jefferson Fire and Rescue for over two years, has decided to let someone else take over the reins.

The Waldoboro Water Dept. will begin a spring flushing program Mon.-Fri., March 15-19.

Due to the flushing, customers may experience changes in their tap water such as discoloration or low water pressure. Customers may want to check their water quality before washing laundry. These flushing activities are a vital part of the water department’s maintenance program that enables the department to supply high quality water service.

When Rob Gardiner wants to heat Damariscotta Hardware, he doesn’t have to call the dealer to order several hundred of gallons of fuel oil anymore.

The high winds and rain that battered Lincoln County last week left significant damage in its wake, but the fact that nobody in the county was killed or injured may be luck as much as anything else.

Two of the worst roads in Damariscotta are on the list to be re-paved this summer, officials say.

For those Lincoln County residents who may have been envious of the snowfall our southern neighbors have been receiving — and for those who were all set with open roads and clear driveways — things will be changing soon, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Presently, the NWS is calling for 4 to 8 inches of accumulated snowfall by the time the storm is forecast to leave town Weds. morning. Any change in the storm’s course could mean heavier, or lighter, snowfall totals.

As a life coach, Dresden resident Elizabeth Sylvester said she sees people visibly transform from despair to a renewed sense of purpose and confidence.

The death of a 19-year-old Waldoboro man last July was caused by accidental drowning, according to a State Medical Examiner’s report.