Damariscotta’s long-standing wish for sidewalks to flank Main Street from the Baptist Church to Rite-Aid Pharmacy got a boost last week when the town received an $82,000 grant.

Warm temperatures are blamed for the thin ice on the Kennebec River that allowed four trucks to break through in Dresden Friday night.

Proud parents Stephen Benner and Lacey Beal of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of their baby boy, Landen James Benner.

Cuts in state school subsidies added to a hike in transportation costs have pushed the proposed South Bristol School budget up by 2.5 percent ($41,037).

The Damariscotta police report the following activities from the previous week which involved 82 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. for this week.

A 33 year old South Bristol man was seriously injured when the four door sedan he was operating left the road way and rolled over before striking a tree Monday night in South Bristol.

Joshua G. Nicholls, 26, of Somerville, two counts of operating vehicle while license suspended or revoked, seven days in jail, $500; violating a condition of release, seven days in jail concurrent.

Lincoln County Healthcare CEO James Donovan minces no words when he talks about the position in which Lincoln County’s largest employer finds itself.

A 20-year-old Damariscotta man was arrested early Sunday morning and a dozen others were detained following complaints of a loud drunken party.

From President Obama to the president of the Maine Senate, elected officials are focused on insurance premium rate hikes.

Attention all pet owners – rabies has been reported in Wiscasset. Please be certain pets are up to date on their rabies vaccine.

The Damariscotta Lake Farms restaurant and bed and breakfast on Bunker Hill Road in Jefferson will open for business Feb. 10.

Damariscotta Police say a man found by the side of Rt. 1 early Monday was “very intoxicated,” but did not require medical attention.

Registered voters of Southport should know the four candidates running for positions on the school committee, town clerk and board of selectmen are uncontested as people go to the polls March 1. Ballot voting at the Southport Town Hall will be open from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.