King Eider’s Pub owners Todd Maurer and Jed Weiss are giving their regular customers a chance to purchase their way into a slice of local history – sort of.

Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset can operate on a $1.6 million budget, so long as boarded inmates from other counties and states go elsewhere, jail administrator Col. Mark Westrum said.

Mary Bowers has told the trustees of the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District “thanks, but no thanks” to their offer of a retirement party.

In a letter sent this week, she said she was forced to resign from the district after enduring five years of abuse from one trustee.

Just as the evening commute began, high winds caused a tree to take out a transformer and power wires at the Bristol Rd. near Cross St., effectively closing the road to through traffic for an undetermined amount of time.

Wiscasset Middle School eighth grader Nick Brackley surprised teachers, school staff and himself when he raised $1536.72 to support Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. Inspired to do more to help the thousands of people left homeless in a country ravaged by an earthquake last month, Wiscasset students have also started a shoe drive.

Christopher and Krystle Hodgdon of Edgecomb are proud to announce the arrival of their beautiful daughter, Arabella Rose.

Lincoln County’s Emergency Management Agency reports the county is one of two hardest hit areas in the state following a major storm front that passed through during the overnight hours Feb. 25, 26.

This week, the Lincoln County Grand Jury heard testimony regarding the June 2009 crash, which claimed the life of Harold Benner of Waldoboro.

Karen Soule of Waldoboro and her husband Bao Dang of Saigon, Vietnam are proud to announce the birth of their first child, baby boy Neo William Dang.

At least three groups of Lincoln County residents are working to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

The last youth group home in Lincoln County has closed its doors. On Feb. 3, the Northeast Family Institute Curtis House shut down due to State budget cuts.

Downed power lines stopped a Bristol Consolidated School bus near Moxie Cove Rd. in Bristol around 3 p.m. Feb. 25.

Chef Cynthia Finnemore Simonds, of Newcastle, is hitting the big time, certainly by Maine standards. Her new cooking show “Fresh to Flavorful” premieres on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN), public television on Sat., Feb. 13 at noon. The journey for Simonds to this life altering achievement has been lengthy.

Edgar and Susan Simmons of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Sarah Alizabeth Simmons.