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

The Great Salt Bay Sanitary District Board of Trustees presented outgoing Supt. Mary Bowers with an engraved plate Wednesday honoring her for 23 years of service to the community.

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.

On Monday, Bud Elwin donned his Red Sox uniform, grabbed his mitt, and walked on to his field of dreams.

The 70-year-old South Bristol resident fielded a few grounders, took a few swings and pitched a shutout – for one inning anyway.

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency has been monitoring the flooding situation from last evening. As of 3 p.m., several roads are partially washed out but remain passable.

Todd and Stephanie Christopher of Pittston are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Madison Elizabeth.

A 63-year-old Nobleboro man was badly beaten in the parking lot of the Hannaford Brothers Supermarket in Waldoboro on Jan. 19.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation Bridge Program will hold a public meeting to discuss the replacement of Davis Bridge No. 2 on Goose Hill Road over Davis Stream in Jefferson at 6 p.m. on March 10 at the Jefferson Town Hall.

Diabetes is on the rise nationally, and in Maine. According to the Maine Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, as many as 1 in 9 Maine adults may have the disease.

Whitney and Courtney Lee of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Henry Dean.

After just a few minutes with young environmentalists Chloe Maxmin and Alex Hadik, the old slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” suddenly seems a bit outdated.

Between last week and Tuesday night, Whitefield selectmen huddled with the town auditor and found an extra $150,000 in revenues, bringing the total to $600,000. That was the good news, along with a total proposed budget of $774,865, down from an earlier $1 million projection.