Mary Bowers, the longtime superintendent of the Great Salt Bay Sanitary District, resigned her position during a special board of directors meeting Wednesday. Bowers she made the move to accept what she called “another opportunity.”

A couple of instances of overzealous bargain shopping aside, the Dresden Swap Shop and the town’s attached transfer station have been in operation for about 16 years and continue to grow with each passing season.

Parents Ashley and Stephen Bonang, of Bath, are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl, Hailey May Bonang.

Changes in Whitefield’s shoreland zoning ordinance won’t be ready, as planned, when the annual March town meeting rolls around.

A New Year’s nor’easter dumped over a foot of snow on Lincoln County and pummeled the area with high winds, but local residents weathered the storm well.

Sixth District Court trials, decisions, pleadings, and sentencings.

Damariscotta Police Chief Steve Drake confirmed a “bomb scare” prompted the closing of the Damariscotta Hannafords’ grocery store early Wednesday afternoon. After a search lasting around three hours, responders were able to clear the scene shortly before 5 p.m.

A two-car collision in Dresden last week sent the two operators to different hospitals.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred around 10:25 a.m., Jan. 13 at the intersection of Rt. 27 and Common Road.

The time is now to become a member or renew one’s membership with the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce. Membership includes a free listing of one’s business in the 2010 Region guidebooks, or one may choose to place a color ad for an additional cost.

In duck hawking, one for two isn’t bad, but for Larry Barnes, a falconer from Wiscasset, his hunt on Jan. 8 was a rough one.

Attempts to quiet misgivings about a municipally organized fire department set the tone of a Whitefield citizens committee meeting with selectmen and firefighters last week.

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

The SafetyWorks! program of the Maine Dept. of Labor has awarded Hodgdon Yachts the Pine Tree Award in recognition of the company’s ongoing efforts to improve workplace safety and health at its East Boothbay facility.

The Lincoln County Superior Court unsealed the indictment of Franklin Poe on Jan. 20.