A pair of tax cutting measures on the November ballot will slash town road budgets and strip local control over finances, the Maine Municipal Association said.

To many residents of Waldoboro, John Blamey is much more than a selectman.

He’s undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness and town officials are not sure exactly when he will be able to get back to business. The Board of Selectmen approved his request for leave on July 14.

Joe Holland of Jefferson secured sixth place in a two day bass fishing tournament held on Damariscotta Lake this weekend.

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

Sept. 1, Officer Jennifer Doe assisted a citizen with a civil issue.

David Bird, owner of Custom Cordage in Waldoboro, said his company has a long way to go before they run out of rope.

Officials believe a 74-year-old man died before his car skidded to the opposite side of Rt. 1 in Waldoboro Monday night.

When Margaret Morton takes attendance at her eighth grade class at the South Bristol School, it takes her less than 30 seconds.

In November, Lincoln County voters will be asked to slash more than $2.3 million from their local town budgets.

Three people were transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries today following a two car collision at the intersection of Rt. 1 and the Eddy Rd. in Edgecomb around 12:25 p.m. Rt. 1 was partially closed for nearly an hour during the rescue and crash investigation.

Sept. 1, Lt. Allen received two reports of an erratic driver on Birch Point Rd., received report of vehicle passing a stopped school bus on Rt. 1, and received a verbal warning for speeding on Bradford Rd.

Police evacuated all students and staff at Medomak Valley High School after a bomb threat was called in to the school at around 11:30 a.m. today.

Not long before Air Force Sgt. Paul Baptist shipped out to Afghanistan for his third Middle East tour, he stopped to see his neighborhood Avon Lady, Beverly Foster.

Penny Johnston shrugged her shoulders and moved down the road to Warren when she learned she couldn’t set up her float rope doormat making business in Waldoboro.

Norman Hunt is back in Damariscotta ready to take on his competition by matching prices for building materials supported by strong customer service.