A tax rate soaring to 22.5 mils spells shocking news for Alna taxpayers who paid 16.75 mils last year, but selectmen blame school costs as the reason.

Alphonse Alley II, 31, Albion, possession of marijuana, $350.

Lincoln County Superior Court closed several criminal cases from Aug. 24 to Sept. 3 during the recent criminal session of court.

In a machinegun like presentation, South Bristol entrepreneur Richard Munson rattled off the virtues of his par/PAC treated cellulose insulation product Thursday, hoping to convince a congressman to arrange funding to produce it in a Maine paper mill.

The staff from About Face Skin Salon and Cosmetics Boutique spent a recent weekend in Boston attending a SkinCeuticals advanced esthetic training seminar.

For the third time since June, RSU 12 voters nixed a spending plan for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

The executive director of Maine Leads testified he attempted to emulate the “political left” when he raised more than $419,000 from national nonprofit organizations and used more than half to help fund citizen initiatives in 2007 and 2008.

Kelley E. Bennett of Jefferson was granted a divorce from Brian J. Bennett of Wiscasset on Aug. 28. They were married in Jefferson on Sept. 3, 2003. Shared parental rights of two minor children.

A tough growing season for hay, rising costs of fuel, electricity and other animal feed have forced some Lincoln County farmers to either sell their herds or change business strategies.

A scheduled appearance by murder suspect Corina Durkee in Lincoln County Superior Court Aug. 27 was postponed as her case has been continued.

Wiscasset selectmen have ordered Town Manager Arthur Faucher to investigate a question of altered time sheets adding 10 extra hours of pay for Wiscasset three full time police officers.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (NLMP) confirmed on Sept. 24 that a plant discovered growing in Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson is an invasive plant species called hydrilla verticillata.

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Parade will step off in Newcastle at 2 p.m. Oct. 10. The procession will stage at The Lincoln County News offices on Mills Rd. beginning at 1 p.m.

A Jefferson resident sustained what officials said seemed to be minor injuries after she crashed her car into a telephone pole on the Bunker Hill Road (Rt. 213) in Jefferson Wednesday morning.

“This seems to be our frequent flyer spot,” Jefferson Fire Chief Sheridan Bond said.