Lincoln County may end up paying more than its fair share of Two Bridges Regional Jail’s operation if the state Board of Corrections (BOC) has its way.

Commissioner Bill Blodgett hit the roof last week when he heard about the BOC’s decision to make the county give back to the jail the $130,079 it saved by scrubbing its budget down toward the cost of jail operation instead of keeping it for future county budgets.

Local farmers are trying to stay upbeat, despite cold wet weather that has taken a toll on their crops. “People keep asking me when there is going to be corn, and I tell them after two weeks of sunshine,” Robert (Jigger) Clark of Clark’s Farm in Jefferson said.

George Robbins, an admitted “okay” tennis player who devoted much of his life to promoting Wheelchair Tennis in Maine, has been honored for his outstanding contribution to New England Tennis.

Waldoboro police are keeping an eye out for a white truck that may have played a role in the June 4 car accident on Rt. 235 that resulted in the death of a local man and critical injuries to two survivors.

Jon and Stephanie Poland of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Reese Audrey Poland.

Belvedere Road is scheduled to be closed from Aug. 4 to Sept. 4, so workers can replace two 12-foot wide culverts carrying Oyster Creek into the Great Salt Bay.

Traffic will be detoured during the closure.

With the primary election for governor still 11 months away, some campaigns are operating at full fund raising force while others still have a “zero” at the bottom of their ledger sheets.

A trio of rogue waves nearly swamped the boat of a Marine Patrol officer Monday as he attempted to pull a tiny sailboat off an island off Ocean Point in Boothbay.

“It could have been serious,” said Rev. Robert Houston, 72, a retired United Methodist minister who summers on Ocean Point.

The Jefferson School Board passed the torch for the new school building project to Central Lincoln County School System superintendent Bob Bouchard during a regular meeting Wednesday night.

The Newcastle select board set the tax rate for the coming year at $14.60 per $1000 of assessed valuation.

The action was voted upon Monday.

Maynard Prock has a fish story, a real big fish story, and, unlike lots of the usual fish stories, this one is true – or most of it is true.

Most folks say Maynard Prock is a straight up guy, but he tells of catching an eight-foot long, 680-pound tuna on a rod and reel and relates his tale using language you might hear in the church vestibule.

Allen and Cheryl Tomasello of Bremen are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Anna Clair.

A classic New Hampshire doll maker has signed with Taction – The Contact Center to expand its service to 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

An overwhelming majority of voters who packed the Alna Meetinghouse on Wednesday night approved fire department ownership of the firehouse extinguishing a volatile dispute.