Black ice is cited as a factor in four early morning car accidents that all occurred within two hours of each other.

The first accident of the day occurred at 5:30 a.m. on the Pittston Rd. in Whitefield, the second at the intersection of Rts. 1 and 27 in Edgecomb at 5:40 a.m., a third on Barter’s Island Rd. in Boothbay at 7:24 and a fourth on the Cedar Grove Rd. (Rt. 128) in Dresden.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the crash in Dresden resulted in serious head injuries to a two-year-old child.

MidCoast Internet Solutions has completed the installation of the backbone network needed to provide high speed Internet service to the town of Jefferson. The ConnectME Authority awarded a grant to the town of Jefferson and MidCoast Internet Solutions earlier this summer for the construction of a wireless Internet network to serve Jefferson.

The spire and belfry of Whitefield Union Church will be removed within two weeks, code enforcement officer Arthur Strout said Wednesday.

Divorce is not an immediate option for dissatisfied regional school unit (RSU) partners.

RSU 12 Supt. Greg Potter believes the unit “has a lot of potential,” despite nearly universal dissatisfaction among the eight member towns reflected at the polls last Tuesday.

Prescott Brackett, 18, the son of Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett was summonsed into court Halloween night for trafficking in Scheduled Drugs – marijuana.

NWA on Fire is bringing their professional wrestling television show to Wiscasset Community Center on Sat., Nov. 14. Airing every Friday night at 10 p.m., NWA on Fire features wrestling bouts in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

A truck stolen from the Friendship (Me.) Trap Company found abandoned in Bristol Monday may be linked to the escape of an inmate from a Warren correctional facility.

Hannaford Supermarkets announces its prices on thousands of items are lower this holiday season, with some staples seeing double-digit declines from a year ago.

The 1959 Chevrolet fire engine has millions of tiny fissures throughout its faded red exterior and is a giant in the midst of rusting trucks and cars populating the field owned by Robert Pierpont Jr. of Jefferson.

Pat Eltman brought her Maine Tourism show and tell presentation to the Midcoast Friday, showing off the state’s efforts to attract tourists to Maine and the Midcoast.

The Damariscotta River Association showed off its recreated Wabanaki village at Blackstone Point Saturday as nearly 50 visitors walked down their grassy meadows to marvel at wigwams, and learn food preservation techniques.

With 16 towns reporting Lincoln County voters appear to have rejected Maine’s same sex marriage law and the state’s school consolidation effort.

Marcie and Christopher Creamer, of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Mylie Ava Creamer.

The Waldoboro Police report the following activities from the previous week:

AccidentsOct. 21, Officer Michel Dutil investigated an accident that occurred on the Friendship Rd. at 9:01 a.m. Walter Rodriguez, 42, of Belfast, was traveling south in a 2006 Int. Harvester/Navistar, two axle single unit with dual tires when he lost control and ran off the road. Rodriguez’ vehicle rolled over and struck a pole in a ditch. Rodriguez was not uninjured. A passenger, Gustavo Espinosa, complained of pain in the chest/stomach area. The vehicle sustained $20,000 damage.