One of the region’s most visible landmarks returned home last Thursday when craftsmen delivered the stout timber framing for the steeple of the Damariscotta Baptist Church.

In addition to the soggy summer vacations, innumerable family outings and thousands of dollars in lost crops, the latest victim to run afoul of Mother Nature is the annual Miles Memorial Hospital League Rummage Sale.

A three-year long effort to provide housing for Lincoln County residents with developmental disabilities moved towards the construction phase Thursday.

The Wiscasset police have arrested two local men in connection with a fatal car accident that occurred in May.

On July 9, Lt. John Allen arrested Donald R. James, 45, and his son, Scott James, 18, both of Wiscasset. The men are charged with furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol.

The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee will convene this week for the grim task of fixing a budget situation that’s becoming worse by the day.

Phil and Nancy Shanholtzer, of Jefferson, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Shanholtzer, of Jefferson, to Randy Picard of Vassalboro. Randy is the son of Bob and Rhonda Picard, of Vassalboro.

Paul and Tammy Cheney of Newcastle are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sylviann L. Cheney, to Steven M. Ward Sr., son of Mark and Kandy Ward of Wiscasset.

Lincoln County Administrator John O’Connell plans to attend a state Board of Corrections (BOC) budget workshop in Augusta on Wednesday to seek answers to unanswered questions.

The first one recently arrived on Louds Island, but it still doesn’t have a door.

It, is the first flush toilet to grace this decidedly old fashioned and unconventional Maine island community that some call a window into Maine’s coastal past.

The boat they launched last Thursday in East Boothbay is no beauty queen.

She is not a graceful sailing yacht or a sleek ocean racer.

The Lois Ann L. Moran is a Tugboat, a workhorse. A 121-foot long powerhouse with a blunt nose and a broad beam, designed to push a 450-foot petroleum barge up and down the East Coast.

For years, Chief Sonny Leeman has presided over the meetings in the South Bristol Fire House.

Clam diggers are seeking other means of income since the closures of the state’s mud flats have shut the industry down. The statewide flood closure briefly lifted in some places, however, an unprecedented flood of red tide has once again crippled the industry, shutting down nearly the entire Maine coast.

The Fourth of July parade in Round Pond is always a special event, different from all the other parades around the nation in its irreverence. Each year, too, as it becomes better known, it also becomes more crowded. It is important to arrive early to find a good space, for your car and yourself.

Threat of foreclosure hangs over the heads of a handful of Somerville residents, while officials figure out how best to maintain roads within a shoestring budget.