Whitefield selectmen debated forming a committee that would study and develop the position that a different organizational structure of the town’s fire departments is needed: a municipally controlled department staffed not by paid employees but by stipend volunteers, as is currently the case.

Bristol firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire reportedly on Nonesuch Road, off East Old County Road in Bristol today at 4:50 p.m.

A Waldoboro man died after he was trapped inside his wrecked car when it went off the Friendship Road in Waldoboro Sunday night.

A Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy has been placed on leave and is under investigation by the Maine Attorney General.

The state Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has submitted its response to the Army Corps of Engineers’ (ACOE) finding opposing the DOT’s preferred Rt. 1 bypass option.

Maine State Police arrested Alan Burgess, 62, on Wednesday, on allegation of possession of hundreds of various forms of child pornography. Burgess has taught 7th and 8th grade at Boothbay Middle School for 38 years, and lives in the Trevett section of town.

The Waldoboro Planning Board held a hearing Sept. 10 to address a proposed Land Use Ordinance change that would allow wind power generation in town.

Damariscotta police have arrested two juveniles, accusing them of riding round the Twin Villages shooting marbles into cars and homes with slingshots.

The condition of South Bristol’s swing bridge has once again caught the eye of the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT). On Aug. 26, over 50 people headed to South Bristol Elementary School to hear a DOT presentation on recommendations for bridge replacement.

The fantastic saga of two long-lost brothers who found one another while working at Dow’s Furniture in Waldoboro has grown as two half-sisters have entered the picture.

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.