Waldoboro High School alumnus Jim Graffam coaches students not just about the game of basketball, but also about the game of life.

The Newcastle town has notified the developers of the dormant Newcastle Marine Condo project that they are in violation of town ordinances and ordered them to pay a $500 fine.

The Miles Memorial Hospital League Rummage Sale has been rescheduled for late October, MMHL president Ruth Anne Bryant announced this week.

Fresh off a glancing blow of Hurricane Bill and looking ahead to the potential of Tropical Storm Danny this weekend, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency issued a review of key information on hurricane preparedness, 72 hour Home Shelter kits, and hurricane warnings.

Tricia Clark, a longtime resident of Damariscotta will be joining the crew of Nails By Gail & Hair Salon in Nobleboro.

John Hammond says the swinging bridge over the South Bristol “gut” is the busiest bridge on the coast. He may be right.

Clam diggers have been working the flats in the Medomak River in Waldoboro since the Dept. of Marine Resources lifted the rainfall conditional areas closure at 5 a.m. Aug. 7. The flood closure was lifted more than a week ago, according to Waldoboro Shellfish Warden Bill Bragg and as far as he knows, red tide has not been a problem in the Medomak River.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen approved plans to rebuild part of Academy Hill Rd. and Stonebridge Circle Monday night, setting the project on a course that could see construction completed in November.

Gary Clifford is glad he decided not to go tuna fishing off shore last Thursday. In truth, he is really glad he didn’t go.

Instead, after hearing reports that Hurricane Bill was headed up the east coast, he decided to protect his lobster traps, moving some to deep water and pulling up others, those around Haddock Island off Round Pond.

A two-boat collision on Pemaquid Pond in the evening hours of Aug. 23 reportedly resulted in the sinking of one vessel, but all occupants of the sinking vessel safely boarded the second vessel.

A 65-year-old woman died Tuesday afternoon when she fell about 15-feet onto a rock ledge near her summer cottage on McFarland Shore Road in Bristol.

As the fog and rain cleared and sunshine appeared, recreational boaters are heading for the water.

Now is the time to watch out, check the safety equipment and reconnect your common sense, the Marine Patrol warns.

Lt. Jon Cornish, a district supervisor, has some tips for boaters.

The Federal Cash for Clunkers program has spurred auto sales nationwide, but Lincoln County new car dealers say thanks for the incentives, but they would rather not have the headaches caused by the red tape.

A rise in criminal activity this year has prompted Wiscasset police Lt. John Allen to request one more full-time officer in November and another next June through a grant.