Economic development leaders, town managers, commissioners and administrators from Knox and Lincoln Counties had an informal discussion about possibly forging ahead with new alliances.

At their regular board meeting Monday Westport Island selectmen announced the state has approved a request to reallocate part of a $50,000 grant for the town landing project.

Lincoln County commissioners approved an amendment Tuesday to the bi-county agreement for governance of the Multi-county Jail Authority.

Kevin Court and Kelsey Snyder, of Jefferson, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alyse Margaret Court.

First in the state to have fiber optic broadband connection, Edgecomb has received a $232,000 Connect ME state grant for high-speed Internet access for the whole town.

A legal snag in the $200,000 loan Alna voters approved for a firehouse addition last March, necessitates a return to the polls this Wednesday with a revised warrant article.

Tax revenues continued their months-long plunge in July but showed signs of stabilizing and possibly beginning a rebound, the state’s revenue chief told lawmakers Wednesday.

Dresden selectmen approved additional items as upgrades and changes to the safety building construction totaling $28,579.

A loon entangled with fishing line was rescued from Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro on Aug. 2. LCSO deputy Brian Collamore was called to property off Vannah Road to investigate a criminal mischief complaint, and discovered the loon on the sandy shore of the causeway near the boat launch.

Like a huge vertical jigsaw puzzle, the steeple of the historic Damariscotta Baptist Church is beginning to take shape.

“We pre-cut the timbers and mortised them. Now we are putting them in place and fastening them with wooden pegs,” said Scott Lewis.

An overwhelming majority of voters who packed the Alna Meetinghouse July 15 extinguished a volatile dispute in town by approving the fire department’s ownership of the firehouse.

Lori Reed and Tony Lahaye of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Kirra Lynn Lahaye.

Three people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a five-vehicle accident on the Davey Bridge in Wiscasset that snarled traffic along Rt. 1 for miles in either direction July 22.

Governor John Baldacci joined a chorus of other governors from across the country in opposing any national healthcare plan that passes costs to states’ Medicaid programs.