Jane and Simon Frost are proud to announce the birth of their son, William Simon Frost, on June 10, at his home in Whitefield at 2:50 a.m.

With only Westport Island showing a close rejection, voters throughout the eight towns in the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 resoundingly rejected a $25.8 million school budget at the polls Tuesday.

In contrast, the voters approved the Central Lincoln County School Budget 842 to 352, while the budget for MSAD 40 earned passage 737 to 561.

A rash of trafficking in prison contraband cases at Two Bridges Regional Jail in last month’s grand jury indictments has been attributed at least in part to the visitation setup.

Last month alone the grand jury dealt with seven instances which occurred this year. “We are aggressive in seeking prosecution of any controlled substances,” Maj. Mark Anderson, assistant correctional administrator said this week.

Earl Bieler, 25, and Corinna Durkee, 43, appeared before Lincoln County Superior Court Justice Andrew Horton today, and entered pleas of “not guilty” in the murder of Rachel Grindal in Waldoboro.

Wiscasset School Supt. Jay McIntire has announced his resignation and confirmed plans to accept a comparable position in New Hampshire this week.

Proud parents Caitlyn Butler and Carl Petersen of New Harbor announce the birth of their baby boy, Samuel Isaac Oliver Petersen.

One man died and two men were critically injured as a result of a head-on collision on the Union Road in Waldoboro June 4. Harold Benner, 66, of Waldoboro was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after emergency personnel arrived moments after the 4 p.m. call.

All articles on the 2009-’10 Jefferson School budget passed as recommended without so much as a whimper from the approximate 30 people in attendance at the open town meeting on May 27. The meeting at the Jefferson Village School gymnasium lasted roughly 30 minutes as voters waved through most of the 17 articles by hand count.

Two bills designed to improve Maine’s environment and protect public health became law Monday with the signature of Gov. John Baldacci.

A fire destroyed the pavilion in Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson early this morning.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

May 26, Wayne W. Simmons, 70, of Waldoboro was issued a summons for operating while license is suspended or revoked, on East Pond Rd., Nobleboro, by Deputy Brian Collamore.

Around 625 Wiscasset voters, most of them voting via absentee ballot, approved 24 of 28 municipal questions on its annual town meeting referendum turning down both highway department articles.

“How much does this treasured landmark really mean to the town?” was the question posed in the March 30 Lincoln County News editorial. The year was 1978, and the landmark in question was Damariscotta’s First Baptist Church Clock Tower and Steeple.

The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority has agreed to increase the Wiscasset facility’s inmate count following the state’s agreement to help fund additional staff.