Shoshanna Zuboff was wrapping brownies for her son in the kitchen of her Nobleboro home late Thursday night when a bolt of lightning struck the window frame just inches away. In a matter of hours, the family home, its memories, its life was leveled to the ground.

Lance and Stacie Miller of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Jacoby Bradley Miller.

This was supposed to be a good summer for John and Sergiu.

After all, Sergiu told his pal John, they could earn enough by working in Maine for the summer to buy a car or pay for school.

The two young Romanian men decided to follow the path traveled each year by hundreds of other young adults. For years, summer workers from American colleges, from the Caribbean and now Europeans have journeyed to Lincoln County to work in service jobs for the tourist industry.

Michelle Hildings and Robert Russell of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Raven Lee Russell.

Alna citizens have the potential of settling a growing controversy over ownership of the Alna firehouse and property it sits on this Wed., July 15.

A Manchester man is facing a felony charge of drug trafficking following his arrest in Jefferson this morning.

At press time, First Selectman Billie Willard said the date and time of the special town meeting was still under discussion. She said a decision would not be announced until after a meeting set for 2 p.m. Wednesday. – Ed.

A petitioned article to turn ownership of the Alna firehouse back to the fire department appearing on the July 8 special town meeting warrant promises to attract public attention.

Barry and Rachel Heath of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Elliott James Heath.

For the third time in as many years, a house on South Bristol’s Inner Heron Island was struck by fire requiring emergency response from the mainland.

Eric and Nicole Montgomery of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Chase Nicolas Montgomery.

At 6:03 p.m. the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for many areas of Lincoln County. A “Warning” means that hazardous weather is imminent. Waldoboro, Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson, and Damariscotta are specifically mentioned in the warning. Thunderstorms approaching from the northwest often follow the lake surface south to the Damariscotta area. As of 6:03 p.m. radar images monitored on intellicast.com indicated a line of thunderstorms approaching Lincoln County from the northwest from the area of Interstate 95.

Large hail, frequent lightning, high winds up to 60 mph and heavy rain have been associated with these storms.

The Lincoln County News will continue to follow the progress of this weather front and report any additional information here as soon as it becomes available.

Lacey McCormick of Union, and Jacob Rollins of West Rockport proudly announce their engagement.

Lacey is the daughter of Jeff and Sherry McCormick, of Union, and Jacob is the son of Greg and Trina Rollins, of West Rockport.

A Waldoboro man was killed following a motorcycle accident on Rt. 1 earlier this afternoon.

A passing fisherman reported a structure fire on the west side of South Bristol’s Inner Heron Island around 10:15 this morning. About 20 firefighters from Bristol and South Bristol responded to the call, and had the fire largely under control by 11:40 a.m.