A bill sponsored by Sen. David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) would require the Dept. of Education to use a budgeting process that doesn’t, as Trahan put it, “mislead the public” about state funding for schools.

After some consideration regarding bids for new police cruisers, Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously approved the low bid from O’Connor’s Motors in Augusta March 2.

Two Lincoln County patrol vehicles were involved in recent accidents.

Intense snowfall and high winds buffeted Lincoln County Mon. morning, making for hazardous driving and causing many school closures, but so far no major incidents or power outages have been reported. By mid-day the snowfall had cleared, but high winds continued to blow snow, re-covering freshly plowed roadways and reducing visibility. Even so, a Winter Storm Warning that had been set to last until 7 p.m. on Mon. was cancelled early at 12:49 p.m., according to an NWS bulletin.

A Jefferson resident’s garage was saved from burning to the ground after a nearby shed caught fire at a home on the corner of Maple Lane and the East Pond Rd. on March 14.

Proud parents Derrick Parlin and Vanessa Osier of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of their new son, Gavin Austin Parlin.

The effects of increasing the property tax levy limit lead the discussion over the 41 articles on the Jefferson town warrant at the town’s annual public hearing March 19.

On March 10, developer Kevin Mattson withdrew his applications for permits for the Twin Villages Marina from the Army Corps of Engineers and the Newcastle Planning Board. He sited the moratorium and the newly proposed harbor ordinance as an indication that the project was not wanted in town.

On Whitefield’s annual town meeting day, Sat., March 21, the school will be the go-to place not only for voting but also for information on the town’s 200th birthday celebration.

Middle school students in Wiscasset experienced first hand how to make a decision about gifts totaling $1000 from the Unity Foundation in selecting area non-profits in which to donate.

To say Muriel Havenstein died peacefully after she went to sleep Sunday evening would be accurate but not the fitting end for the “Midcoast Monster” so many knew and loved.

Bremen residents learned how landowners could preserve oceanfront property for commercial fishing use during a presentation at the Town Center on Feb. 25.

A Lincoln County grand jury has indicted former Wiscasset town clerk Sandra Johnson, 45, of Wiscasset of class B theft by unauthorized taking.

Three adults face charges including child endangerment and drug possession following a citizen’s complaint in Waldoboro on March 13.