Mary Grady is grateful. Once the word got out about the Whitefield Food Pantry’s need of a freezer, the response was swift.

Proud parents Frederick Carson and Kimberly Anne McClelland of Edgecomb announce the birth of their baby girl, Gianna Elizabeth.

John and Kathleen Reny of Round Pond are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Faustine Elise to Jacob Daniel Baker, son of Michael and Deborah Baker of Honeoye, N.Y.

Civil engineer Travis Noyes will give a 20-30 minute presentation on a much discussed Newcastle roads project estimated to cost around $1.5 million to taxpayers at the annual town meeting on March 30.

The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition on Monday presented its second annual Maine Sunshine Award to the Maine Heritage Policy Center for its creation of a Web site that tracks state government spending.

A deed in the Alna Town Office states Head Tide dam, “shall not be destroyed.”

Louise Jewett, whose late husband Allen turned the dam over to the town 45 years ago, said she is “very upset” that the historic structure may be removed.

Where money is tight, people are apparently turning to one resource that is often taken for granted, the local public library.

A brief survey of Lincoln County libraries this week confirms what has been reported as national trend: library use is up, way up, even while budgets across the county remain static.

Spectrum Generations has been awarded a $7000 grant from Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) and the Wal-Mart Foundation to support the agency’s Meals On Wheels program, which reaches 192 towns in Central Maine.

The funds received by Spectrum Generations will be used to deliver storm pack meals to 710 homebound seniors in the region.

Intense snowfall and high winds buffeted Lincoln County Monday morning, making for hazardous driving and causing many school closures, but no major incidents or power outages were reported.

Police have arrested two students and charged them with Terrorizing, a felony, in the Thursday morning evacuation of Medomak Valley High School as a result of a bomb threat.

A Superior Court Justice has reversed his own earlier ruling in favor of the town of South Bristol, awarding legal fees and financial penalties in the case of a local landowner who admitted to cutting down 47 trees within the town’s shoreland zone in Oct. 2006.

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) is encouraging residents to look out for each other while power outages affect many areas of the county. As nightfall approaches on Mon., low temps in the upper teens and winds from west-northwest at 15-25 mph will mean a dangerously cold overnight for those without heat.

Reba Richardson and Bill Plnecker of Warren are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl, Cecilia Jane Richardson Plnecker.

Holly and David Abbott of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Harris Wilson.