The Legislature enacted a new rule for itself last week to illuminate the process of attaching price tags to bills, though the director of the office responsible for those price tags said everything his office does was already transparent.

Heather and Jason Knowles of Windsor are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Maggie Lane Knowles.

The Legislature took a major step toward a “paperless chamber” this week, a move hailed by some as a saver of time, money, and paper but criticized by at least one lawmaker as a waste of scant resources.

Hundreds of Lincoln County residents not only attended the live stream of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama at the Lincoln Theater on Jan. 20, but others took the long trek to Washington, D.C. to personally witness history in the making.

The Waldoboro Police arrested two mid coast men for kidnapping as the result of a multi agency investigation, leading to the seizure of 10 pounds of marijuana and multiple firearms on Jan. 19.

A $400,000 shortfall for Two Bridges Regional Jail has kept the Jail Authority sifting the current budget to find ways to cover costs until June.

A new rule that requires vendors to change the way they pay sales, use and service provider taxes has drawn opposition from a lawmaker who says the rule is unfair to small businesses.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers rushed to the scene of a domestic dispute last Tuesday between two brothers in Damariscotta Mills and arrested and booked one of them on a charge of threatening with a dangerous weapon.

The Maine Principal’s Association (MPA) Ad Hoc Committee on Athletic Policy has proposed serious cuts to the 2009-10 seasons. The recommendations of the MPA will be voted upon Jan. 26.

State Reps. Leila Percy and Nancy Smith sat in the waiting room of an Augusta clinic Friday evening bruised and shaken but thankful their injuries weren’t worse.

The First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNLC) has announced unaudited results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, with earnings per share on a fully diluted basis of $1.44, up $0.10 or 7.5 percent from the $1.34 reported for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007.

Kelly and Scott Belanger opened In the Clover on Main St. in Wiscasset last May because, Kelly said, she saw many small stores selling great products up and down the coast, but none that offered everything in one place.

When John O’Connell became county administrator Dec. 12, he was no stranger to county affairs, having been commissioner and involved in creating the position.

Now he has the task of doing what he thought a county commissioner should be doing; administering the county’s business in as efficient and cost-effective manner as possible.

Last week the Great Salt Bay (GSB), Bristol and South Bristol school boards held public hearings before their regular meetings as part of the process required by the recently enacted legislation. The hearings gave parents, teachers, and community members an opportunity to weigh in on the proposed Alternative Organization Structure (AOS).