Proud parents Jenna and Derek Hanna announce the birth of their baby girl, Natalie Elizabeth Hanna on Nov. 12, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

Baby girl Natalie weighed seven pounds, four ounces at birth.

An early morning Friday fire forced a Barter Island couple and their two small children to flee to safety with their dog before the blaze gutted the inside.

Jessica Toothaker and Nathaniel Kane of Phippsburg are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl Natalee Mae Kane.

Having returned from his seven-month tour of duty in Iraq just over two years ago, this week Marine Jim Hovance, of South Bristol, reflected on his tour of duty, and the current issues surrounding that conflict.

Lincoln County Superior decided numerous criminal cases Oct. 10-24, including two theft cases involving two Waldoboro residents.

Staff members of The Lincoln County News will be busy tonight as local election results start coming in after the polls close at 8 p.m.

Those results will be posted here at The Lincoln County News website as soon as they are received, according to editor Sherwood Olin.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Mary Eliza Wengren to Richard E. Wengren Jr. and Mary Eliza Wengren; Allyson Strout (Tr.) and 2263 Alna Road Residential Land Trust to Abode Real Estate Services LLC;

The Bremen Lobster Realty Co-op hopes to remove the decaying hull of a wooden schooner, make repairs to their lobster pound and purchase new equipment with funds offered to them by a grant from the Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program.

Steven C. Libby, 39, of Waldoboro, a charge of violating conditions of release was dismissed.

A 38-year-old Wiscasset woman, reported missing early Friday morning, notified police around midnight Friday of her whereabouts and safety at an undisclosed location.

An unexplained coastal phenomenon last Tuesday afternoon caused quite a stir from Bristol to Cundy’s Harbor when at low tide a huge wave formed near coastal shores and caused some damage to ramps and floats.

Beginning after 8 p.m. Tuesday night Nov. 4, The Lincoln County News will be posting local election results and updates as they are received here in our Newcastle office.

Felicia L. Giles of Boothbay and Danial T. Rogers of Trevett are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Royd Emery Steven.

Mutual aid units from several area towns converged on a structure fire at 26 Lynch Rd. in Newcastle this morning.