Just as I was biting into a carmelized onion turnover at a dinner to benefit Coastal Kids Preschool at the 1812 Barn in Bristol Mills Friday night, a member of the kitchen staff collapsed on the floor.

Even with slowly dropping fuel prices, local lobstermen are having trouble making ends meet with the high cost of bait and low off-the-boat prices offered for their catch.

Some Lincoln Academy students and local members of Citizens Offering New Alternatives (CONA) may take advantage of free and discount offers for a nationally recognized environmental conference to be held in Portland on the weekend of Oct. 17-19.

Firefighters from all over the state spent this past Saturday attending a day-long conference at the Wiscasset High School sponsored by the Lincoln County Fire Academy training.

 

In this present economy we’re enduring, with our government in a state of economic turmoil, financial bailouts in process and sheer bedlam prevailing in our society, we citizens should be more vigilant than ever on where we have invested our money.

Volunteer groups and officials in the town of Waldoboro are working out many of the issues needed to stabilize relief efforts for those at risk of losing heating resources this winter.

Nobleboro Selectman Henry Simmons (R), in his race for the House District 50 seat, wants to address government responsibility and accountability.

School children walked away from the collision between a school bus and a Mercury Sable on Rt. 17 in Whitefield on Wed., Oct. 22.

Disputes about who supports who in races for public office was the focus Friday as the state’s ethics commission saw the definition of an “endorsement” challenged from multiple angles.

The wedding of Jennifer Hardy and Brian Elwell took place on Aug. 2 at the Duck Trap Retreat in Lincolnville.

Fred Burnham and Lois Soohey are pleased to announce their engagement signifying the joining of their love, lives and families.

 

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is continuing to seek a second vehicle and the driver in connection with the death of Loren St. Cyr, 20, of Jefferson on Sept. 20.

John and Jolene Murray of Nobleboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Alicia M. Murray, to Joshua T. Kirkpatrick, son of Gerald Kirkpatrick and Doreen McGray of Hollister, Cal.

District 52 incumbent Elizabeth (Lisa) Miller of Somerville is campaigning for her third term in the State House.