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Beth Brogan, Bangor Daily News
The owners of a number of downtown Wiscasset properties have asked a Superior Court justice to halt a $5 million Maine Department of Transportation project designed to ease traffic along the section of Route 1 that makes up Main Street, saying the plans have changed substantially since voters approved them in June.
After 11 years with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine, a Lincoln Academy graduate and former Nobleboro resident was named the executive director of Make-A-Wish Maine in January.
A breeder of olde English bulldogges on Hanna Lane in Bristol raises the animals in a family atmosphere and has earned recognition for its work. After eight years in business, Wicked Good Bulldogges is gaining new recognition for breeding the mascot of Yale University.
A man was transported to the hospital after being trapped between two trucks while attempting to pull out a stuck plow truck in Nobleboro the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Full-time Wiscasset police officers will have the authority to arrest individuals outside town lines after the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s 4-1 vote on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
The Waldoboro Planning Board voted unanimously to approve an application for a medical marijuana caregiver storefront and “high-end functional glass boutique” during a meeting the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 8.
The Waldoboro Board of Selectman appointed a task force to monitor and gather information about the Sylvania property on Friendship Road during a meeting the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Several Colby & Gale Inc. customers received a Valentine’s Day surprise Tuesday, Feb. 14, when the business’s delivery drivers showed up to fill their oil tanks free of charge.
During a career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Allan “Chip” Teel has been able to experience multiple sides of the health-care industry, including as a primary-care physician and a co-founder of seven home-like assisted-living facilities in Lincoln County. Now, in his new role as Eastern Maine Health Systems’ medical director for clinical systems innovation, Teel, of Nobleboro, hopes to fulfill his mission to improve the way society cares for its elders.
Lincoln County was hit with a one-two punch of stormy weather beginning Saturday, Feb. 11 and continuing, after a short break, through Monday, Feb. 13.
The abrupt closure of Curves in Newcastle a decade ago prompted a committed group of women to launch their own fitness center. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Shapers Fitness Gym in Damariscotta marks its 10th anniversary, a feat achieved through the community spirit of the membership, said managing partner Lil Garcia.
A mechanical issue is believed to have been the cause of a fire that destroyed a Land Rover SUV on Gardiner Road (Route 27) in Dresden the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 12. The three occupants of the vehicle are safe. The fire closed the road while firefighters extinguished the blaze and cleared the scene. Lincoln County […]
Huston Dodge, a living piece of Damariscotta history, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, four months shy of his 100th birthday.
Dan and Lee Bodmer moved to Westport Island on Nov. 1, along with their daughter, Bella, their dog, Lucie, their cat, Meemo, and their four alpacas, Will, Gussy, Fleecy, and Marty.
