Friday, September 03, 2010 Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over a century. Volume 135 Issue 35
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Commissioners Place Pellerin On Administrative Leave
By J.W. Oliver
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The Lincoln County Commissioners recently placed Tim Pellerin, Director of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Lincoln County Communications, on paid administrative leave.

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News
Two Former DB&T Employees Face Theft Charges

Roger Smith

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Two former Damariscotta Bank and Trust employees, including former Vice President Roger Smith, face theft charges in connection with alleged fraud and extortion during their tenure at the bank.

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Southport Bridge Falls Victim To The Heat
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The heat wave of 2010 claimed another victim Aug. 31 as the Southport Bridge was knocked out of operation due to an electrical shortage.

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Bieler Bid For Reduced Sentence Denied
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

An application for a sentencing appeal, filed in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Earl "Buddy" Bieler, was denied without comment by a panel of justices Aug. 31, according to the court clerk's office in Portland.

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Damariscotta Man Survives Plane Crash With Minor Injuries

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

William Hamilton, 73, of Damariscotta, suffered minor injuries Aug. 29 after his Cessna 120 crash landed next to Rt. 73 near the Knox County Regional Airport in South Thomaston, along the Owls Head town line.

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Communications Center Work Forms Bond Between Dispatchers, Community

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The Lincoln County Communications Center goes quiet for a second and the three on-duty dispatchers stop for a well deserved bite to eat. Before fork can be brought to mouth, the phones start ringing off the hook.

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Sports
Grooms And Fake Win 5K At The DRA

Hanna Fake, top female finisher.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Seventeen runners took on the challenging 5K at the DRA on Aug. 28.

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Medomak Cross-Country Returns Core Group
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Medomak Valley cross-country teams return a strong group of runners from last year's girls' team that won the KVAC championship.

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Lincoln County Weekly Sports Schedule
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Lincoln County Schools weekly sports schedule, including soccer and cross-country meets.

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River Festival 5K
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The River Festival 5K will be held on Sat., Sept. 4 at 8 a.m. in Waldoboro.

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Injuries Plague Medomak Girls

Conary heads the ball for MVHS.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Medomak Valley girls' soccer team is plagued with injuries heading into their season opener at Camden on Sept. 9.

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LA Boys' Soccer Working Hard To Re-Load

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Lincoln Academy boys' soccer coach KJ Anastasio said the team is working hard not to be tagged as a re-building year.

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Current News
Thursday, September 02, 2010

CMP Prepared For Hurricane Earl

Central Maine Power Company is prepared for possible power outages with Hurricane Earl forecast to skirt the coast early Saturday morning.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Maine Eastern Railroad Cancels Weekend Trains Due to Possibility of Storm Damage

The Maine Eastern Railroad has announced cancellation of their excursion train schedule from Friday through Sunday due to the potential for storm damage from hurricane Earl. The railroad runs from Brunswick to Rockland and has a stop at Wiscasset.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

NWS Issues Tropical Storm Watch as Hurricane Earl Approaches - Present Forecast Calls for Moderate Wind and Rain Only

At 12:08 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tropical Storm Watch for coastal Lincoln County in regards to hurricane Earl, presently over 900 miles away to the south-southeast and churning up the Atlantic as category 4 storm with sustained winds of 145 miles per hour.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Sports Reschedule: LA girl's soccer game to be played earlier

The time of Lincoln Academy's girls home soccer game against Winslow on Fri., Sept. 3 has been moved up to 3:30 p.m.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

LCEMA: Take Preparations Seriously For Hurricane Earl

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) has indicated that although the Midcoast area of Maine will experience a weaker side of Hurricane Earl, there will still be winds at gusts of up to 35 miles per hour and heavy rain, up to two inches over night Fri. into Sat. morning, according to a bulletin from the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA).

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Weather Preparation Update: Guidance On Food Safety Before And Following Power Outages

As Hurricane Earl is still more than 48 hours away from the Gulf of Maine, now is the time to consider ways to protect food in the refrigerator or freezer.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Damariscotta Police Issue Additional Summons In Forgery Case

The Damariscotta Police Department summonsed James Baker, 20, of Somerville and John P. Hourihan, 20, of Damariscotta, on Aug. 20, for two counts each of Class D forgery.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Pensions: The next budget crisis: Part 2

Senior Reporter, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
How does a state of only 1.3 million people end up $4.4 billion behind in its payments for just one state program?

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Mount Hunger Dispute Heats Up

In an impassioned and occasionally heated meeting Monday night, the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen outlined a plan of attack for the growing dispute over the Mount Hunger gravel pit site, addressed the progress of the new fire station, called for a public hearing on the Gateway 1 District development and honored the 250th anniversary of Lincoln County.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

LCN Welcomes Matthew J. Stilphen

The Lincoln County News is pleased to welcome Matthew J. Stilphen to its staff as general assignment reporter.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Local Organizations In Danger Of Losing Non-Profit Status

According to the Internal Revenue Service, a host of area non-profit organizations are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status if they fail to file the necessary paperwork by Oct. 15.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Rockland Man Accused Of Animal Abuse Appears In Court

Donald Genthner, the 51-year-old Rockland man accused of causing the deaths of several horses under his care on a Waldoboro farm last fall appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset Aug. 19 for a routine appearance.

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Dresden Puts Tax-Acquired Properties Up For Bid

The Dresden Board of Selectmen agreed to place seven tax-acquired properties up for bid at their bimonthly meeting Aug. 30. All seven properties are vacant.

According to Chair John Rzasa, the properties have been town-owned for several years now. "It's time," said Rzasa.

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

LCEMA Reviews Hurricane Preparedness

In light of the recent activity in the Atlantic Ocean, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency wishes to review information on hurricane preparedness: 72 hour disaster kits, and hurricane warnings to our citizens.

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Letters to the Editor
AUTOMOTIVE RUSSIAN ROULETTE
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

There is nothing quite like those cold fingers of fear grabbing a hold of your intestines and giving them a good, chilly squeeze when you round the corner and see blue lights flashing, now is there?

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