Obstructions to Wiscasset Municipal Airport’s flight path from trees growing in the Chewonki Campground was an issue that could have easily been resolved decades ago, former airport manager Ervin Deck previously said. Now it is the center of an emotional conflict between the campground and the airport with supporters of both organizations agreeing the solution will not be easy.

Residents piled in to the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s Tuesday, Oct. 6 meeting to hear about potential action the town would take on its foreclosed-on properties. After a legal overview and review of the town’s tax-acquired property policy by attorney Wendy J. Paradis, selectmen failed to reach agreement on a course of action to take to exercise their right to dispose of property long-delinquent on its tax bills.

Members of the community met with the Waldo Theatre Board of Directors to discuss the future of Waldoboro’s community theater.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

SummonsAug. 25, Dustin J. Prior, 21, of Waldoboro, was issued a summons for violating municipal shellfish ordinance, on Heath Road, Bremen, by Deputy Kenneth Hatch.

The building in the heart of Boothbay Harbor’s downtown waterfront district wasn’t vacant for long.

The storefront at 41 Commercial St. is the new home of Finest Kind, a store offering a variety of vintage items, jewelry, contemporary clothing, antiques, and a number of other unique items to shoppers.

Maine State Police arrested two Biddeford men and are seeking a third man in connection to more than 25 burglaries at businesses this year, including in the midcoast.

Great Salt Bay Community School has some new, furry faces living in its courtyard this school year.

Cheri Towle, current principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, accomplished a long-held career goal Monday, Sept. 14 when the Brewer School Committee voted unanimously to hire Towle as their next superintendent.

Staffing schedules, uniforms, and ambulance repairs were the focus of Wiscasset Ambulance Service interim Director Joseph McCole’s first meeting with the membership Tuesday, Sept. 8. After a whirlwind personnel change following former Director Roland Abbott’s resignation Sept. 1, which happened so fast McCole said he began work before even signing a contract, all eyes were directed toward the future.

Knox County law enforcement agencies, including the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Camden, Rockland, Rockport, and Thomaston police departments, are requesting the public’s help regarding burglaries at local businesses.

The Dresden Planning Board has fined a Ludwig Road gravel pit owner for violating a stop-work order, although the owner denies knowingly violating the order.

Traffic moved slowly on Lincoln County’s back roads from Sept. 9-13 as 53 Model T Fords traveled 25-30 mph through the county as part of the 30th annual Mainely T Tour. The Model T Ford, manufactured from 1908-1927, revolutionized the economy of the United States and brought the world into the automotive age.

Christopher Simmons, 31, of Waldoboro, domestic violence assault; criminal mischief, seven days in jail.

A woman escaped with minor scratches when she rolled her car after falling asleep at the wheel in Nobleboro late Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office personnel.