Governor LePage came to the Midcoast region last week to help dedicate American Legion Post 20 in Brunswick. One of his comments caught the attention of my wife.

The Lincoln Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail Authority will have two new representatives from Lincoln County to guide Two Bridges Regional Jail into an uncertain future. According to the statute that governs the jail authority, the 12-member board is to be composed of six representatives from each county.

The pilots of the Texas Flying Legends Museum congregated at the Wiscasset Municipal Airport for one last ride through the Lincoln County sky Saturday, Aug. 22 before departing for Houston, Texas.

Laurie Chandler, of Bremen, became the first woman to solo the length of the 749.7 mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail in mid-August. Chandler started her adventure on the Fulton Chain of Lakes in Olde Forge, New York June 20.

Two Bridges Regional Jail, one of four flagship jails in Maine with the mission of housing out-of-county inmates under the 2008 jail consolidation law, will no longer house out-of-county inmates without reimbursement.

Wiscasset residents turned out in force to the selectmen’s meeting Aug. 4 to weigh in on Maine Department of Transportation’s forthcoming decision on the Federal Street weight limit.

The long-awaited restaurant in the location of the vacant ice cream stand on Route 17 in Whitefield has opened its doors. Aunt Gin’s officially opened for business Aug. 10, owner Steve Dumas said.

Few voters turned out to RSU 40’s budget meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Medomak Valley High School to approve a revised budget with an increased state subsidy that will be used to lower the local contributions of the towns in the district. The revised budget will now head to a referendum vote for final approval.

When former Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wright left the D.A.’s office to start private practice as a defense attorney, his advice to the next assistant district attorney was to take a team approach. Remembering the D.A.’s office, law enforcement, and court system are part of a team is the key to success, Wright said.

Growing up, Finley Merrill, of Boston, spent his summers on a wooden boat traveling the coast of Maine. The experience instilled in him a deep appreciation for the natural environment.

After discussion with staff in contact with stakeholders in Wiscasset’s Federal Street weight-limit debate, Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt released a much-anticipated decision on the street’s 6,000-pound weight limit Friday, Aug. 14.

Amanda and Nathaniel Diaz, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Levi Raymond Diaz

Michelle M. Winchenbach of Waldoboro was granted a divorce from Timothy S. Winchenbach of Waldoboro on June 26. They were married in Thomaston on Aug. 30, 1997. Shared parental rights of two minor children.

The essay contest initiated in October 2014 for a 47-acre parcel of land in Whitefield was canceled at the end of July due to a lack of applications, landowner Martha Manchester said. With a $100 entry fee and a 200-word essay, applicants had the ability to win ownership of a 47-acre parcel in Whitefield on Route 218.