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.

Friends, neighbors, former colleagues, and four generations of the Howell family gathered at the Feather and Fleece Farm in Whitefield Saturday, Aug. 22 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Dorothy “Dot” Howell -C a mainstay of Whitefield since her and her husband, Jay Howell, made the town their home in 1953.

At 26 years old, Lee Richards, who had worked in construction and flooring since he was 14, began to experience knee problems. Unable to find a kneepad on the market that would keep him working, he designed his own. “Thus began the journey of ProKnee,” Richards said.

The UAV Academy, a course where students will learn to build their own drones and utilize them in science projects, will once again be offered to Wiscasset Middle High School students in grades nine through 12. The course will be the first of its kind in Maine, school officials said.

Katlin Poland and Eric Finley, of Augusta, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Travis Steven Finley.

The shared programs of AOS 93 might be receiving a revamp in the near future.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen signed a final extension to carry the town to the end of the interlocal public works agreement with Damariscotta at its meeting Monday, Aug. 10.

A Damariscotta woman who appeared to be suffering from fatigue drove into a ditch on East Pond Road in Nobleboro Wednesday Aug. 26, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy said.

Lincoln County’s Firefighter of the Year is a young but accomplished Bristol Mills man who represents the kind of firefighter local departments need more of, according to Bristol’s fire chief.