The Whitefield Board of Selectmen will hold an informational meeting for Clary Lake waterfront owners who requested tax abatements due to the lake’s depleted water levels in the previous year. The meeting, to be held Nov. 17, aims to educate landowners about the town’s current valuation of waterfront property, which is already “as low as it gets,” Whitefield Assessors’ Agent Tom Hayes said.

A local nonprofit is one step closer to developing a community for area seniors.

Waldoboro officers responded to 255 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights.

ArrestsWanda Ames, 55, Waldoboro, warrant, Oct. 29.

A Texas man extradited to Lincoln County in July pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual contact, a class B felony, in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, Nov. 23. Stacy Parker, 37, of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to three years in prison with all but nine months suspended, plus two years of probation.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

SummonsesOct. 30, Floyd R. Bonyun, 36, of Lewiston, was issued a summons for indecent conduct, on Lisbon Street, Lewiston, by Detective Jared Mitkus.

Although more or less a typical rodent, black squirrels are a source of myth, legend, and local pride among some of the communities they overrun.

A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after an accident in Newcastle Monday afternoon, Nov. 2.

A rash of recent regional fraudulent activity has been traced back to a data breach of the credit card system of a Damariscotta grocery store.

The South Bristol swing bridge opened for the last time Friday, Oct. 30, however, it did not go without a fight.

Jessica Reid of Waldoboro was granted a divorce from Marlon Reid of Waldoboro on Sept. 15. They were married in Warren on Oct. 10, 2014. Name changed to Jessica Lee Ellis.

On Friday, Nov. 20, detectives from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 48-year-old Waldoboro man for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Damariscotta. Adam McDonough was charged with class C sexual abuse of a minor and unlawful sexual contact.

Tammy Elliott, 45, Damariscotta, violation of whelks harvesting rule, chapter 13, $150.

Lincoln Little League is looking to build a permanent home for Damariscotta softball and baseball teams.

Since opening in 1964, the Maine Coast Book Shop has been a fixture in downtown Damariscotta for more than 50 years. In that time the shop has seen minor modifications, including ownership changes and relocations. Currently, the store is preparing for another major change, as Susan Porter prepares for her last month as owner.