A 69-year-old Newcastle man has been sentenced to nine months in jail and six years of probation for sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl in 2013.

Troop 213 Life Scout Michael Benner, 17, of New Harbor, completed his Eagle Scout service project recently. Benner’s project was to beautify the grounds of the Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta.

Hillary Thibodeau and Wayne Thibodeau, of Cushing, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Jacqueline Adele Thibodeau.

Jilian P. Noriega and Frank M. Noriega, of Bristol, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Cali Kalani Noriega.

Gerald S. Anderson, 53, Waldoboro, commercial shellfishing without a license, first, July 29, $300.

A 38-year-old Rockland man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and a year of probation for groping a 19-year-old woman without her consent in Jefferson on June 21.

Lauri Renee Pulsifer and Nathan Doe Lord, of Round Pond, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Josslyn Winter Lord.

She worked for Two Bridges Regional Jail before the building existed, as the jail authority’s first employee. She saw the jail through its construction, through the state’s effort to consolidate county jails, and through the recent legislative effort to unravel consolidation.

Trenton Owens of Wiscasset and Jennifer Owens of Wiscasset were granted a divorce on Aug. 27. They were married in York on Oct. 19, 2013. Name changed to Jennifer Sapphyra Couture.

The Columbia might finally be leaving Pemaquid Harbor.

Governor Paul R. LePage has ordered flags on all public buildings and grounds to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in honor of the victims of the mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon.

Brandon Betts, 18, Warren, operate vehicle without license, Oct. 3, 2014, dismissed; driving to endanger, Oct. 3, 2014, $575, license suspended 30 days; failing to stop for officer, Oct. 3, 2014, $400.

A 33-year-old Richmond woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from two Lincoln County women in spring 2014.

Kristina Winchenbach and Joshua Weston, of Damariscotta, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Paisley Jade Weston.