Wiscasset voted to keep its school resource officer for the 2015-2016 school year by a margin of two votes, 274-272, at the referendum annual town meeting Tuesday, June 9.

James and Amanda Pendleton are excited to announce the birth of their son, Tucker James Pendleton.

Dan and Eileen Miller, who own East Boothbay’s Ocean Point Marina and Damariscotta’s Ocean Point Furniture, have purchased the Lobsterman’s Wharf Inn and Restaurant in East Boothbay and opened it for the 2015 season.

Damariscotta voters signed off on a nearly $2.2 million municipal budget during their annual town meeting held June 10 at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta.

Dresden Treasurer Joseph Atkinson faces two challengers – both longtime civil servants – in his bid for re-election after his first year on the job.

Chad McKernan and Erin Reeves, previous owners of Samoset Restaurant, are opening The Harbor Room in collaboration with the new building’s owner, Xavier Cervera.

A 16-year-old Newcastle girl sustained a broken shoulder when the motorcycle she was a passenger on was involved in an accident in Newcastle June 17.

Waldoboro voters passed all articles at referendum town meeting June 9 save one – the budget for the office of the town manager.

Eden and Garret Mathews, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Quincy Daniel Peter Mathews.

In-fighting, lack of unified leadership, non-existent policies and procedures, volunteer recruitment and retention issues, and an unclear mission and vision for the future were the findings of The Tideview Group’s six month review of the Wiscasset Ambulance Service.

Waldoboro Public Works may not perform its usual work assisting with the execution and clean-up of Waldoboro Day due to tensions between the department and an outgoing selectman regarding overtime paid for the work.

Three residents have stepped forward to vie for two seats on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen. Chair Pam Dunning and Selectman Tim Merry are not seeking re-election.

Newcastle Chrysler has expanded its reconditioning and tire-alignment departments with the construction of a 40-by-40-foot building at its Route 1 location.

A Waldoboro woman has started a new company called Podzook to manufacture a British-designed spherical structure called the Archipod in the United States.