Whitefield Elementary School Principal Joshua McNaughton held up a 250 watt metal alloy bulb and a piece of melted wire, taken from a light fixture in the Whitefield Elementary School gymnasium at the RSU 12 Board of Directors meeting Thursday, April 9.

“It’s a miracle the whole place didn’t burn down,” he said.

A new nonprofit plans to develop a community for seniors at Chapman Farm in Damariscotta.

The community would consist of about a dozen small homes and four cottages for short-term use, as well as an eight-room inn and an art center, café, farm, and tea room.

Inn Along the Way Inc. has an option in place to purchase the property from the grandchildren of the late David Chapman. The current owners and their children represent the eighth and ninth generations of the family to spend time on the farm.

Volunteers who work with students at Jefferson Village School on reading help not only with things like pronunciation and comprehension, but also reinforce a sense of caring and connection with the community, officials say.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

SummonsApril 1, Kathleen M. Stevens, 33, of Boothbay, was issued a summons for unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, on Beath Road, Boothbay, by Detective Jared Mitkus, who was assisted by Deputy Aaron Beck.

The DNA identification of a man whose remains were found in the basement of Pinkham’s Auto Repair & Tires in Waldoboro after a fire April 24 is underway at the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and results are not anticipated until April 30 or May 1, according to Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.

Newcastle will absorb a 16.11 percent increase in its 2015-2016 secondary education budget if voters approve the budget at a special town meeting May 13.

Hagar Enterprises Inc. is asking Damariscotta to approve a zoning amendment that would enable the business to expand operations at its 162 Biscay Rd. property.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detective Jared Mitkus will focus on domestic violence investigations in his new position.

A 25-year-old Boothbay man and his mother are both facing charges following a two-vehicle collision in Wiscasset April 8.

The senior member of the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen resigned April 1, citing differences with town management about “employment situations.”

At Jefferson’s annual town meeting referendum March 31, voters approved the proposed $729,600 municipal budget and approved all but one article on the warrant, according to unofficial results provided by the town.

Terri Gilman, 39, of Jefferson, forgery, 30 days in jail, all suspended, one year probation.

The National Geographic Channel reality show “Filthy Riches” will feature a Newcastle man who makes and repairs clam and worm hoes in an upcoming episode.

Newcastle appears likely to have a new selectman and school committee member after the municipal election on Tuesday, June 9.