The volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians of Whitefield Fire and Rescue were honored by their community Monday, May 11. The 22 men and women in the department were recognized for their commitment, perseverance, and service, especially after the events of Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, when the department battled four structure fires within seven days in subzero temperatures.

All charges were dropped May 12 against a Hampden woman who was arrested in March for allegedly running over her boyfriend, a convicted sex offender, with a car after she caught him allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl.

Developer Tony Casella and his agent, Karl Olson, submitted a completed application for a three-cottage development on Davis Island to the Edgecomb Planning Board Thursday, May 21. Sewer lines, one of the issues that stalled development of Casella’s proposed 48-unit hotel at the same location, were the primary concern expressed by planning board members and their counsel, Chip Griffin, in moving the application forward.

Two brothers from Spruce Head and Jefferson arrested on charges of trafficking in bath salts last July took plea deals in Lincoln County Superior Court on May 18 and neither will serve more than 45 days in jail if they follow certain conditions.

Two outboards-turned-tug hauled a dozen new floats across Damariscotta Lake May 12 to serve as a new dock for Camp Kieve in Nobleboro.

The town of Bristol did not have to look far for a new code enforcement officer. Round Pond resident Joe Rose started work April 21.

Great Salt Bay Community School’s Jennifer Gregg is the Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a finalist for the Maine Teacher of the Year.

Government Notices Alna TOWN OF ALNA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Monday, June 1, 2015 7pm At the Alna Fire Station to discuss the repeal of the current Floodplain Ordinance and enactment of the proposed ordinance in its place. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the Town Offi ce and or on the Alna […]

Damariscotta voters rejected a secondary education budget proposal with a 34.97 percent increase during a special town meeting at the town office Wednesday, May 6.

Dresden could have a boat ramp on the Kennebec River at the site of the old Dresden-Richmond bridge by mid-August at little or no cost.

The Damariscotta police report the following activity from April 19 to May 2:

Representatives from Hannaford Supermarkets talked through some finer details about the company’s proposed expansion of its Waldoboro location with the town’s planning board May 13.

The court has been asked to divide up a settlement between the families of two fishing crew members who were lost at sea last fall.

A Newcastle father and small-business owner is the sole candidate for a three-year term on the Great Salt Bay School Committee and Newcastle School Committee.