Franklin L. CarneyFranklin Lafayette Carney came to the Sheepscot part of Newcastle from Boston when he was about six years old. The family story goes that his middle name was for the French soldier Lafayette and that as a baby he had been held up the to the Marquis Lafayette and Lafayette had acknowledged him with a bow.

Government Notices Bremen Bremen Planning Board Meeting October 14, 2014 at 7:00 • Bremen Town Office I. Application for Review a. Addition to Devlin Application II. New Planning Board Business a. Combination of lots in approved subdivisions III. Old Planning Board Business a. Rezoning request b. New Permit Application Calendar: October 31, 2014 – Applications […]

Sarah Pendleton, of Bristol, and Scott Sutter Jr., of Boothbay, were married Aug. 16, at the home of Ron and Jeri Pendleton, the bride’s grandparents. The service was officiated by Sue Varney, a long-time family friend of the groom.

Democratic candidate for governor Mike Michaud will visit Lincoln County Democratic Committee headquarters in Damariscotta at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31.

Kick the habit of quick fixes and do a long-term plan – that is the core mission of the Whitefield Roads Committee, as outlined in a draft report the panel reviewed Thursday, Oct. 17.

Wolliker’s Waldoboro Whimsies, a monthly flea market and bazaar, will benefit the Medomak Valley High School Players during their sale on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the VFW Hall in Waldoboro.

Nothing embodies the contradictions in U. S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s life better than the $85-per-person barn “suppers” served at elegant Turner Farm, which Pingree and her wealthy financier husband, Donald Sussman, own on the island of North Haven.

Self-described “backyard beekeepers” Dick and Jean Vose, of Nobleboro, were given the Maine State Beekeepers Association’s Beekeeper of the Year award at the association’s annual meeting Oct. 18.

The Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

ArrestsNichole L. Brackett, 29, Newcastle, burglary of a motor vehicle, Sept. 26.

The Gut in South Bristol will be subject to periodic closures to marine traffic in the coming months as Cianbro Corporation works to replace the swing bridge spanning the channel, according to the Department of Transportation.

Zachary T. Miller, 23, of Waldoboro, untagged lobster traps, $550 fine.

Governor Paul LePage has ordered state of Maine and U.S. flags on all public buildings and grounds to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in honor of Millicent M. MacFarland.

Melissa Sue Tilas, of Wiscasset, and Sumner Ames Averill, of Alna, were married Sept. 6, at the Damariscotta Lake Farm in Jefferson.

The top 10 individual Maine donors to state and national political campaigns represent just .001 percent of Maine’s adult population of about 1 million.