The town of Damariscotta will hold public hearings and a special town meeting at the town office at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The Chelsea Republican who emerged from political obscurity in 2010 to upset a two-term Democratic representative appears poised to coast to a third consecutive term.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a draft adult entertainment moratorium ordinance Wednesday, Sept. 3 and scheduled a townwide vote for Wednesday, Sept. 17.

After the first rounds of commercial shellfish license sales in Waldoboro wrapped up this summer 59 licenses remained unissued, over 30 percent of the total available, according to Town Clerk Linda Perry.

The Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

ArrestsRyan A. Gallagher, 41, Damariscotta, domestic violence assault, Aug. 29.

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Damariscotta Man Pleads No Contest to Shovel Attack

Grand Jury Indicts Bristol Woman for Allegedly Stealing Guns

Union Man Arrested After High Speed Pursuit

Law Enforcement Seizes Cocaine, Guns, Marijuana at Bristol Residence

Dresden Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Trafficking

Three Men Indicted in Waldoboro Arson Case

Nobleboro Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Woman

Whitefield Man Charged With Firing Shotgun Over Neighbors’ Heads

Bristol Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend in Leg

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Big sisters Addie and Celia Brinkler, along with their parents, Jamie and Gretchen, of Round Pond, are happy to announce the birth of their brother, Bodhi Presley Brinkler.

The replacement of a failing cross pipe on Route 32 in Waldoboro is expected to close the road to through traffic from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18.

Bremen firefighters and rescue personnel responded to a call of smoke on the town-owned Crotch Islands, just after 9 a.m. Sept. 9.

Weather permitting, a culvert replacement along the course of Muscongus Brook in Bremen will close Route 32 for 30 days beginning Monday, Sept. 8, according to a notice from Hagar Enterprises.

Sam and Betsy Graves, the longtime owners of Harborside in South Bristol, sold the business in August to Scott Magnuson and Shaaren Pine, of South Bristol and Washington D.C.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Helen I. Mackenzie to Kyle S. McCormick and Janet L. McCormick;

A fire in a light fixture at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta forced the evacuation of a long-term care wing at the nursing home early Thursday morning, Sept. 18. Cove’s Edge is a 76-bed long-term care and skilled-care facility.

Jason L. Brewster, 31, Unity, two counts violating condition of release, May 31, June 18, guilty.