After more than seven years at its present location under the Damariscotta River Grill, Shapers Fitness Gym is looking for a new home.

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.

Government Notices Bristol TOWN OF BRISTOL Shellfish Conservation Committee Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:00 pm Bristol Town Office Public Invited Lincoln County Commissioners Meetings, Commissioners Hearing Room, Lincoln County Courthouse Tues., Oct. 7, 2014 – 9:00 AM Tues., Oct. 21 2014 – 9:00 AM Tues., Nov. 4, 2014 – 9:00 AM Tues., Nov. 18, […]

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.

A Maine Human Rights Commission investigator reported finding reasonable grounds to believe that Dan Beck, co-owner and manager of Moody’s Diner, discriminated against a longtime employee because of her religious beliefs.

Whitefield voters will be asked to adopt stronger mining rules on Nov. 4.

The Damariscotta convenience store Hilltop Stop has completed extensive renovations and opened a new dining room with seating for 23.

Before there was Donald Sussman, there was Margot Milliken.

Sussman has contributed $2,971,741 dollars altogether to liberal causes and candidates this election cycle, including giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to PACs that support abortion rights and women’s issues.

A new undertaking in Dresden called The Freedom Center is designed to provide support, build strength and hope, and help people who are struggling to become independent, according to Jan Burns, the center’s executive director.