Favored by bright, sunny skies, Olde Bristol Days once again descended on the Pemaquid peninsula, featuring its many traditional events and a number of brand-new attractions from Aug. 7-10.

SpeculationOddly enough, I have bad days and good days. All too often, unfortunately, the bad days are very bad, and I find myself unable to do anything at all, except maybe sleep.

Terry Lee Adams Jr., 35, Richmond, protective order from harassment violation, April 24, dismissed.

A Bristol man was arrested after leading a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase through South Bristol and Bristol late Sunday, Aug. 3.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On July 30, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of a theft of an L.L. Bean tote bag from Damariscotta Lake Park in Jefferson. The complainant stated that she went in for a swim and when she returned, her tote bag was missing. Further investigation to follow if leads develop.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectman unanimously approved a motion directing Town Manager Matt Lutkus to develop a moratorium ordinance on adult entertainment establishments at its regular meeting Aug. 20.

Wiscasset School Department interim Superintendent Lyford Beverage released a memo Aug. 17 to the Wiscasset School Board that outlines the necessity and feasibility of closing one of Wiscasset’s three schools and identifies the Wiscasset Middle School as the likely choice for closure.

A Whitefield man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for two misdemeanors after felony aggravated assault charges against him for allegedly choking and “slashing” his then-girlfriend were dismissed.

The annual Somerville Day held Aug. 9 drew around a hundred people, tempting them with entertainment and food, chances on cakes, raffles, and a silent auction, or just to commune with neighbors in one of the county’s smallest towns.

Linda M. Boyd of Waldoboro and Richard A. Boyd of Waldoboro were granted a divorce on May 1, 2006. They were married in Cutler on June 15, 1976.

Interim Wiscasset Superintendent Lyford Beverage announced Aug. 5 the appointment of Bruce Scally, of Wiscasset, as the interim principal of the Wiscasset Middle School.

The owner of the Waldoboro business Hoffman Collectibles was arrested at his Spruce Head home Aug. 26 for possession of bath salts and violating a condition of release.

Less than three weeks after purchasing The Science Source in Waldoboro, the company’s new owner has moved the inventory and assets to Florida and those local workers offered a chance to stay employed will have to relocate to keep their jobs.

A prosecutor has dismissed an aggravated assault charge against a Damariscotta man for his role in an altercation outside the Wiscasset town office last July.