A dirty dozen gathered at Cranberry Cove on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson July 7 to lay down a black liner with the hopes of snuffing out hydrilla discovered there in 2009. Unlike the 1967 movie where convicted murderers were on WWII mission to assassinate German officers, these mud-caked volunteers were on a mission to eradicate the invasive plant from the cove.

So far, a Flash Flood Watch and a High Surf Advisory are the only warnings issued by the National Weather Service in regard to approaching hurricane Arthur, which is expected to bring some heavy rainfall and high winds to Lincoln County beginning in the afternoon hours of July 4

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

Alna: Brittney Morgan and Brittney Morgan Cross to Laura M. Hiestand, Benjamin P. Chandler and Samuel K. Chandler;

A woman alleged to have robbed and burglarized a Waldoboro store in February pleaded guilty June 26 to stealing pipe tobacco from a neighboring smoke shop on June 19.

Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association is participating in a new pilot program that will help bring “near real-time” water quality information on Damariscotta Lake into the public eye.

This opens another column from our life at Crawford Commons.

July 1, a sunny, hot and humid day. When we got up this morning near 6 a.m., we both were in pain. We had gone over the time limit. When I opened our room, the med tech was worked up because the computer system went down during the night. It had come up again but she wouldn’t have time to give us our pain medication, as she had to close her books and turn it all over to the next shift.

A Bristol man allegedly held a handgun to a neighbor’s head and threatened to kill him on Poor Farm Road in Bristol, Thursday, July 17.

The new chair of the Waldoboro Planning Board plans to reach out to his counterpart on the board of selectmen to discuss jointly sending town ordinances and planning board rules to the Maine Municipal Association for review.

The Rockport-based waterfront property rental, sales, and management company On the Water in Maine plans to open a second location at 27 Main St. in Damariscotta by the end of July.

Following months of news coverage surrounding the treatment of American veterans of the Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Representative and Democratic candidate for governor Mike Michaud,, told veterans in Newcastle July 7 the oversight role he played in Congress actually helped uncover what has become a national disgrace.

At 10:04 p.m. Thursday night the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement advising that strong thunderstorms may affect the Lincoln County area through 11 p.m. The NWS warns of high winds, torrential rainfall, the possibility of hail and cloud to ground lighting during these storms.

Waldoboro officers responded to 152 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights.

ArrestsChristopher Chandler, 34, Waldoboro, probation violation, July 3.

A Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy is out of work after sustaining an injury while restraining a nude male pedestrian in Edgecomb on Monday, June 30.

In 1987, when classic films like “High Noon” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” were being colorized and their directors were powerless to stop it, one Congressman stood up against these alterations. His name was Robert J. Mrazek. That year, when Fred Zinnemann, the director of “High Noon” and Mrazek’s favorite director, came to visit him, Zinnemann asked for Congressman Mrazek’s help to stop these changes.