The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to rename the recently named Redskin’s Drive to Micmac Drive at their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7. This action followed a letter sent to the board by the property owners requesting a change to their private road name.

Quinn and Katya Martin, of Bristol, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Anastasia.

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.

Rhoherrin, a Friesian horse, traveled from Acorn Hill Farm in Whitefield to the Friesian World Championship Horse Show in Lexington, Va. the first week of October.

Maine Senate President Justin Alfond, of Portland, has claimed that the LePage administration is waging a “war on the poor.”

The fact that he’s the opposite – a member of one of Maine’s wealthiest families – helps him fight back.

The Dresden Board of Selectmen’s consideration of a parking ban along the southbound lane of Gardiner Road (Route 27) concerns Ship’s Chow Hall co-owner Lenny Santos, because the parking ban would have a direct impact on his restaurant.

The towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle are in search of bicyclists, runners, walkers, and other volunteers to develop a Twin Villages bicycle and pedestrian plan.

Swastikas spray-painted on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign signs in Franklin, Kennebec and Lincoln counties over the weekend are being treated as a hate crime, according to Maine law enforcement officials.

The Edgecomb Selectmen held an informational meeting Monday, Oct. 6 to discuss the issue of the five-year loan for a tractor purchased for the Edgecomb Eddy School in advance of an Oct. 20 special town meeting asking for the loan’s approval.

Josip Luksic, of Nobleboro, and Andrea and Les Hall, of Walpole, are very proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Olivia May Luksic, to James Williard Parlin, of Waldoboro. James is the son of Alice Parlin, of Nobleboro, and Ricky Parlin, of Waldoboro.

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.

South Bristol officials and residents are devising a quick-fix plan to protect Clark’s Cove Pond after a dramatic drop in water level in recent weeks.