In true Pumpkinfest style, the Pumpkinboat Regatta in Damariscotta Oct. 13 was full of zany costumes, fancy pumpkin boats, and comical antics, but there were a few twists this year, like a marriage proposal and Senator Susan Collins helping announce the races.

The Sixth Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, sponsored by Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, was attended by over 100 spectators on Sunday.

Jeffrey Pierce, the owner of a residential construction business in the Midcoast for the past 27 years, is the Republican candidate for House District 53, which includes Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg, part of Richmond, and Woolwich.

Caitlyn Norcross and Charles Moore, of New Harbor, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, River Phillip Moore.

A 54-year-old Newcastle man who was naked when he attacked a female bicyclist on Belvedere Road in Nobleboro April 21 has been found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.

Over 60 people attended the first community open house at the new FARMS Community Kitchen and Food Learning Center Tuesday, Sept. 30.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 in favor of a secret ballot referendum for the annual town meeting Tuesday, Oct. 21.

State Rep. Michael G. “Mick” Devin already has an ambitious agenda in place for his second term as he seeks re-election in House District 90.

A Boothbay man has been sentenced to six months in jail and two years of probation for possessing child pornography.

Parents Roy, and the late Joyce Penniman, of New Harbor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mackenzie Penniman, to Stewart Hanley, son of Mark Hanley of Bristol and Victoria Hart of Woolwich.

A 57-year-old Whitefield man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with stalking and driving to endanger following an alleged road rage incident with a young woman.

The Nobleboro AppleFest 2014, held Oct. 4, was a celebration of local crafts, music and good food. Sponsored by the Nobleboro Historical Society, the festival had something for everyone.

The Democratic state representative running for re-election in House District 53 says education is the solution to most of the state’s problems and it should be supported.

A National Guardsman fresh off a deployment to Afghanistan has joined the Damariscotta Police Department. Erick Halpin started work as a reserve officer Oct. 6.