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.

Ethan A. Knight, 18, Bristol, commercial shellfishing without a license, first; $316.

Parked in the parking lot of Wiscasset High School July 24 was a school bus lettered, “Wiscasset School Department,” a visible sign Wiscasset was once again a stand-alone school system.

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has arrested a 28-year-old Newcastle woman for allegedly trafficking heroin.

Government Notices Alna TOWN OF ALNA Snow Plowing Bids The Town of Alna is accepting bids for a snow removal and sanding contract for up to fi ve (5) years. Contract will be effective beginning this winter, October 2014 through April of 2019. The Town of Alna will supply the sand and salt. Total Mileage […]

Regular passenger train service returned to Newcastle for the first time in 55 years when two different lines of the Maine Eastern Railroad stopped at the freshly painted depot to let off passengers throughout the day July 4.

A Wiscasset man and an Augusta man face charges after allegedly burglarizing a Whitefield home and stealing $20,000 in cash and a shotgun in March.