Ryan and Chelsea Bowers of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Georgiana Vera Lynne Bowers.

A box truck hit a utility pole on Route 129 in South Bristol just after 1 p.m. today, knocking down wires and causing a widespread power outage in the area of Rutherford Island.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following activity:

ArrestLhea A. Sellick, 20, Newcastle, outstanding warrant, Aug. 1.

Wiscasset filmmaker and musician Sumner McKane’s new documentary, “The Maine Frontier: Through the Lens of Isaac Walton Simpson,” showcases not only its subject’s range of skills, but also the skills of its director, who also conducted the film’s interviews and composed the film’s hauntingly spare score.

Two men arrested in Waldoboro last October have pleaded guilty to felony trafficking charges after law enforcement found hundreds of oxycodone pills on one of them.

As part of the celebrations planned for the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversary season, the PSO will present a free concert at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor, Thursday, Aug. 14.

A defendant in a Boothbay robbery case will remain in jail until his trial after his third arrest in six months for alcohol-related bail violations.

Three memorial ceremonies were held July 30 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the day Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Donald E. Davey died in the line of duty.

Joseph and Roanne Fortin, Bristol, are very proud to announce the birth of their first grandchild, William Jeffrey Fortin.

A Florida man with assault convictions in Missouri and Texas will return to custody in Texas after a year in jail in Lincoln County awaiting trial on another assault charge.

Waldoboro officers responded to 116 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights.

AccidentsJuly 30, while driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck on Friendship Street around 1:50 p.m., Heather Bisset, 26, of Union, went to pull off to the side of the street and struck a legally parked, unoccupied 2005 Toyota sedan, formerly operated by Maureen Beaulieu-Dean, 56, of Rockport. No injuries. Officer Larry Hesseltine investigated.

Addressing 80 Democrats gathered in Walpole for a lobster bake fundraiser, Aug. 17, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said electing Democratic candidate for the U.S Senate Shenna Bellows would help abolish the current do-nothing Congress.

Waldoboro will be getting a targeted approach when it comes to domestic and dating violence, thanks to a new half-time community-based advocate position through New Hope for Women.

A Chevrolet sport-utility vehicle ended up on its side Aug. 7 after crossing the oncoming lane of Route 17 in Whitefield and traveling several hundred feet along the ditch, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Hatch.