Jessica DeBella and Joshua Trott of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Liam Benjamin Trot.

Three Midcoast men were arrested Friday and charged in connection with a June 2012 fire in Waldoboro that destroyed a boathouse and a lobster boat inside.

The fire was the result of a dispute over fishing territory, according to law enforcement officials.

Newcastle voters adopted a new sign ordinance and approved a 10 percent increase in the municipal budget at annual town meeting June 16.

No major reconstructive surgery is scheduled, but the Department of Transportation is planning to give Route 32 in Bremen a facelift through “light capital paving” and some other helpful changes over the next few years.

Updated June 11 at 2:00 p.m.
A New York man will serve six years in prison and four years of probation for trafficking oxycodone in Whitefield.

An apprenticeship program planned to start in Nobleboro this fall is hoped to “resurface” the boat-building methods and ways of life of 19th century saltwater farmers in Maine.

A conflict over ethics and public confidence in the Public Utilities Commission’s work has broken out between one of the three commissioners and Gov. Paul LePage.

A new bistro-style restaurant opening in the Waldoboro village is aimed at bringing unique options with fresh, local ingredients to the area.

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Five

Candidates up for Two Waldoboro Select Board Seats

Waldoboro

Annual Town Meeting Referendum June 10

New RSU 40

Budget Meeting, Referendum

Five Run for

Three Seats on Wiscasset Board of Selectmen

Two Write-in

Candidates Run for Damariscotta Select Board

Damariscotta

to Consider Comprehensive Plan at Town Meeting

Two

Candidates Run for GSB School Committee

Voters Approve Great Salt Bay Budget

Dresden

Voters to Elect Selectman, Consider School Budget

Westport

Island Residents Discuss Terminating Withdrawal Process

Jefferson

Education Budget Vote June 10

Nobleboro

Property Maintenance Ordinance on the Ballot June 10

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“What are you thirsty for?” is the question posed by a new clothing and apparel company just starting to make its appearance in local stores.

The Dresden Take-out, on Route 27, opened this past week with a new owner and a new face-lift. Wiscasset businessman Greg Lemar purchased the store at auction Dec 10, 2013 for $43,000. Since that time he has invested about $200,000 refurbishing the building and stocking the store.

A 28-year-old Whitefield woman faces felony charges of sexual abuse of a minor for allegedly abusing a 14-year-old boy on three occasions in December 2013.

Damariscotta voters adopted a new comprehensive plan and approved a 5 percent pay increase for three town office employees at their annual town meeting June 12.

Government Notices Bristol TOWN OF BRISTOL Wind Power Advisory Committee Monday, June 23 at 6 p.m. Bristol Town Office Public invited Edgecomb TOWN OF EDGECOMB NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Edgecomb Planning Board will hold a public hearing at town hall on Thursday, June 19, 2014, 6:30 p.m., on the site plan review application of […]