The Chelsea Republican who emerged from political obscurity in 2010 to upset a two-term Democratic representative appears poised to coast to a third consecutive term.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a draft adult entertainment moratorium ordinance Wednesday, Sept. 3 and scheduled a townwide vote for Wednesday, Sept. 17.

After the first rounds of commercial shellfish license sales in Waldoboro wrapped up this summer 59 licenses remained unissued, over 30 percent of the total available, according to Town Clerk Linda Perry.

The Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

ArrestsRyan A. Gallagher, 41, Damariscotta, domestic violence assault, Aug. 29.

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Damariscotta Man Pleads No Contest to Shovel Attack

Grand Jury Indicts Bristol Woman for Allegedly Stealing Guns

Union Man Arrested After High Speed Pursuit

Law Enforcement Seizes Cocaine, Guns, Marijuana at Bristol Residence

Dresden Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Trafficking

Three Men Indicted in Waldoboro Arson Case

Nobleboro Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Woman

Whitefield Man Charged With Firing Shotgun Over Neighbors’ Heads

Bristol Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend in Leg

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Big sisters Addie and Celia Brinkler, along with their parents, Jamie and Gretchen, of Round Pond, are happy to announce the birth of their brother, Bodhi Presley Brinkler.

The replacement of a failing cross pipe on Route 32 in Waldoboro is expected to close the road to through traffic from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18.

Bremen firefighters and rescue personnel responded to a call of smoke on the town-owned Crotch Islands, just after 9 a.m. Sept. 9.

Weather permitting, a culvert replacement along the course of Muscongus Brook in Bremen will close Route 32 for 30 days beginning Monday, Sept. 8, according to a notice from Hagar Enterprises.

Sam and Betsy Graves, the longtime owners of Harborside in South Bristol, sold the business in August to Scott Magnuson and Shaaren Pine, of South Bristol and Washington D.C.

Salt Bay Chamberfest celebrates its 20th anniversary season with the presentation of four concerts that exemplify the theme “Darkness and Light” chosen by festival founder and Artistic Director Wilhelmina Smith.

A Nobleboro sex offender allegedly attacked an adult female relative outside her Damariscotta home the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 27.

Damariscotta firefighter Jonathan Snell said he is grateful to be alive after the vehicle he was driving in the demolition derby Sunday night, Aug. 23 at Windsor Fair caught fire and exploded into a fireball.

Last week we introduced the topic of government involvement in the economy. We noted Richard Musgrave’s well known model of analysis in which the three economic branches of government include the stability, allocation, and distribution functions.