Maine voters need to give Democrats and Republicans a “time out,” independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler said at Southport Town Hall, Tuesday, June 17.

A custom car show and benefit performance by local country rock band The Dyer Neck Gang is planned from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Duck Puddle Campground in Nobleboro.

The pilot of an OH-58A+ helicopter that crashed in Whitefield May 30 allegedly told police and his employer the helicopter had fuel issues, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

Newcastle voters elected a first-time candidate to the board of selectmen and reelected another in municipal voting June 10. Both races were unopposed.

Considered a miracle by the church’s pastor, a new steeple has been erected on the Sheepscot Valley Community Church through the efforts of its congregation, a grant and a donation from a Whitefield couple.

A proposed $3,858,603 municipal budget for Waldoboro will be decided by referendum at annual town meeting on Tuesday, June 10.

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Round Pond Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Counterfeit Bills
A Round Pond man has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor forgery in connection with the passing of “numerous” counterfeit $20 bills in Damariscotta, Newcastle, and Waldoboro.

Man Pleads Guilty to Hitting Man with Car, Threatening Girl in Wiscasset
A Kennebec County man has pleaded guilty to hitting a man with a car and threatening to kill a Wiscasset woman and her 15-year-old daughter and blow up their apartment.

New York Man Gets 6 Years for Trafficking Oxycodone in Whitefield
A New York man will serve six years in prison and four years of probation for trafficking oxycodone in Whitefield.

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A man had a narrow escape when the truck he was driving caught fire on Eddy Road in Edgecomb the morning of Friday, June 27.

Deirdre D. Albert, 41, Waldoboro, domestic violence assault, priors, Dec. 3, 2013, dismissed; violating condition of release, Dec. 5, 2013, Two Bridges Regional Jail 10 days; violating condition of release, Dec. 5, 2013, dismissed.

Karrie N. Prior, 23, of Waldoboro, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $350 fine.

The Central Lincoln County YMCA has appointed longtime YMCA professional Bob Young interim executive director.

Bambi Jones and David (“Tracy”) Moskovitz of Whitefield, have been named 2014 Regional Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year for the Northeast region.

A Kennebec County motorcyclist is in good condition after a head-on motorcycle-van collision on Route 218 in Alna June 8, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Newcastle will consider a 10 percent increase in the town budget and vote on sign regulations for the second consecutive year during annual town meeting.