The former Bank of Maine building and lot in Newcastle was purchased the final week of May by Dirk and Ann Poole, owners of Ma’s Bobbin Works of Nobleboro.

A Boothbay man pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court June 26 to five charges of possession of sexually explicit materials and could face as much as two years in prison when sentenced later this year.

A Waldoboro woman is being held without bail after she was arrested for allegedly shoplifting in a store next door to one she allegedly robbed in February.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen elected Pam Dunning chairman Tuesday, June 17, in its first meeting since the June 10 election.

A Waldoboro man was sentenced to a year in jail with all but 60 days suspended and a year of probation for his role in a high-speed chase in Wiscasset in May 2013.

Offering a changing daily menu Van Lloyd’s Bistro is slated to open the week of June 15 in Damariscotta at 85 Parking Lot Lane fronting on the large municipal lot off Main Street just opposite Riverside Park.

Boy Scout Troop 213 held a triple Eagle Scout ceremony on Jun 8 at the Bunker Hill Church in Jefferson. Receiving Scouting’s highest honor were John Braley, of Damariscotta, and brothers Tom and Lucas Kostenbader, of Newcastle.

An Appleton man who was the subject of a search after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing his pickup truck in Union has been arrested.

Jyang-Lee’s Kitchen, a Whitefield company, is voluntarily recalling all Jyang-Lee’s Kitchen brand poultry products that did not receive the full benefit of inspection. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Meat and Poultry Inspection program made the announcement May 29.

Fifty-three residents of Bremen, Damariscotta, and Newcastle approved a 4.69 percent increase in the Great Salt Bay Consolidated School District budget at the annual meeting May 29.

The Maine Coast Book Shop marks its 50th year in business in 2014, according to owner Susan Porter.

Wiscasset High School baseball team defeated Buckfield 4-0 on June 18 at St. Joseph’s College in Standish to lay claim to their first Western Maine Class D championship.

A Nobleboro man is facing charges of operating under the influence and operating without a license after he crashed a vehicle into a tree on Route 32 in Waldoboro the morning of May 15.

Two new members were sworn into office and took their seats on the Wiscasset School Board on June 11, however, both abstained from voting as the board elected a new chairman.