In less than an hour, a handful of Boothbay Harbor residents approved a 24-article town meeting warrant totaling $4,118,853 May 3. The new budget represents an increase of less than one percent over last year’s town budget.

Senator Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, May 10, in three locations.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent summonsesMay 1, Amanda M. Wallace, 31, of Nobleboro was issued a summons for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, on Bayview Road, Nobleboro, by Deputy Kenneth Hatch.

South Bristol School kindergarten teacher Nancy Hatch will complete 43 years of classroom service to Maine children and launch into her retirement and the next chapter of her life when the final bell rings at noon June 20.

The First Bancorp has announced that Daniel R. Daigneault, president and chief executive officer of the company and its banking subsidiary, The First N.A., has informed the board of directors of his intent to retire in early 2015.

A Whitefield man faces felony theft and escape charges after allegedly confessing to a theft, then fleeing into the woods behind his residence Tuesday, May 20.

Bristol Consolidated School students and faculty are learning about, participating in, and celebrating Russian culture during the school’s Diversity Week.

Wiscasset interim Town Manager Don Gerrish announced at the board of selectmen’s meeting May 6 the town will begin the town manager search, starting again from scratch.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled “smoking in bed” as the cause of the fire that destroyed a Southport apartment early Tuesday, May 6.

Joe (again) plus Spike boy – please take them homeJoe is such a lovely boy at age 5. He’s now been at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter for close to a year.

Law enforcement agencies in Maine collected 27,040 pounds of prescription drugs on April 26, setting a new collection record for the state, according to Michael Wardrop, the resident agent in charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Maine.

The Damariscotta Police Department along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency will be attending a drug take day at LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bristol and South Bristol firefighters and a state forest ranger extinguished a brush fire at 306 Route 129 in Walpole the afternoon of April 22.

Kaili Mayberry and Zachary Blackler of Jefferson/Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Aylah Irene Blackler.