Defense attorney Peter Marchesi has responded to allegations detailed in a lawsuit filed against the Two Bridges Regional Jail by a former inmate.

A 61-year-old Damariscotta woman, a former investment adviser facing felony theft charges in New Jersey, now faces new charges of allegedly misappropriating and stealing $342,533.

Chris Dixon and Catherine Leyton of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Ambrose Leyton Dixon, born on Aug. 19 at 1:26 a.m. at Mercy Hospital in Portland, weighing 8 lbs., 5 oz.

Bear hunting season began today at 5:20 a.m. throughout the State of Maine. Maine’s bear population is one of the largest in the country, and Maine offers bear hunters a three-month bear season and a variety of traditional methods to hunt bear.

A change to the design of a new bridge on the Bremen-Bristol town line means up to a week delay but will result in a much stronger bridge, according to Kitty Breskin, a senior geotechnical engineer with the Department of Transportation.

The voters attending the first step in the RSU 12 budget validation process, Aug. 12 in Whitefield, approved a 2013-14 budget of $26.4 million. The second step in adopting the budget is a validation vote scheduled in the participating towns on Sept. 10.

A temporary resident of a South Bristol cottage was transported to the hospital this morning with non-life-threatening burns from a “flashover” of a propane heater.

Chad and Marcia Benner, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the birth of a baby boy, Colton Timothy.

A male kayaker reported missing south of Pemaquid Point this afternoon was located south of Monhegan Harbor, about 10 miles offshore, after an extensive search.

It was as early as December 2012 when he learned there were shards of glass in the new softball field at Jefferson Village School, but AOS 93 Superintendent Steve Bailey said it was not until last week that he found out the baseball field was contaminated, too.

Waldoboro police and fire units responded to one vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of Manktown Road and Route 235 in Waldoboro this afternoon.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen unanimously confirmed the appointment of Ron Young to the position of chief of police at a special meeting Aug. 14.

Bethany L. Blastow, 27, Waldoboro, operate/permit operation unregistered motorboat, $200.

Members of The American Legion Wells-Hussey Post No. 42 replaced the long-standing flagpole in front of their Damariscotta home Aug. 22.