Neither sports field at Jefferson Village School has yet been approved as safe for play, but soil testing will be the next step following metal detections and visual inspections of the fields on Aug. 23, according to AOS 93 Superintendent Steve Bailey.

Arrests and SummonsesOn July 31 Peter Rivard, 55, of Gardiner, was summoned for failure to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Routes 1 and 27.

Lincoln Academy Head of School David Sturdevant, a teacher and administrator with 33 years of experience, plans to lead by example in his new post.

A new exhibit that opened at the Maine Art Gallery on July 25 is a collection of pieces in several media that the artist hopes will call attention to topics such as the focus of news coverage, weapons of mass destruction, and civil liberties.

The contractor that installed the sports fields at the new Jefferson Village School said the topsoil used in the fields originally came from the school property, according to AOS 93 Superintendent Steve Bailey.

The new Great Salt Bay Community School playground is complete and open to the public after a five-day, barn-raising-style build with 252 volunteers Aug. 21 to 25.

The First is proud to announce the winners of its sixth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen from over 350 entries, and each winning photographer will be awarded a $100 cash prize.

The images will appear in the bank’s 2014 desk calendar and wall calendar, which will be available to customers in all offices of The First by mid-November.

Col. Mark Westrum, Chairman of the Maine Board of Corrections updated the Lincoln County Commissioners, Tuesday morning, on lawmakers’ decision to appoint a state corrections commission. The purpose of the commission is to review the management of the state’s unified jail system, the cost associated in funding the system, and the authority of the BOC.

Both a man operating a motorcycle and his female passenger were sent to the hospital for injuries when the bike crashed in Edgecomb the afternoon of Aug. 1, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Woodward.

Gregory Hodge, of Jefferson, is urging people on the political left and right to look critically at their party affiliation.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On Aug. 6, Deputy Chad Gilbert responded to a report of criminal mischief to mailboxes in the Whitefield area. One complainant stated she noticed her mailbox was knocked off its post and as Deputy Gilbert rode around the area, he noticed where two other mailboxes were pulled out of the ground. Further investigation to follow if leads develop.

Democrat Eloise Vitelli of Arrowsic was the winner in the Senate District 19 special election on Tuesday, August 27. Vitelli defeated Republican Paula Benoit of Phippsburg and Green Independent Daniel Stromgren of Topsham.

The lawn and wildflower gardens of the Perkins homestead in Newcastle was the perfect setting for the fifth annual Frances Perkins Garden Party, Aug. 14, where dignitaries gathered to celebrate and honor those individuals carrying on the legacy of Perkins’ work.

A 2.62 mile-long paving project is scheduled to begin on Route 1 in Waldoboro and Warren on Wednesday, Aug. 7, according to a Department of Transportation press release.