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.

The bad news is the Thai Golden Restaurant at 65 Gardner Rd., in Wiscasset has closed it doors after being open for less than a year.

The good news is that a new business opened July 22, in the former Tuxedo Junction building located at 424 Bath Rd.

Motorcyclists will be happy to hear the new business, Twisted Iron Customs, is owned by Michael Benner of Friendship. It is a unique business to the area, according to Darron Pierce, an employee.

On each end of the bridge spanning over the Sheepscot River between Wiscasset and Edgecomb is a plaque, written on each of those plaques are the words “Donald E. Davey Bridge, in memory of Detective Sergeant Donald E, Davey, Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff who died while serving his county, 1947 – 1984.”

A young Monhegan couple opened the first brewery in island history in July and the beer is selling as fast as they can make it.

Work on a state strut replacement project on Route 32 in Bremen will close a section of that road completely, according to a letter the Bremen Board of Selectmen received, via Lincoln County Communications Director Tod Hartung.

Benjamin and Amanda Lash and big brother Noah Lash of Cushing are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Ava Alison Lash.

A change in the status of Lincoln County Healthcare and the way the government pays Lincoln County Healthcare will ensure its sustainability, its CEO said.