U.S. Marine Corps veteran and bronze medal paralympian rower Rob Jones is cycling across the country in an effort to raise $1 million dollars for three charities that support wounded and ailing veterans.

Grant and Faye Sorterup, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah, to Matt LaMaster, son of Lewis and Lynne LaMaster, of Prescott, Ariz. They are planning a May 2014 wedding.

Waldoboro officer’s responded to 104 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights.

Complaints and investigationsOct. 18, Officer Jeffery Fuller is investigating a report that someone broke into a bakery and stole some flowers.

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Ryan Chubbuck of Woolwich, a corrections officer at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, has joined the Damariscotta Police Department as a reserve patrol officer.

Lincoln Academy plans to switch sites for its new dormitory and applied technology center, a move that will reduce costs and eliminate a zoning conflict.

U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows, the only candidate to date to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, the popular Republican incumbent, campaigned in Lincoln County Oct. 25.

Nicholas Paulino and Deborah Russell of Nobleboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Ivy Samantha Paulino.

Coinciding with the upcoming state election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Waldoboro voters will once again throw their legislative weight for or against a proposal to finalize lingering budget issues for Fiscal Year 2014.

Kayla Griffin and Reece Demmons of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Adele Kassidi Demmons.

At the top of Damariscotta Police Department’s chain of command is a mix of old and new for the town. Chief Ron Young started with the department on Sept. 1 after working as police chief in Lincolnville since 2008. Deputy Chief Chad Andrews started with the department in 2002 as a patrol officer, working his way up through sergeant and serving as chief for about 18 months.

A grand jury in Lincoln County Superior Court declined to indict a Jefferson man on the charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon related to an incident that occurred outside his home on Goose Hill Road and lead to an alleged standoff with law enforcement.

Damariscotta Police Department responded to 200 calls including traffic details, motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. during this one week period of time and reports the following activities.

Arrests/summonsesSept. 25, Chris Williams, 42 of Danbury, Conn. was summoned for speeding, 49 mph in a 35 mph zone, on Bristol Road.

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and the Twin Villages Alliance have decided not to co-host an upcoming series of meetings about parking in Damariscotta.

Peapod Jewelry of Edgecomb has designed a pumpkin boat bead for this year’s Pumpkinfest. This adds to their 2011 Pumpkin Pod and 2012 Royal Pumpkin beads.