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.

No accord was reached but informal discussions held after a tense public meeting on Clary Lake dam lent some hope to constructive future discussions between the Clary Lake Association and Pleasant Pond Mill LLC.

With his 82nd birthday coming up next month and 71 years of work under his belt, Alton Simmons, of Newcastle, has decided it is time to retire.

Daniel S. Hlovac, 22, Jefferson, operating while license suspended or revoked, $250.

The new Maine Lobstering Union will enable lobstermen to negotiate better catch prices, union leaders told local lobstermen at a meeting in Damariscotta Oct. 17.

No longer will The Village Bakery & Café in Waldoboro be an early morning stop for coffee and a cinnamon roll, but the business’s new hours will help the bakery cut costs and more effectively serve its customers, according to Liz Petruska.

Facing a potential budget shortfall, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 officials have enacted a freeze of the current budget.

U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows visited Damariscotta today, meeting with supporters at Skidompha Public Library as part of a five-day tour of Maine’s 16 counties.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following activity:

Arrests/Summons On Sept. 17 Scott Hawkes, 26, of Bath was arrested on a warrant for unpaid fines.

Central Maine Power Company is planning a $2.8 million expansion of its substation on Jones Woods Road in North Newcastle.