Members of the public and descendents of Conrad Heyer, the first son born to German immigrants settling in Waldoboro, gathered Aug. 18 for the opening of new exhibit on the Heyer family at the Waldoborough Historical Society.

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

Complaints and investigationsAug. 6, Officer Jason Warlick conducted a speed detail at Biscay Beach; responded to the intersection of Bristol Road and School Street on a report of a traffic hazard; and responded to School Street on a report of suspicious activity.

A hearing on the warrant for Waldoboro’s Sept. 10 special town meeting on Aug. 27 focused on how the town should accommodate a $106,000 hit to state revenue sharing, but both the board of selectmen and the public were divided on from where the cuts should come.

A concerned parent has started a letter drive to encourage talk show host Ellen DeGeneres help fix issues with the sports fields at Jefferson Village School.

Clinton Gilbert and Nicole Brown and siblings Keaton, Haley and Maisy of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Jackson Robert.

Christopher Dighton, the 23-year old involved in an ATV accident in Edgecomb on July 17, returned home on Aug. 9 for a brief visit, 23 days after the accident left him with serious injuries. His father Bill Dighton, of Alna, said he was more excited for his son to come home this time, rather than the first time they brought him home from the hospital.

A Good Samaritan who reacted when he saw a vessel in distress was able to single-handedly rescue a boater who fell overboard, according to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

A new program through the Mid-coast School of Technology could help career and technical students graduate high school with a year’s worth of college credit at a significantly lower cost, according to Director Beth Fisher.

On Aug. 8, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year old Richmond man for allegedly sending sexually explicit pictures of himself to a 13-year-old Wiscasset girl via the Internet.

Red’s Eats, the take-out restaurant famous for its lobster rolls and long lines, is being sought to do the reality show “Lunch Rush” on the History Channel.

The date of Sept. 5, 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of a naval battle in the waters off Pemaquid Point during the War of 1812.

The Boothbay Fire Dept. and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) responded to the area of the Damariscotta River near Meadow Island for a possible missing boater Friday evening, and were able to ascertain that no one was missing, according to the Lincoln County Communications Center (LCCC).

Coastal Enterprises Incorporated, or CEI, has signed a purchase option agreement to purchase properties in Brunswick. Their plan is to consolidate their Wiscasset and Portland operations into one building on Federal Street in Brunswick by 2015.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has charged two inmates at the Two Bridges Regional Jail with trafficking in prison contraband following an investigation into an alleged assault which took place at the Wiscasset facility the weekend of Aug. 4.