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.

A public hearing about a Lincoln Academy proposal to build a 52-student, three-story dormitory will take place before the Newcastle Planning Board Thursday, Aug. 29.

Hillary Lynn Correll of Newcastle was granted a divorce from Michael Thomas Correll of Fort Bragg, N.C. on April 5. They were married in Shalimar, Fla. on Oct. 10, 2011.

Waldoboro Town Manager John Spear has suspended the shellfish ordinance’s mandatory conservation requirements for those seeking licenses following the findings of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, according to a press release from Spear.

Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich has begun work on the new Dresden-Richmond Bridge.

Nancy and Andrew Corson of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Kaila Mae Corson.

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.