Dresden Fire Department was assisted by 11 area departments in extinguishing a blaze that destroyed a 19th century home on June 29, according to Dresden Fire Chief Steve Lilly.

Two Edgecomb men sustained serious injuries when the ATV they were operating crashed on Old County Road in Edgecomb July 17.

The Maine Department of Transportation will present its new design for the South Bristol bridge at a meeting at South Bristol School Thursday, Aug. 1.

The Damariscotta Police report the following activities from the previous weeks:

Arrests/SummonsesJune 23, Diane M. Impallomeni, 50, of Nobleboro, was arrested for operating under the influence.

Proud parents Aubrey and Rachele Alexander of Kent, Wash., are pleased to announce the birth of their son Miles Sullivan Alexander May 31.

A joint meeting between the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee has been rescheduled from the original date to July 18 at 6 p.m.

Arline Lawless, the Waldoboro woman charged with the shooting death of her former boyfriend, 34-year-old Norman Benner of Waldoboro, changed her plea to guilty, when she appeared in Knox County Superior Court, June 26. She had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Please join everyone for the grand opening of the Viles Arboretum on Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 6 p.m. for the first art show and reception.

The Lincoln Academy Development Office, which raises money for the private Newcastle high school, has collected almost $10 million in donations since its 1996 founding.

Polling places and hours for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 budget validation vote scheduled for June 28 have been updated.

Fans of pick-your-own fruit have long harvested their annual strawberry purchase from Lincoln County farmers. For those used to eating organically grown berries, the pickings are a bit slimmer than in the past.

It took less than 90 minutes for Dresden voters to get through the 49 remaining articles on the warrant when town meeting reconvened on June 15. Annual town meeting began with municipal elections on June 11.

Conor Smith, a write-in candidate who entered the school committee race in Damariscotta the day before the election, defeated another late entry, Dan Pinkham, 40-30.

Medomak Valley High School Athletic Director Matthew Lash told graduating seniors the lessons they learned on the athletic field apply to life in general, when he gave the keynote address at the school’s commencement ceremony, June 5.