At 2:10 a.m. Christmas morning, Bert Corthell Butler was born at Miles Memorial Hospital to delighted parents Rhea and Oliver Butler of Nobleboro.

One woman was transported to Miles Memorial Hospital, after a two-vehicle accident on Rt. 220 in Waldoboro Jan. 1.

A group of South Bristol property owners who oppose a Department of Transportation-commissioned design for a new bridge over The Gut have proposed an alternative.

Mark A. Noyes, 60, Waldoboro, failure to comply with sex offender registration act, second offense, two years in prison, all suspended, two years probation.

Medomak Valley Cheerleading squad won the Western Maine class B State Title on Saturday January 26 in Augusta.

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing to split the four hours of retail service at the Walpole post office and leave the lobby open 24/7.

A blaze that engulfed a barn on Gaecklein Road in Boothbay Jan. 8 could have been caused by stove ashes, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

The Topsham man driving a truck carrying 2400 gallons of fuel intentionally went into a roadside ditch after the truck’s brakes failed this morning in Alna.

Ricky Curtis, 48, of Union and his son, Todd Curtis, 29, of South Thomaston have been charged with illegal possession of v-notched and mutilated lobsters after an investigation by the Maine Marine Patrol.

Eleven people braved the frigid waters off Pemaquid Beach to participate in the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dip, a fundraiser for local charities.

Bremen residents may find themselves receiving limited service, after the U.S. Postal Service completes an evaluation of the options for that town.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Boothbay: A. Lowell Watson and Cynthia J. Watson to Paula J. Ciarfella; H. Lawrence Oakes and Jayne D. Oakes to H. Lawrence Oakes and Jayne D. Oakes; Ocean Point Lobster Inc. to Steven R. Cutone; Arthur E. Reed, Alan W. Reed and Arnold B. Reed to Charles D. Thoms; Raymond P. Ebeling and Bonnie A. Ebeling to Pointe Of View Properties LLC;

The scene of a fire that destroyed two buildings and may have claimed one life has finally been cleared, according to Somerville Fire Chief Mike Dostie.

The Nobleboro School Committee presented a proposal to the Nobleboro Budget Committee, Jan 21, that would increase the local budget by 5.35 percent, if it gains voter approval. That presentation was prefaced by a statement from school committee chairman Joshua Hatch outlining the effects of the governor’s Dec. 27, 2012 curtailment order that is projected to reduce the current year’s overall state budget by $35.5 million.