Somerville selectmen and volunteers were busy, Sept. 25, moving furniture from the old town office, at the former Somerville School, to the new one at 72 Sand Hill Rd.

By John Christie and Naomi SchalitSenior reporters, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting(This is the fourth story in the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting’s continuing coverage of the candidates for U. S. Senate from Maine. The series – “Setting the record straight” – is focused on the claims each candidate has made about their record, with special emphasis given to the key issues facing national leaders: jobs and the economy.)

Kevin and Crystal Berg, of Damariscotta, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Coralee Priscilla Berg.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent SummonsesJuly 27, Jean E. Smith, 61, of Nobleboro was issued a summons for criminal threatening, on Main Street, Newcastle, by Deputy Matthew Day.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will meet twice next week to review and vote on Lincoln County’s forthcoming proposal to provide police services in Damariscotta.

Lincoln County internet users should see little change, after the June 13 sale of Midcoast Internet Solutions (MIS) to GWI.

Though certainly fun, attendance was noticeably way down for the 60th annual Olde Bristol Days at the Pemaquid Beach Park site, Aug. 11-12.

The Great Salt Bay School Committee is in a temporary leadership stalemate after two tie votes for committee officers at its Aug. 8 meeting.

Two Bridges Regional Jail administrator Mark Westrum said he is relieved that the impasse between Somerset County jail and the Maine Board of Corrections has been resolved.

When Deborah Rix wanted to check out her new job last spring, she used some accumulated air miles to fly to Kotzebue, Alas. and then rode a 10-passenger plane the 138 miles northeast to Ambler, 45 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Ambler has a population of 276 and lies on the north bank of the Kobuk River in Northwest Arctic Borough.

Amanda B. Reed and Derek S. Kinney, both of Woolwich, are pleased to announce their pending nuptials.

The town of Damariscotta will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the construction of the new Bus. Rt. 1 sidewalk at noon Thurs., Aug. 30.

A 5K road race will be the start of festivities for Medomak Valley Land Trust’s sixth annual River Festival on Sat., Sept. 1.

Meeting with the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen Aug. 13, Fire Chief Roy Potter updated the board during a discussion about an issue with an abutting property owner to the town’s new fire station.