Student test results from Medomak Valley High School compare favorably with the rest of the state, when economic status is taken into account. That was the gist of a presentation by MVHS Asst. Principal Andrew Cavanaugh, at the Nov. 2 meeting of the Regional School Unit 40 Board of Directors.

Maine Senate District 20: Rep. Les Fossel, R-Alna, 255; Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, 208.

Fossel leads the race, 7311-7060.

Bremen firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire on Turner Road Saturday morning.

Damariscotta Police Department responded to 109 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. during this one week period of time and reports the following activities:

Arrests/SummonsesOct. 31, Kurt F. Magnusson, 64 of Bremen, was summonsed for speeding, 15-19 mph over the posted speed limit.

Katie and Adam West of Bristol are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Victoria West.

Second grade students at the Miller School in Waldoboro got more than exercise when they took a walk downtown earlier this month. They gained knowledge about their community and learned how to create a three-dimensional map of what they saw.

Buddy Robinson, 30, of Lewiston was found guilty in the July 2011 murder of Christiana Fesmire, after the jury spent a little more than an hour in deliberations. Fesmire’s parents live in Bremen.

The Waldoboro Fire Dept.’s response to a fire alarm call, Oct. 6, led to more than $14,000 in costs to the town.

The business manager of Waltz Pharmacy said she was heart-broken that the company was closing their last retail pharmacy in Waldoboro.

Pittston Democrat Timothy Marks will represent District 53 in the Maine House of Representatives for the next two years.

Two men are in custody following the peaceful conclusion of a standoff on Upper East Road in Nobleboro this morning.

Christopher A. Benner, 20, Damariscotta, commercial shellfishing without a license, second, $300; commercial shellfishing without a license, second, $300.

The Bristol Board of Selectmen, at its Nov. 20 meeting, voted to use road funds to buy a $412 distance-measuring device for the town truck.

Somerville officials are waiting to hear from the owners of more than a dozen properties with unpaid 2010 taxes. Town Treasurer and Tax Collect Gerry Kimball said she sent 15 foreclosure notices out in early November and, as of the Board of Selectmen’s Nov. 20 meeting, had only received two responses.