Former Bristol/South Bristol Transfer Station manager Shawn A. Dinsmore pleaded guilty to felony theft by unauthorized taking, in Lincoln County Superior Court Aug. 9.

The Damariscotta Police Dept.’s new cruiser, a 2012 Ram 1500, is at the station and should be fully equipped and in service within two weeks.

A request from the attorney for Pleasant Pond Mill LLC, asking that Aquafortis Associates LLC and its representative Paul Kelley be removed from the list of interested parties, has been rejected by the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection.

Elfido Marroquin-Aldana faces a lengthy prison sentence following his conviction in Lincoln County Superior Court Aug. 23.

A burglar or burglars broke into the Lincoln County Publishing Company the night of Aug. 26-27, stealing equipment and returnable cans from the Newcastle building.

Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 has scheduled three public hearings to hear comments on proposed changes to the local cost allocation process.

An investigation into a fire that destroyed a 36-foot lobster boat in Waldoboro June 21 is rapidly winding down because investigators are running out of leads.

Maine’s U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins have announced two new federal grants totaling $1,154,550 for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.

According to Bremen resident, Judy Mohr, approximately 60 townspeople turned out to bid a happy retirement to Bremen Postmaster Scott Giguere and Assistant Postmaster Linda Autio, Aug. 2.

The Damariscotta River Association board of trustees has issued a nearly three-year-old statement regarding the departure of former Executive Director Mark DesMeules.

The managing partner of Pleasant Pond Mill LLC (PPM), Paul Kelley, who also serves as representative for Aquafortis Associates LLC, said the dam should be repaired by those who benefit from it.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office delivered a proposal to Damariscotta Aug. 24 to provide 24/7 law enforcement services in place of the Damariscotta Police Dept.

The Westport Island Withdrawal Committee met at the Town Office Aug. 20.

Four bidders will buy five properties from the town of Alna for $19,153.

Alna acquired the properties after the previous owners did not pay taxes or contact the town to make payment arrangements for three consecutive years.