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.

Damariscotta Town Manager Matt Lutkus, at the request of Selectman Josh Pinkham, is going to research the possibility of eliminating town funding of nonprofit organizations.

The MaineHealth board of trustees unanimously approved the Lincoln County Healthcare proposal to close the St. Andrews Hospital and Healthcare Center emergency department Aug. 2.

In most years, the Lash family watches the Friendship Day parade from Howard and Lois Lash’s lawn in town.

Students at the Nobleboro Central School (NCS) will have a slightly longer school day, this year. The school day has been extended by 20 minutes with a new schedule designed to increase student learning.

Linda Annis, 25, Portland, false public alarm or report, Two Bridges Regional Jail, 15 days.

A Waldoboro woman, whose job was eliminated at the end of the 2011-12 school year, will see her position partially reinstated, after the MSAD 40/RSU 40 School Board spent more than an hour and a half in executive session Aug. 16.

Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency and 911 Communications Director Tod Hartung may be new to the title, but he is not a new face to his co-workers.

When they met Aug. 6 the Jefferson School Board held voted to accept the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with support staff.

Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde said Aug. 7 that he has received three applications from within his department, for the detective position vacated by Lance Mitchell in July.

Surviving three near-death experiences at sea after nearly 60 years of fishing, George Richardson Jr. of Westport Island decided to stop at age 69. “My angels were getting tired,” he said. Over his many years on the water, Richardson has fished for scallops, groundfish, shrimp, tuna, whiting, and lobster.