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.

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.

The Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection is urging the elderly, children and those with heart or lung diseases to reduce their exertion Friday as unhealthy air quality sets in along the state’s coast.

Boothbay wants citizens, visitors and other stakeholders to help the town convince MaineHealth to grant “a stay of execution” for the St. Andrews emergency department.

A series of Bristol residents have encountered a peacock wandering around Bristol Mills and Round Pond.