Camden National Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory A. Dufour announces plans for the bank to expand into the Augusta market. “We have many strong relationships with Augusta-area businesses, government agencies and people, which makes this a natural expansion of our franchise,” said Dufour.

Parents Adam and Tatyana Libby of Jefferson, proudly announce the birth of their daughter Olivia Libby.

The Wiscasset Police report the following:

Complaints and investigationsDec. 25, Officer Donald Smith conducted multiple property checks; conducted citizen welfare checks; responded to a burglar alarm at the Wiscasset Clipper Mart.

Gil Jaeger and Robert Ball, the longtime assistant chief and captain of the Round Pond fire station, retired from their posts Jan. 3.

Cody A. Barter, 19, Walpole, operate vehicle without license – cond/restric, $200.

The Jefferson Selectmen approved an article for this year’s town meeting warrant that would give $1000 to the Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association for their fight against invasive plants.

Newcastle Town Administrator Ron Grenier said Jan. 10 the field of candidates for his successor is “down to two finalists.”

Shawn Dinsmore, the former manager of the Bristol/South Bristol Transfer Station, resigned Dec. 28.

Damariscotta Police Department responded to 125 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, compliance checks, calls for service, etc. during this one week period of time and reports the following activity:

AccidentsDec. 29, Chief Chad Andrews responded to Coastal Market Place on a report of a motor vehicle accident involving Heidi Sawyer, 47 of Waldoboro who was operating a Ford Focus.

Just over a week after a pipe burst in the ceiling over the Jefferson Village School library, it is still unclear how extensive the damage is, or how much it will cost to repair it.

Derek Abbott, 45, Boothbay Harbor, voting when ineligible; attempt to influence a voter, both dismissed.

Rev. Heather Blais, the new priest at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset, joins the church at a time of transition. This past summer, St. Philips’s entered into a new two-year agreement with Grace Episcopal Church in Bath that would see the two places share clergy.

A Nobleboro man was arrested Dec. 27 after he allegedly passed a fake $20 bill at a gas station in Waldoboro.

A pair of posts on the social networking site Facebook helped the Damariscotta Police identify and summons a Waldoboro woman for allegedly shoplifting from Renys.