Damariscotta Police officers came to Great Salt Bay Community School April 30 to hand out “junior officer” badges and visit with students.

In August two families from Edgecomb are traveling to the village of Valea Plopului, in Romania to help in an orphanage and home for unmarried mothers.

Waldoboro Finance Director Eileen Dondlinger has been honored on the dedication page of this year’s annual report.

There was some excitement May 17, when a Harbor Seal was observed making his way up from Damariscotta River to the base of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder.

Lincoln County Republicans were left reeling last week from the fallout from the party’s tumultuous state convention in Augusta May 5 and 6.

Last week’s unseasonable weather was enough to confuse not only the squirrels, robins, doves, our resident turkeys and woodpeckers, but also the human residents of our and other Maine properties.

A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office report cites the mechanical failure of a go-cart as the likely cause of the fatal accident during last year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest parade.

Following a brief public hearing at the Edgecomb Town Office April 26, the Board of Selectmen approved a proposed adult entertainment ordinance for the town warrant which voters will consider at their annual town meeting May 19.

Damariscotta Police Dept. reports the following activity:

Complaints and investigationsApril 24, Officer Aaron Beck responded to a report of an erratic operation.

Law enforcement units across the state are prepared for the traditional Memorial Day start of the summer season with additional patrols scheduled to work over the holiday weekend.

A Lincoln County grand jury indicted Joshua B. Seiders, 31, of Damariscotta, May 16 on a felony theft charge in connection with the theft of more than $10,000 from Osier’s Wharf in South Bristol.

Teachers at the Nobleboro Central School have agreed to a contract with AOS 93. At the May 14 meeting of the NCS School Board, union representatives Paula Schuster and Ken Williams joined members of the Nobleboro School Board in signing an agreement that will be in effect from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, 2014.

The Maine International Trade Center recently announced that Hancock Lumber has been named Maine’s Exporter of the Year.

Boothbay Harbor citizens held their annual town meeting, May 5. A secret ballot election held the previous day, passed three warrant articles and filled six positions, including those of selectman and overseer of the poor, school committee superintendent, and trustees for the Rocky Channels School System and cemetery, sewer and water districts.