Alna’s ongoing $522,000 six-road repair project may not be completed on budget, according to Alna Road Commissioner Mike Trask.

The Nobleboro Board of Selectmen awarded the town’s sand contract to Nathan Northrup, of Jefferson, for $8.95 per yard.

After 25 years as President of the Bunker Hill Ladies Aid Society in Jefferson, Gladys Johnston has stepped down. Lonnie Andersen will succeed her as president.

The RSU 12 Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Deb Taylor as the new Wiscasset High School Principal at their regular meeting Sept. 9.

In an effort to avoid further disruption, Medomak Valley High School has decided to allow students to wear breast cancer awareness bracelets with the slogan “I [heart] boobies.”

Lincoln County has been added to the disaster declaration the President granted on Sept. 13 for Oxford, Franklin, and York counties to help the state and local communities recover from the damage inflicted by Tropical Storm Irene in August.

Whitefield will dedicate their new fire station at a ceremony at noon on Oct. 15 at the fire station on Townhouse Road.

Damariscotta will pay interim Town Manager Don Gerrish $400 per day, two days a week, and will pay Gerrish’s firm, Eaton Peabody Consulting Group, $3500 to conduct a search for a permanent manager.

New Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline, formally of the Hooksett Police Dept. in Hooksett, N. H., was ceremonially sworn in at the opening of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s regular meeting Sept. 6.

Damariscotta signed a 15-year contract with Time Warner last week, while Newcastle continues to negotiate terms with the cable giant.

The construction of the Newcastle Harbor House, the office building/condominium project at 75 Main St., will resume next week, the developer said Sept. 27.

Yesterday, Sunday, was quite a quiet day for me, for a wonder.

Nicholas Paulino and Deborah Russell of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Nevan Russell Paulino.

The state’s plans for the Johnston Hill Fire Tower, a Bremen landmark, remain unclear as a potential demolition date – Thurs., Sept. 15 – fast approaches.

The Bremen Conservation Commission recently made a last-ditch effort to resume talks with Marc and Barbara Adams, the owners of the Johnston Hill Fire Tower property.