Nobleboro Board of Selectmen Al Lewis and Dick Spear recently nominated Treasurer, Town Clerk and Tax Collector Mary Ellen Anderson for the Ethel M. Kelly Memorial Award.

Damariscotta intends to hire acting Police Chief Chad Andrews as the next chief of the Damariscotta Police Dept. pending the “finalization” of his employment contract.

An Edgecomb based business, Seawicks Candle Company, promises to bring nostalgia inspired, handmade scented candles to the masses. Only a month old, Seawicks candles can be found at five local businesses and shipped nationwide.

Meeting with the Lincoln County Commissioners Sept. 6, the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Pellerin said the total cost of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene Aug. 28-29 did not meet the threshold for state and federal aid.

Marriage vows were exchanged Saturday near Monhegan Island as rescue personnel continued efforts just offshore to locate a wedding guest who was swept out to sea by high surf on Friday. The wedding took place Saturday afternoon on Manana Island (just across the small harbor on Monhegan) and was followed by a reception, according to sources on Monhegan Island. At 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, the USCG announced it was suspending the search until such time that new information developed.

Wiscasset Raceway will hold its first race day of the year Sat., Oct. 15.

The decision to hold a race day comes after the fate of the Raceway was left open following the bankruptcy of the track’s owners Doug and Becky White.

A Newcastle couple, veterans of the local restaurant community, says they’re proud to carry on a tradition at the Bristol Diner.

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.