MacAllister Moss, 9, of Bristol, shrugged off intense competition to narrowly win the second annual Damariscotta Mills Cannonball Festival contest Aug. 31.

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent incidentsOn Aug. 30, Deputy Brent Barter responded to a reported the theft of tools and a generator being tampered with at a residence on Cedar Grove Road in Dresden.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to a 10-year contract with Time Warner Cable at a Sept. 26 meeting.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen voted on Sept. 27 to rescind an application for a quiet zone around the railroad crossing on Goshen Road.

James A. Gilbert of Newcastle and Suzanne M. Gilbert of Newcastle were granted a divorce on Aug. 9. They were married in Bristol on Nov. 15, 1986. Shared parental rights of one minor child.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted to raise the town’s mil rate by $.35 to $15.15 per thousand dollars of property valuation at their regular meeting Sept. 6.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted to amend the proposed language to a warrant article on the November ballot regarding the town’s withdrawal from RSU 12 at their regular meeting Sept. 6.

A Whitefield man was arrested in the early morning on Sept. 16 after he allegedly entered his neighbor’s home and threatened a couple with a shotgun before engaging in an extended standoff with police.

The new Jefferson Village School building will not be ready for the scheduled first day of school Sept. 6.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen, at its Sept. 26 meeting, unanimously authorized Newcastle Fire Chief Clayton Huntley to request bids for a pumper-style fire truck.

The surface use restriction jointly issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is intended to enable effective suppression of the invasive aquatic plant and prevent its spread to other parts of Damariscotta Lake.

Former Damariscotta Town Manager Greg Zinser’s gross earnings on his last paycheck, including over 20 weeks of unused sick and vacation time, totaled $34,833.91.

After a night-long search of the dark ocean waters off Lincoln County proved unsuccessful, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is still actively searching for a man swept into the sea from the rocky shoreline of Monhegan Island Friday afternoon, according to USCG spokesman Chief Rob Childress.

Major road repairs on several Alna roads will begin Sept. 12 and last through Sept. 21. Construction will be done from 7 am to 6 pm. Lothrop, Bailey, Rabbit Path, Dock and Golden Ridge Rd. will be affected by the repairs.