Alan Burgess, 64, of Trevett (Boothbay) will serve one year of probation as a result of his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of possession of sexually explicit materials.

The Waldoboro Police report the following activities from the previous week:

Arrests/SummonsesJuly 27, Chief William Labombarde and Officer Thomas Bartunek arrested Brandon Gresham, 18, and Zachary Cardilli, 19, both of Warren. Cardilli and Warren were both charged with burglary (three counts), theft (three counts) and criminal mischief (two counts).

As of 11 a.m. on Aug. 29, “just about every road” in Somerville was closed due to downed power lines, said Somerville Fire Chief Mike Dostie.

As of 10 a.m. today, the latest official forecast regarding Hurricane Irene details a slightly improved outlook for Lincoln County.

The Great Salt Bay Sanitary District operates two distinct wastewater systems – one for the vast majority of its customers in the Twin Villages; another to serve 53 homes in Damariscotta Mills.

Sen. David Trahan said in a telephone interview on Aug. 9 that he received the executive director position at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM).

If Sen. David Trahan is offered the position of Executive Director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) next week, the senator said he would resign his seat in the senate in January 2012.

Sarah Vitale, 29, of Augusta, must serve 29 months in jail and three years of probation and, with her accomplice, pay $15,000-plus in restitution for a one-day burglary spree in 2009, according to court documents.

Damariscotta plans to sign a contract with Eaton Peabody, a general practice law firm with offices in four Maine cities, to bring in Don Gerrish as interim town manager, outgoing Damariscotta Town Manager Greg Zinser said.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reports 170,000 customers without power as of 1 p.m. The company estimates that more than 275,000 accounts were affected by the storm as it passed along the western edge of the company’s service area on Sunday. The total includes 6197 accounts in Lincoln County.

The Maine Marine Patrol and Maine Warden Service are asking mariners and boaters to make plans to safeguard their vessels from Hurricane Irene.

Scott and Leslie Carter of Waldoboro and siblings Gregory and Devin Carter, proud grandparents Raymond and Nancy Carter of Waldoboro and Daryl and Rose Hill of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Rylee RayAnn Carter, born on Aug. 13 at 8:24 a.m. weighing 7 lbs., 11 oz.

The Whitefield Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Aug. 8 to seek an opinion from the town attorney regarding an issue involving a structure built too close to Weary Pond.

The state is no longer considering building a bypass to alleviate traffic in Wiscasset, according to a Dept. of Transportation (DOT) press release.