Local aquaculturist David Cheney and Dept. of Marine Resources biologist Jon Lewis expressed concern about the potential spread of the oyster disease MSX to Johns River at a Sept. 21 public hearing in South Bristol.

Maine Historic Preservation Commission archaeologist Arthur Spiess and Maine Natural Areas Program ecologist Andy Cutko led an exploration of Maine’s archaeological and ecological past in Dresden Aug. 21.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Coreysha Stone and Coreysha Lothrop to Michael Stone, Michael Bryant and John Lothrop; John Lothrop to Coreysha Stone and Michael Stone;

The U.S. Coast Guard is currently responding to a distress call on the eastern side of Monhegan Island.

Nobleboro’s insurance provider told the town on Sept. 2 that they will receive $236,380 for replacement of the sand/salt shed, town officials said.

Emergency workers from all over Lincoln County pulled together last week to help decorate a Maine wreath that was brought to New York City’s Fire Ladder Company 3 for their 10th anniversary ceremony of 9/11.

Head Tide Road (Rt. 194), in Newcastle, is closed to through traffic until Fri., Sept. 30.

Round Pond Postmaster Steve Culpovich started working for the United States Postal Service in 1985 as a “casual” or temporary employee earning $5 per hour.

The invasive aquatic plant hydrilla was found recently in Davis Stream in Jefferson. The infestation is the second instance of the plant in the Damariscotta Lake watershed.

Brandon Abbott, 27, Boothbay Harbor, criminal mischief, $200; criminal mischief, $200, restitution $300.

School will be in session tomorrow morning at the new Jefferson Village School, Jefferson Code Enforcement Officer Stan Waltz said today.

The Lincoln County Commissioners voted unanimously at their regular meeting Sept. 6 to accept a $12,106 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant awarded to several Lincoln County law enforcement agencies.

The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, at the World Trade Center site, includes, in its vast collection, The Last Column, the 36-ft., 60-ton steel beam famous for becoming an impromptu memorial in the months after 9/11.

At an upcoming hearing, a judge will decide whether to grant a retrial for a Waldoboro woman convicted of murder.