At an Aug. 4 meeting of the Bunker Hill Community Club, Maine Farmland Trust announced their plans for a Jefferson property they purchased earlier this year.

Two former Waldoboro residents were arrested after Maine Drug Enforcement Agents seized more than 950 bags at their home on Riverside Drive in Warren Aug. 3. Agents, aided by the Knox County deputies, Rockland and State Police, and game wardens arrested Shawn Leclerc, 26, Tonja Hallett, 25 and Angel Jones, 25, of Rockland shortly after the trio had returned from Rhode Island where the heroin was allegedly obtained.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has announced the state is no longer considering building a bypass to alleviate traffic in Wiscasset.

Multiple break-ins at Mason Station this year have resulted in the theft of some $3500 worth of copper, according to the Wiscasset Police Department. The thefts at the now defunct power station mimic a growing problem throughout Maine.

William F. Atwood, 34, Windsor, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, Two Bridges Regional Jail six months, probation partially revoked, probation continued.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reports 88,000 customers without power as of noon, Aug. 30.

Labor Day is observed on Mon., Sept. 5. Post offices and all state regulated businesses will be closed.

The attorney representing three defendants accused of transporting an 85-year-old Los Angeles woman across the country against her will before she was found in a cabin at an Edgecomb motor court refuted allegations of elderly abuse levied against his clients.

A 22-year old Bremen native, Christiana Melusine Fesmire, was reported missing from her Lewiston residence last month, leaving friends and family saddened and bewildered by her disappearance.

Lauri Pulsifer and Nathan Lord and big sister Lee Anne of Round Pond are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Norah Reneé Lord.

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.