Fans of Thai food have reason to celebrate as crews from new restaurant Best Thai put the finishing touches on their location at 74 Main Street in Damariscotta.

Waldoboro voters elected several town officials at the polls on June 14. In several elections, the candidates from the Concerned Citizens of Waldoboro (C-COW) ousted incumbents. As of press time, town officials were still double-checking the vote count for these races, Town Clerk Linda Perry said.

In a special meeting June 23, the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen set Tues., Aug. 9 as the date for a run-off election between incumbent Dick McLean and challenger Josh Pinkham.

The Bremen Fire Department hosted a live training burn for several area fire departments at a donated house on Fogler Road on June 25.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will meet Thurs., June 23 at 10 a.m. at the Damariscotta Municipal Building to determine the date of a run-off election and sign the necessary paperwork.

During their Annual Town Meeting June 24 and 25, Westport Island residents will decide on 41 articles including the purchase of a new fire truck and two referendum questions concerning the purchase of a 202-acre parcel of land.

The Chairman of the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen, Jack Sarmanian, is preparing to travel to Joplin, Mo. to assist in recovery efforts after the town was devastated by an F-5 tornado on May 22 that killed 141 people. Sarmanian, who has an extensive background in mental health administration, will work in a volunteer capacity for the Red Cross after recently completing a training course.

Damariscotta Police Chief Steve Drake resigned May 31, ending nearly eight weeks of public speculation following Town Manager Greg Zinser’s April 6 decision to place Drake on paid administrative leave.

Following a recent public hearing on proposed ordinances governing methadone clinics and medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities, the Waldoboro Planning Board made minor changes to their draft ordinances.

Wiscasset voters approved a $350,000 capital improvement project to replace its aging commercial fish pier during their referendum style Annual Town Meeting June 14.

The sentencing of a former Waldoboro branch manager for Camden National Bank began June 23 in US District Court in Portland. The hearing was continued until June 28.

A Newcastle resident and former municipal official recently became the acting commissioner of the Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The town of Jefferson will hold a special town meeting on July 5 at 6 p.m. at the town office to vote on the acceptance of a grant for the proposed recycling drop-off facility.

A bill amending Maine’s medical marijuana laws has passed both branches of the legislature.