Peter Simonds pleaded nolo contendere (no contest) to three charges of Class D Unlawful Sexual Contact May 6 in Sagadahoc County Superior Court.

Jury selection for the Peter Simonds trial will take place Fri., May 6 or Fri., May 20, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wright said.

Adeline, Lila, and Alden Hall, along with parents Liza and Mike Hall, are overjoyed to announce the arrival of a baby sister, Pearl Jane.

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

Arrests/SummonsesApril 25, Officer Thomas Hoepner summonsed a 17-year-old female for assault.

This year’s annual town meeting warrant in Waldoboro has only a few articles that are different from years past.

The first workshops for Maine lobstermen participating in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program begins soon at three locations: the closest to Lincoln County is in Union, Wed., May 18, 1-4 p.m.

The latest addition to the Farrin Properties sales team is a familiar face to many in Lincoln County.

Three candidates will vie for two seats on the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen in the 2011 election.

Makoto Sato and Katherine Sato-Papagiannis of Alna are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Ryo Sato-Papagiannis.

In what was termed as the beginning of a discussion, Gerry Audibert of the Maine Dept. of Transportation (DOT) addressed the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen on the possibility of using uniformed police officers to direct downtown traffic this summer.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Massachusetts fugitive in Bristol May 20 after “an intensive manhunt,” according to a press release.

A sentencing hearing in the Peter Simonds case has been scheduled for Fri., May 20 at 2 p.m.

Simonds, a former teacher at Great Salt Bay Community School, pleaded no contest to three charges of Class D unlawful sexual contact May 6.

After less than two years on the job, RSU/MSAD 40 Supt. Francis Boynton has announced he will retire effective Aug. 31.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three young men, Dylan Tedford, 18, of Edgecomb, Christopher Deniger, 19, of Boothbay, and Daniel Chubbuck, 19, of Edgecomb on burglary charges.