As a small girl growing up in Waldoboro, Angela Ripley knew she wanted to be a nurse when she saw how much satisfaction her cousin, a medical, surgical and pediatric nurse, got from helping people.

The Bremen Fire Department will soon purchase a rescue truck to replace the old ambulance they currently use.

The 1973 schooner Harvey Gamage, one of the last built by its namesake, the shipyard’s long-time owner-operator, returned to its birthplace, Gamage Shipyard, May 29.

A June 20 recount of ballots cast June 14 revealed an even closer race for two seats on the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen than initially reported, including a tie between two candidates.

Kaitlin King and Joseph Jackson of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Eloise Mae Jackson.

Starting in July and continuing through Columbus Day, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay will have a dedicated office space in the new Bosarge Family Education Center available to a different expert each week.

Kerry D. Billings, 50, Brunswick, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, transferred to jury trial.

At the town meeting polls on June 14, 902 Waldoboro voters cast ballots; residents rejected multiple department budgets, the budget for upkeep of the AD Gray building and the article establishing employee benefits.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a Boothbay man wanted for sexual assaults involving two teenaged girls. Kenneth Dobson, age 35, of Boothbay is wanted on charges of Gross Sexual Assault and Violation of Conditions of Release.

Chives is a new bistro and coffeehouse on 212 Main Street, Damariscotta, that’s now open for business.

A Lincoln County Superior Court justice denied a Maine State Trooper’s motion for change of venue during a brief hearing May 26.

At the town meeting polls on June 14, Waldoboro voters rejected multiple department budgets, the budget for upkeep of the AD Gray building and the article establishing employee benefits.

Olivia Goldfine and Andrew Robinson of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Audrey Faye Robinson.

Reverend Apollon Noel from Terrier Rouge, Haiti will stay with Terry and Lee Johnston in Jefferson, July 2-10.