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.

Construction is underway on a 190-foot cell tower in Walpole.

Builders are at work on the steel base of the structure, Paul Kelsey, the property owner, said May 12.

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

Alna: Sally E. Field to Howard S. Field; Frederick F. Post and Lina A. Post to Edwin F. J. Thelander and Liliana Thelander; Richard A. Dalton Jr. and Cynthia M. Dalton to Kenneth R. Boudin Jr.;

Edgecomb residents overwhelming approved a 180-day moratorium on new construction for Davis Island during their Annual Town Meeting at the Edgecomb Eddy School May 21.

Wiscasset High School Principal Matt Carlson unveiled a potential Wolverine themed logo for the schools athletic teams at a regular meeting of the RSU 12 Board of Directors May 12.

The body of a Washington man who officials say set fire to his summer camp and attempted to set fire to his mother’s home was found hanging from a ridge pole in a nearby garage on May 10.

The Town of Bristol is considering a proposal to add a footbridge to Ellingwood Park.

When the Maine Dept. of Transportation withdrew from Gateway 1 earlier this year, it effectively ended the project just before many towns were scheduled to vote on whether to participate.

Christopher A. Bennett, 37, Waldoboro, theft by receiving stolen property, Two Bridges Regional Jail 48 hours, restitution $40.