A Lincoln County grand jury indicted State Trooper Gregory Vrooman, 45 of Nobleboro, on four counts of unlawful sexual contact, four counts of unlawful sexual touching, four counts of assault and one count of tampering with a witness.

At the directive of Gov. Paul LePage and the Commissioner of the Maine Dept. of Transportation all work on Gateway 1 will cease indefinitely, effective immediately.

It was a revelation to selectmen Monday that since 2007 Whitefield has had 43 fire department standard operating procedures and other policies, covering such matters as rules and regulations, personal protection equipment inspection, and workplace harassment, spelled out in a compliance manual.

Michael and Tiffany Winchenbach of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Charles Thomas.

The United States Attorney’s Office announces that United States District Judge George Z. Singal, sitting in Portland, sentenced Wayne N. Collamore, age 60, originally of Damariscotta, to serve 17.5 in federal prison for escape and possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Collamore pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2010.

A Newcastle resident will appear on “Jeopardy,” the popular, long-running game show, Wed., March 30.

A defense motion for change of venue in the case of former Great Salt Bay Community School teacher Peter Simonds was granted March 10.

South Bristol residents approved every article on the warrant for the 2011 town meeting with minimal dissent March 8.

The town bought a new, $208,000 fire truck and a generator or generators for South Bristol School; approved a $1.66 million education budget and elected two members of the South Bristol Budget Committee

The installation of oft-controversial smart meters in some Lincoln County towns will begin “shortly,” according to letters Central Maine Power recently sent to Bristol and Damariscotta.

Nearly seven weeks after the first of a series of incidents involving ice falling from Ralph Doering’s apartment buildings in Damariscotta, ice and snow continues to build up and slide from the buildings’ roofs.

Daroyl Wilson, 20, of Jefferson, pled not guilty to seven charges of aggravated forgery and one charge each of forgery and theft by deception at his March 3 arraignment in Lincoln County Superior Court.

The Damariscotta Mills fish ladder is ready for the spring smelt run.

Stan Waltz and Deb Wilson, two members of the Fish Committee of Nobleboro and Newcastle, met with the contractor at the fish ladder March 25, turning on the flow of water from Damariscotta Lake for the first time since construction began in fall 2010.

Nobleboro Fire Chief, Ryan Gallagher reported seeing flames from the fully involved Williams home reflecting in the pond at the top of the Alewife ladder in Damariscotta Mills late Friday evening.

Charles R. Banfield, 79, Edgecomb, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $100; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $100; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $100.