With a near unanimous show of hands, a group over 40 Wiscasset merchants moved to form a Chamber of Commerce during a meeting at the Wiscasset Community Center Nov. 19.

Val Coolong, President of the Board of Directors of the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce, has resigned from the Damariscotta Planning and Advisory Committee (DPAC) after about two months of membership.

Rachel Russell and Andrew Dean of Wiscasset are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Bradyn.

Over a dozen Schooner Cove seniors braved the strong wind and 40 degree temperature on the east bank of the Damariscotta River, Nov. 11 in observance of Armistice Day, more recently called Veteran’s Day.

A $360,000 sidewalk project in Damariscotta could result in the construction of 950 feet, or about 0.18 miles of sidewalk extending from the Damariscotta Region Information Bureau to the area across from the offices of Mobius, Inc., at 319 Main St.

Ryan and Sarah Fraser of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter, Lilah Judith Fraser.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a new scam that is apparently coming out of Canada targeted at senior citizens with family.

A widely-respected think tank calls the $4.2 billion that taxpayers owe to Maine’s retirement system a “ticking time bomb” that should dominate any discussion of the state’s finances.

The assessment by the nonpartisan Envision Maine is echoed by experts in state finances.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen expressed their displeasure with the quality of recent paving on Biscay Road at their Oct. 20 meeting.

As of 11:30 a.m. today, CMP reports the following roads are impacted by power outages.

Boothbay: Back Eighty Road, Back Narrows Road, Back Narrows Social Club Line, Blue Water Road, Brook Road, Bryers Neck Road, Delano Road, East Barter Island Road, Isle Of Springs Road, School Street, and Wulfing Road.

Aimee and Joe Roderiques, of Boothbay, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Oliver Roderiques.

The Edgecomb planning board cleared the way for a final town vote to approve financing for a new fire station in a meeting Sept 30.

Chloe Maxmin sits in the “writing cabin” on her family’s Nobleboro property, two days before she embarks on a three-month hike through South America. She radiates the intellectual optimism of a bright high school graduate poised to begin the rest of her life.

As a result of a security breach at the state level, AOS 93 is no longer issuing letters to parents requesting the submission of students’ Social Security numbers.