Nobleboro residents gathered at the Nobleboro Central School Oct 26 to hear the first of three presentations on the proposed Gateway 1 plan for the Rt.1 corridor.

An 86-year-old Somerville woman died when a fire swept through her home Saturday evening, according to the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office. The body of Pauline Danley, of 152 Frye Rd. in Somerville, was found in her bedroom, which is also where the fire started, according to Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office. The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.

Over the last week, fire departments around the county hosted open houses and made appearances at local schools as part of Fire Safety Week, an effort to increase kids’ knowledge of fire safety and familiarize kids with fire fighters and what they do.

The top four pumpkins in the Second Annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Weigh-Off on Sun., Oct. 3 at Pinkham’s Plantation all surpassed the previous state record for the heaviest pumpkin.

Edwin Pierpont (1471 lbs.), of Jefferson, now reigns as the state record-holder, followed by Chip Button (1458.5), Bill Rodonis (1414) and Joe Gaboury (1327.5).

In a letter to Westport Island Board of Selectmen, Maine Department of Transportation regional manager Michael Burns made a commitment to immediately address the worst portions of heavily damaged Rt. 144.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Sept. 28, Robert A. Young, 42, of Sandown, N.H. was issued a summons for operating after license suspension, on Bunker Hill Road, Jefferson, by Deputy Brian Collamore.

In voting at the Medomak Middle School Oct. 28, Republican Paul LePage won the gubernatorial election by an easy margin over runner-up Independent Eliot Cutler. Democrat Libby Mitchell placed a distant third.

Lieutenant John Allen reported 130 calls to the Wiscasset police department between October 5-12.

Arrests and SummonsesOct. 5, Mark Dunn, 26, of Augusta, charged with failure to appear.

Edgecomb residents approved a series of zoning changes without dissent in an Oct. 14 special town meeting.

When new Wiscasset High School Principal Matt Carlson took over for long-time Principal Susan Poppish earlier this year, he knew he’d have big shoes to fill.

The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) plans “to place a conservation easement on roughly 129 acres of what was formerly Sherman Lake,” according to an Aug. 25 e-mail from Senior Property Manager Ray Quimby to Newcastle Town Administrator Ron Grenier.

Round Top Ice Cream will host its third annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Tues., Oct. 12.

Chief Steven Drake would like to alert area businesses that counterfeit bills have surfaced locally. Please check the bills you receive. You may also go to www.secretservice.gov or www.moneyfactory.gov to find more information on identifying counterfeit bills.

Dresden polls will be open at the Pownalborough Hall between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. 2.