Cynthia Thomas of Newcastle has started a petition in hopes of banning the presence of fluoride from public water supplies in the state.

A single-car, single-occupant crash on Rt. 220 in Waldoboro left one dead on Jan. 4.

Kristen Gardner, 45 of Washington, has been identified as the driver of the car involved in the single-car, single-occupant fatal crash in Waldoboro on Jan. 4.

Amanda and Andy Main of Edgecomb are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Gabryella “Gaby” Nadine Main.

Damariscotta Police Department responded to 223 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. during this two week period of time and reports the following activity:

ComplaintsDec. 21, 2010, Officer Jennifer Mitkus investigated a report of a vehicle passing a stopped school bus.

Whitefield Fire Chief Tim Pellerin said complaints aired at the selectmen’s meeting Monday were “vindictive” and should not have been made in public. “It’s a personal matter,” he said.

Elizabeth B. Atkins, 47, Jefferson, criminal mischief, dismissed.

The Wiscasset community is pulling together to raise money for Cainin Griffin, a Wiscasset Middle School eighth grader who was recently diagnosed with acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Employees at the Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association have reported feeling tremors strong enough to rattle the windows of their office on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson on three separate mornings recently.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for an escaped pig on the afternoon of Dec. 29 in Somerville. Before officers arrived on scene, local residents and Good Samaritans had wrangled the pig, returning it safely to its owners.

A northbound vehicle struck a telephone pole and then a tree at around 11 a.m., tearing the car in half.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Recent ArrestsDec. 29, 2010, Nandy Shetu, 44, of South Bristol was arrested for domestic violence assault, on Prentiss Cove Road, South Bristol, by Deputy Chad Gilbert.

Kasprzak Condominiums, a North Waterboro-based company, has expressed interest in purchasing a 100-acre parcel on Snead Spur in Newcastle, Newcastle Code Enforcement Officer Stanley Waltz said.

During a meeting Jan. 25, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen amended a motion to include a town vote on whether residents were in favor of continuing the use of the term and image “Redskin” for the high school.