Edgecomb resident Raymond Shadis, a leading environmentalist and anti-nuclear activist, earned recognition from the National Environmental Hall of Fame.

The name is locally recognizable: She’s Crissy DeOnis, founder of Paco’s Taco’s and The Uptown Café, and she is back. Getting to Crissy’s Breakfast and Coffee Bar at the top of the hill on Main Street, Damariscotta is truly worth the walk.

Robert M. Tibbetts and Jennifer M. Libby of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Samuel Robert Mahlon Tibbetts.

A late night fire on Dec. 27 caused “extensive” damage to Huber’s Market in Wiscasset according to storeowner Kyle Yacoben.

Four years ago, David Rice, a South Bristol lobsterman, applied for a Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit to build a commercial pier on Clark’s Cove. After two years and a string of appeals from neighbors, Rice secured the permit with an unusual condition – he cannot store lobster traps on the pier.

Governor John E. Baldacci reminded the public that many Maine State government offices are closed on Thurs., Dec. 23, as a cost saving initiative for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Biennial State Budget.

The attorneys in the case of former Great Salt Bay Community School fifth grade teacher Peter Simonds made their closing arguments in a motion hearing Dec. 3.

Mid Coast Inventory Services is a member of the National Association of Home Inventory Professionals.

Edward H. Benoit, 23, Boothbay Harbor, attaching false plates, dismissed.

Kristie Clark, a 20-year teaching veteran and Lincoln Academy graduate, recently received one of the nation’s preeminent teaching awards, The Milken Family Foundation’s National Educator Award for excellence in teaching.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Rt. 1 in Edgecomb.

At this time Rt. 1 in Edgecomb is closed to both north and southbound traffic. For now, the public is being asked to seek alternate routes. More details will follow as soon information becomes available.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Oct. 26, Deputy Brian Collamore took a report of criminal mischief to a motor vehicle on Center Street, Nobleboro. The complainant stated that sometime between the previous night and this morning, someone(s) slashed the tire to her vehicle. The approximate replacement value is $100. Further investigation will follow as any new leads come forth.

Kruger Energy, the Quebec-based company that bought the hydroelectric plant in Damariscotta Mills, a parcel that includes the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder, plans to contribute to the ongoing restoration of the ladder.

The Waldoboro police report the following activities from the previous week:

ComplaintsNov. 8, Officer Jeffery Fuller is investigating a report from the Maine Eastern Railroad of the theft of propane and propane tank.