During the Nov. 16 Wiscasset Selectmen meeting, the board accepted a Special Amusement Permit application for both a country music festival and the return of Oxxfest, a daylong rock concert which drew roughly 10,000 people to the Wiscasset racetrack last July.

Contractors began the next phase of construction on the Damariscotta Mills fish ladder Nov. 9.

Molly Davis and Rob Brown of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, October Brown.

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.

The South Bristol Board of Selectmen unanimously approved liquor and entertainment permits for the Coveside Restaurant and Marina at their Nov. 18 meeting.

For the second time in as many months, burglars hit Cherry Gallery on Church Street in Damariscotta between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Nov. 9-10.

Leanne and Josh Harvey of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Owen Norman Neil Harvey.

Nineteen local veterans and active duty members of the U.S. Marine Corp gathered at the Wells Hussey American Legion Post in Damariscotta on the eve of Veteran’s Day Nov. 11 to celebrated the Marine Corps 235th birthday. The Marine Corps was founded in 1775.

Newcastle Publick House, LLC, the owner of the Newcastle Square building at 52 Main Street as well as the future site of the Newcastle Harbor House at 75 Main Street, has not paid taxes on either property in two years.