Paul and Cerina Leeman of Round Pond are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Lorelai.

During their regular meeting Nov. 1, the Edgecomb Board of Selectman responded to questions over lingering concerns associated with the failed Davis Island development on Eddy Road. In pointed comments to the Board, Edgecomb resident Jarryl Larson accused the selectmen of conducting seven months of “secret meetings” on the 21-acre property that left the town with “a huge vacuum” of information Larson said.

A US District Court Judge ruled in favor of the Town of Waldoboro in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Whitefield teenager fatally shot by a Waldoboro police officer three years ago.

In a meeting at Wiscasset High School Nov.22, the committee formed to examine the high school’s continued use of the term “Redskin” began the process of defining its goals. The committee is the result of an RSU 12 directive to decide the issue on a local level, a still undefined responsibility that provided the meeting’s most lively debate.

When Mid-Coast Audubon Society members and other local devotees of Hog Island – a 300-acre island off the coast of Bremen that has been an Audubon camp and education center for almost 75 years – heard rumors earlier this fall that ownership of the property might be transferred to Kieve-Wavus Education Inc., it ignited a swift and not altogether positive response.

A three-car collision a little after 1 p.m. on Nov. 14 on Rt. 220 at the intersection with Old Augusta Road in Waldoboro sent several people to the hospital, police said.

The Weymouth House in Bristol has opened a thrift store to help fund the Healthy Snack Pack for Kids program at the Bristol Consolidated School. Located in the basement of the Weymouth House off Rt 130, the store features pants, shirts, jackets, and household items, all for less than $5.

A woman suspected of passing counterfeit bills in Damariscotta and Wiscasset has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Forgery, a Class B crime, as well as Theft by Deception and Unlawful Possession of Scheduled Drugs, Class D crimes.

Steve and Sherry Tripp of Warren are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hayley Tripp to Philip Genthner. Philip is the son of Philip and Melinda Genthner of Friendship.

On Oct. 19 at approximately 5:30 p.m. a male subject stole a John Deere riding tractor, a push lawnmower, a weed wacker and a leaf blower from 387 Bristol Rd. The subject loaded the tractor and other items onto a trailer that had a New Hampshire plate on it. The subject was operating a light colored foreign made SUV or truck with a cap on it. Anyone who witnessed this event or who might have any information, please call the Damariscotta Police Department at 563-1909.

Muslims in America: Finding Common Ground, a panel discussion featuring three prominent Maine Muslims and intellectuals, attracted a sizable crowd to Skidompha Library’s Porter Hall Nov. 12.

During a lightly attended Damariscotta Planning Advisory Committee (DPAC) meeting Nov. 16, committee members addressed confusion about the amount of money spent on the planning process to date, formed a new code writing task force, discussed the hiring of a second code writing consultant for the town, and unveiled the final draft of the Damariscotta Heart and Soul Planning Project.

At a public hearing on Nov. 3, the Maine Dept. of Transportation described their plans for the replacement of the Davis No. 2 Bridge on Goose Hill Road, over Davis Stream in Jefferson.

In a presentation to the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen Nov. 2, Barney Baker of Baker Design Consultants told the board to “act immediately” on its repairs to the town’s Memorial Pier.