Rick Genthner of Nobleboro and Beth Estes of Damariscotta, big sisters Kathryn Estes and Gabby Genthner, and grandparents, Anne Gabel and Dave Ellis of Nobleboro and Rick and Debbie Genthner of Bremen are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Nicholas Creighton Genthner.

Damariscotta Police report three counterfeit $20 bills have been recovered at area businesses within the last 24 hours.

Brandi A. Arsenault, 29, Boothbay, operating under the influence, $500.

At their meeting Sept. 14, the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen revisited and then tabled a request from Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde to authorize the purchase of Tasers for Waldoboro police officers. They will address the issue at their next meeting.

At their Sept. 7 meeting, the Lincoln County Commissioners declined to elaborate on their reason or reasons for placing Tim Pellerin, Director of Lincoln County Communications and the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, on paid administrative leave last week.

Senior Reporter, Maine Center for Public Interest ReportingHow does a state of only 1.3 million people end up $4.4 billion behind in its payments for just one state program?

Donald Genthner, the 51-year-old Rockland man accused of causing the deaths of several horses under his care on a Waldoboro farm last fall appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset Aug. 19 for a routine appearance.

Shannon Carter and Roland Peaslee Jr. of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Canyon C. Peaslee.

Boothbay Harbor Police are looking for a Freedom man who did not turn himself in as agreed Sept. 23.

According to Wiscasset police, three counterfeit 20 dollar bills were used Sunday evening at the Lil’ Mart convenience store on Rt. 1. The fake currency was discovered Monday morning by the store’s bank, First Federal Savings, after a routine check of a night deposit bag.

A car slammed into a metal post next to a gas pump at the Big Apple on Rt. 1 in Waldoboro Sept. 13, narrowly missing a customer who was using the pump at the time.

In a ceremony Tuesday morning, Bigelow Laboratory began its long awaited expansion by breaking ground on The Bigelow Center for Blue Biotechnology in East Boothbay.

The Lincoln County Commissioners recently placed Tim Pellerin, Director of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Lincoln County Communications, on paid administrative leave.

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

AccidentsAug. 23, Around 8:45 p.m., Abden Simmons, 39, of Waldoboro, was towing a boat behind a northbound 2003 Ford pickup truck on the Atlantic Highway when he lost the boat off his trailer. The boat landed in the road where it was struck by Walter Kenyon, 77, of Saxtons Rive Vt. Kenyon’s 2005 Dodge van sustained $2500 damage. There were no injuries. Officer Thomas Bartunek investigated.