In a special town vote Sept. 14, Wiscasset voters passed eight out of the nine articles in a warrant full of potential departmental closings and budget cutbacks. Going against both the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee recommendations, voters voted ‘no’ on question two, an article to appropriate $78,671 for municipal planning. The article failed by three votes, 213-210.

A three-car accident in Wiscasset Sept. 13 closed Rt. 27 for more than a half hour while responders cleared the scene.

According to Wiscasset Police, the accident occurred when a 1998 Saturn driven by James Pepper, 65, of Brunswick crossed the centerline and hit the vehicles of Heidi Grover, 48, and Debra MacPhee, 43, both of Wiscasset.

A Jefferson couple faces felony drug charges following their arrest and search of their home on Sept. 4.

The heat wave of 2010 claimed another victim Aug. 31 as the Southport Bridge was knocked out of operation due to an electrical shortage.

The Damariscotta Planning and Advisory Committee (DPAC) discussed methods to solicit input from the public on the development of form-based codes at their Sept. 21 meeting.

The Damariscotta Police Department summonsed James Baker, 20, of Somerville and John P. Hourihan, 20, of Damariscotta, on Aug. 20, for two counts each of Class D forgery.

The lobstermen of North End Lobster Co-Op on Westport Island reported improvements in catch volume this season but expressed disappointment in the state of the industry.

The Newcastle Planning Board and Mattson Development appear to be closer to resolving issues facing the proposed Newcastle Harbor House after a lengthy public hearing Sept. 16.

The national and international economic landscape is changing rapidly. As the Internet becomes an increasingly significant part of business, the ability to connect ideas and people around the world will be critical.

However, as the world moves forward, the education system has remained remarkably stagnant.

The Wiscasset Transportation Advisory Committee expressed “disappointment” in a response from the Army Corps of Engineers to the town’s letter asking reconsideration and elaboration on the Corps’ findings for a proposed Rt. 1 bypass.

Wiscasset voters will return to the polls Tues., Sept. 14 to decide the fate of five department budgets that failed in the June 8 vote.

An application for a sentencing appeal, filed in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Earl “Buddy” Bieler, was denied without comment by a panel of justices Aug. 31, according to the court clerk’s office in Portland.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Sept. 16 to initiate the process of creating an ordinance to allow voters to remove selectmen they feel are not serving the town.

Local Republicans gave Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage an enthusiastic reception at a sold-out fundraiser at the 1812 Farm in Bristol Mills Sept. 28.