Newly appointed Fire Chief Tim Pellerin presented his vision for the town’s newly consolidated fire department at Monday night’s meeting of the Whitefield Board of Selectmen.

Voters in the Lincoln County Towns followed statewide trends in selecting Republican Paul LePage to oppose Democrat Elizabeth (Libby) Mitchell in the November race for governor.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Tornado Watch for Lincoln County on Sat. that was effective until 10 p.m. A Tornado Watch means that the environment contains the elements needed to produce a tornado. In the event that a tornado is produced or that it’s production is imminent, the NWS will issue a Tornado Warning.

Three candidates are contesting two open seats on the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen. Both seats are for a three-year term.

For the fifth time this fiscal year, stakeholders in the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit (RSU 12) approved a 2009-’10 operating budget at a May 22 meeting at the Windsor School.

Warm weather has finally arrived, and Mainers are enjoying the fresh Maine air.

Maine law now prohibits smoking in all outdoor eating areas. This law applies to all outdoor eating establishments where food and drink is served to the public for consumption on the premises, including restaurants, bars, and snack bars.

A whole new addition to entertainment on the Midcoast has arrived in Damariscotta this spring – Dine & Dance events at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina. The Dine & Dance Season Premier will be on Sat., May 22 at 8 p.m. with the New Rangers, an acoustic and vocals group.

Sobs echoed around the room at several points during an emotional sentencing hearing on May 10 in Lincoln County Superior Court in Wiscasset.

When Chief Paul Leeman and the Bristol firefighters are sent out on an emergency call, they may or may not be able to communicate with the Lincoln County Communications System.

A Ford Focus traveling south on Winslows Mills Road in Waldoboro at around 11 a.m. May 5 rolled over after the driver was startled by an animal running across the road.

Landowners on the Wiscasset side of Montsweag Brook continue to resist a proposal by the Chewonki Foundation to remove the Lower Montsweag Brook Dam, and new voices, including a candidate for selectman, are joining the fray.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Dan Richard Baty and Ann E. R. Baty to Dan Richard Baty, Ann E. R. Baty and Daniel T. Baty;

Mark and Esther Vannoy, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Evangeline Hope.

A group of parents and the principal of Dresden Elementary School are baking fresh bread and selling it to raise money to keep school staff.