A vendor on the Wiscasset waterfront and a local business owner on Rt. 1 appeared at the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night and lodged complaints during the citizen comment period.

Waldoboro Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Tasered and arrested a man who was reportedly threatening police officers at his home on Washington Road in Waldoboro on May 25, said Lt. Rand Maker with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Over 30 Edgecomb residents attended a contentious public hearing on a proposed amendment to the town’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district May 17.

T.W. Campbell Jr. and Tasha Higgins of Alna are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Arayna Paige Campbell.

Drivers using the Turner Road in Bremen on a regular basis may have noticed an odd new street name: Megalope Trail.

The owners of the private road, Tamara Stock and Robin Moody, recently received their new street sign and it now stands at the end of their driveway at 435 Turner Rd.

Bottom Feeder Motorsports, of Jefferson, home of the Crushstation monster truck and driver Greg Winchenbach, is proud to welcome McLaughlin Seafood as the team’s primary sponsor for the remainder of the 2010 season.

The Damariscotta Police Department responded to 87 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service and reports the following activities from the previous week:

Arrests/SummonsesApril 28, Chad C. Bolster, 17 of Bristol was summonsed for operating a defective motor vehicle.

Selectman Phillip DiVece apologized to voters at a meeting of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen on May 19, for a failure in procedure that will force the town to disregard an upcoming vote on the formation of the proposed Village Waterfront District.

Matthew D. Gray and Courtney M. Johnson are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Tobiah Mason Gray.

A “pre-application discussion” of The Chewonki Foundation’s proposal to remove a large, concrete dam on Montsweag Brook sparked indignation from some community members at a meeting of the Wiscasset Planning Board May 10.

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

Alna: Kenneth P. Chaney and Margaret A. Chaney to Adelbert S. Temple III and Linda E. Temple;

In 2009, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, already hailed as one of Maine’s top attractions, welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors. Those numbers will only increase with the July 8 opening of the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden. The organization continues to win awards for its designs, as well as for its innovative management; but Maine’s first and only botanical garden isn’t about to rest on its laurels. Now, the gardens is embarking on a new, and very green, building project for its much-needed education center.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

April 1, Kenneth Sawyer, 64, of Cushing was issued a summons for attaching false plates, on Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro, by Deputy Matthew Day.

Wilbur and Tracy Wright of Nobleboro proudly announce the birth of their baby boy, Sawyer Dean Wright.