Quick action by a Bristol volunteer firefighter may have saved the home of a Round Pond couple, James and Maxine Poland.

Monhegan Plantation voters elected Matt Weber as fire chief during the annual town meeting on April 1.

The Newcastle Selectmen and the town finance committee will require provider (nonprofit) agencies seeking town funding, including the town volunteer fire department, to present detailed fiscal information.

Parents Megan Thayer and Daron Shove of Whitefield, are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl, Rylee Luv Shove.

Flanked by House Reps. Lisa Miller, and Wendy Pieh; Lincoln County Commissioner, Bill Blodgett; David Flanagan, former president and CEO of CMP and his wife, Valarie, Chris Johnson announced his candidacy for State Senate District 20 on April 10 in front on the Newcastle Publick House.

The Weatherbird, one of Damariscotta’s unique shops featuring a blend of fashion, food, fine wine and other fabulous goodies, is expanding into a recently vacated storefront on Main Street.

Dale Jasinski and Jeanna Gustufson of Boothbay are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Hannah Marie Jasinski.

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.

Alna selectmen decided not to pursue getting $10,000 back from a local contractor whose work on the town’s sand and salt shed foundation caused them to issue a stop work order and find another contractor to complete the job last summer.

Drivers for Coastal Transportation have been ordered to inspect their vehicles in the wake of a recent incident where a wheel fell off one of their small busses.

The order was issued by the Maine Dept. of Transportation after inspectors reported the accident was triggered when the lug nuts fell off, according to a spokesman, Mark Latti.

Two of Lincoln County’s top law enforcement officials disagreed Tuesday over possible state funding cuts for the Two Bridges Regional Jail.

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

Alna: James G. Olson and Christopher Olson to James G. Olson and Christopher Olson;