The Damariscotta Police Department would like to remind citizens of the dangers of leaving pets in parked vehicles with the recent high temperatures.

Following the completion last week of a lengthy and often controversial permitting process, The Chewonki Foundation can shift its focus to public education and the physical removal of Lower Montsweag Brook Dam.

A special town meeting will be held tonight, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Pownalborough Hall to discuss changes to Dresden’s Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

Craig and Sarah Stiles of Chesapeake, Va., are proud to announce the birth of their son Nolan Craig Stiles.

Over two months of Oxxfest-related controversy among Wiscasset and Lincoln County officials has settled considerably after the July 31 concert.

As the web video on her computer approaches the ending, Lee Arnott smiles. “It’s a process for me. A journey, really, and one I love.”

MaineDOT bridge maintenance crews began repairing the lower Damariscotta Mills bridge on Rt. 215 on the Newcastle/Nobleboro town line.

A state-contracted employee left a puppy unattended in a sealed car June 22 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, according to hospital officials. The puppy was left in the car for five hours, during which time it died from heat exhaustion.

The Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund “Circuitbreaker” Program for property tax and rent paid will start accepting applications beginning Aug. 1. The program provides refunds of up to $1600 to single-member households making not more than $64,950 or, for those living with a spouse or dependents, not more than $86,600.

The First has donated $500 in continued sponsorship of Pemaquid Watershed Association’s (PWA) Doyle Preserve in Damariscotta. In 2004, The First became the very first business to sign on with PWA’s Adopt-a-Trail program, which supports PWA’s land trust work.

When Great Salt Bay students joyfully hit the exit doors in June on the last day of school, math teacher Ted Kane was also leaving the school, but his exit was more poignant – he was retiring after 43 years of teaching.

A report the Landmark Steeple Trust Fund committee had secured the final $45,000 necessary to complete the restoration effort on the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Damariscotta this summer have turned out to be premature.

Bikefest, a weekend-long event featuring live music, racing and demonstrations at the Wiscasset Raceway, bears little resemblance to the controversial Oxxfest concert, raceway owner Doug White said.

Cead Mile Failte is a well-known expression of Irish hospitality meaning “A Hundred Thousand Welcomes” and that is just what is felt when walking through the doors of the new Annie O’Rourkes Irish Restaurant and Pub in Waldoboro.