Ryan Gallagher has been the Nobleboro Fire Chief for almost two months. This week he said operations in the department are starting to fall into place and the Minnehata Fire Department is looking to the future.

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.”

After three years and a rollercoaster of a fundraising campaign, the Damariscotta Baptist Church steeple was finally returned to its position of glory, overlooking downtown Damariscotta, Aug. 24.

News from other courts

Lt. John A. Allen reports for the Wiscasset Police Department for the weeks of July 10 through August 2:

There were 201 incident reports that were taken and/or investigated; of these were – four burglaries, 10 citizen assists, three thefts, 15 motorist assists, one fraud, 11 business assists, one disorderly conduct, 16 law enforcement agency assists, three harassments, 46 property checks, 10 suspicious activities, two ambulance assists, seven business alarms, 33 traffic offenses and/or erratic operations, three family altercations, 11 motor vehicle accidents – seven non-reportable, one trespass, two unwanted subjects, four arrests/and or summons, two loud noise complaints, two animal problems, two 9-1-1 hang-up checks, one criminal mischief, one threatening, one probation violation, one pedestrian assist, one unwanted subject and one loud noise complaint.

Police have arrested four local men and a Palermo man on charges of aggravated forgery, a class B felony, as a result of a cooperative investigation on the part of several county and municipal departments and state police.

Jessica Bradstreet and Ralph Taylor of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Wyatt Alan Taylor.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation (DOT) plans to close Biscay Road in Damariscotta twice over the next two weeks in order to replace a pair of culverts.

Reagan Sturks, a recent graduate of Empire Beauty School, has joined the staff of Mia’s Shear Perfection in Damariscotta. Sturks will be doing everything from haircuts and highlighting to manicures and pedicures.