One Wiscasset man has made bail and another remains behind bars after being arrested and charged in an apparent home invasion that took place April 1 in East Boothbay.

The deadline to file for re-election to Damariscotta public office passed Monday with a trio of longtime public officials failing to submit nomination petitions.

The Jefferson Fire Department elected Walter Morris to be the new Jefferson Fire Chief at their meeting on April 15.

Dresden selectmen approved changing the cost for trash bag tokens following a public hearing at the start of their board meeting Monday night. Selectmen also mentioned a special town meeting on April 14 regarding a fire station bond and municipal Internet access.

Wiscasset Police has arrested a third suspect in connection with a two-day assault last week. Justin Harrison, 27, of Wiscasset was arrested Tuesday by Wiscasset Police for an alleged assault that occurred in Wiscasset on March 31.

At 2:47 p.m. on Thurs. the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning in regard to a line of thunderstorms tracking toward Lincoln County and expected to impact the area. By 4:19 p.m. the NWS had taken down the warning, and radar images monitored at intellicast.com indicated that the most organized thunder cells were dissipating. A line of rainfall was still headed for the area, according to NWS forecasts and radar images.

The Wiscasset Police report the following activities from the previous week:

ComplaintsApril 6, Lt. Allen responded to a domestic problem on Gardiner Road and issued warnings for traffic offenses on Bradford and Gardiner Roads.

A 35-year-old Boothbay man was jailed April 22 after threatening his girlfriend with a hatchet.

A few days after a Jefferson boy was badly burned by a campfire at his home, the 8th grade class at Jefferson Village School decided to host a spaghetti supper to raise money for their classmate’s family.

A 10-year-old Jefferson boy received first and second degree burns to his hands, face, chest and back after putting gasoline on a campfire at his family’s home on Fox Road a little after 7 p.m. Tuesday night. The boy was air lifted by Life Flight to Massachusetts General Hospital.

The federal Dept. of Homeland Security has awarded the Damariscotta Fire Dept. a $9514 grant to purchase a special machine to measure fitness.

Jason and Dawn (Swindler) Bailey of Warren are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Avery McKenna Bailey.

A two vehicle head-on collision in front of Moody’s Diner in Waldoboro April 28 snarled traffic on Rt. 1 for a little under an hour beginning around 4:30 p.m.

Maine Housing announces it now will offer low interest loan rates to offer assistance to those who qualify for damage to their home from Feb. 23-March 2 storms in Lincoln County.