Damariscotta Police Chief Drake would like to make citizens aware of a possible fraud on Craig’s List. A citizen reported that she received an official looking check from a company by the name of CIBC for a supposed over-payment. Please be cautious of this type of activity.

Penny Johnston of Waldoboro has received accolades from around the country since she founded the Maine Float-Rope Company in March 2009.

On Monday, Bristol voters rejected a move to eliminate the town’s highway department, and on Tuesday, cut a teacher position during the business portion of town meeting.

Staff members from the Wiscasset office of Planning and Codes warned the public during the Tuesday night Board of Selectmen meeting about significant building code changes that will affect the town over the next couple of years.

A high speed chase that began in Morrill Saturday night ended peacefully in Waldoboro after Waldoboro police successfully disabled the fleeing vehicle with a spike mat.

Aaron and Leanna Bubier of Nobleboro are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Zachary Aaron Bubier.

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

Alna: Janet P. R. Beerits (Pr.), First N. A. (Pr.) and Henry C. Beerits (Est.) to Janet P. R. Beerits;

Coopers Mills Volunteer Fire Chief Scott Higgins, 50, has retired after 17 years with Whitefield’s northernmost fire company. He also leaves his post as the town’s assistant fire chief.

Jason and Stephanie Lafrenaye, of Nobleboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Brea Krystyn Lafrenaye.

In the wake to three bomb threats and an incident where a student brought a pistol to school, the Boothbay Harbor Schools are installing 22 cameras to monitor activity inside and outside the buildings.

The prevailing sentiment at the 35th annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum is lobster fishermen are under constant attack, as evidenced by the latest federal government quota cut on catching herring, a catch used for lobster bait, and the final fish cannery closure in the U.S.

Fire destroyed about one third of a mobile home at 2020 Friendship Rd. in Waldoboro on March 9.

Bridget and David Nery of Wiscasset are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, William Patrick Nery.

The Jefferson Selectmen followed a 101-year-old New England tradition Monday when they presented a gold-tipped, ebony cane to the town’s eldest citizen, Rebecca Preston.