Proud parents Katie Rodrigue and Patrick Poole, of South Bristol, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Wesley Richard Poole.

Feb. 10 is shaping up to be a showdown between the Commissioner of Education and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

The Damariscotta police report the following activities from the previous week which involved 82 calls including motor vehicle stops, arrests, calls for service, etc. for this week.

A 33 year old South Bristol man was seriously injured when the four door sedan he was operating left the road way and rolled over before striking a tree Monday night in South Bristol.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Arrests and summonsesFeb. 11, Sgt. Jason Nein issued a summons on Alexa M. Oliver, 20, of Damariscotta, for criminal speeding – 81 mph, in a posted 50 mph speed zone, on Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.

Sheepscot Harbor Village and Resort in Edgecomb sold to the Savings Bank of Maine on Jan. 29 for $7.5 million during a second public auction held to correct a filing with the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds.

Damariscotta’s long-standing wish for sidewalks to flank Main Street from the Baptist Church to Rite-Aid Pharmacy got a boost last week when the town received an $82,000 grant.

Warm temperatures are blamed for the thin ice on the Kennebec River that allowed four trucks to break through in Dresden Friday night.

Proud parents Stephen Benner and Lacey Beal of Warren are pleased to announce the arrival of their baby boy, Landen James Benner.

Cuts in state school subsidies added to a hike in transportation costs have pushed the proposed South Bristol School budget up by 2.5 percent ($41,037).

Damariscotta Police say a man found by the side of Rt. 1 early Monday was “very intoxicated,” but did not require medical attention.

Registered voters of Southport should know the four candidates running for positions on the school committee, town clerk and board of selectmen are uncontested as people go to the polls March 1. Ballot voting at the Southport Town Hall will be open from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Joshua G. Nicholls, 26, of Somerville, two counts of operating vehicle while license suspended or revoked, seven days in jail, $500; violating a condition of release, seven days in jail concurrent.

Lincoln County Healthcare CEO James Donovan minces no words when he talks about the position in which Lincoln County’s largest employer finds itself.