In 2009, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, already hailed as one of Maine’s top attractions, welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors. Those numbers will only increase with the July 8 opening of the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden. The organization continues to win awards for its designs, as well as for its innovative management; but Maine’s first and only botanical garden isn’t about to rest on its laurels. Now, the gardens is embarking on a new, and very green, building project for its much-needed education center.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

April 1, Kenneth Sawyer, 64, of Cushing was issued a summons for attaching false plates, on Atlantic Highway, Waldoboro, by Deputy Matthew Day.

Wilbur and Tracy Wright of Nobleboro proudly announce the birth of their baby boy, Sawyer Dean Wright.

Alna selectmen decided not to pursue getting $10,000 back from a local contractor whose work on the town’s sand and salt shed foundation caused them to issue a stop work order and find another contractor to complete the job last summer.

Drivers for Coastal Transportation have been ordered to inspect their vehicles in the wake of a recent incident where a wheel fell off one of their small busses.

The order was issued by the Maine Dept. of Transportation after inspectors reported the accident was triggered when the lug nuts fell off, according to a spokesman, Mark Latti.

Two of Lincoln County’s top law enforcement officials disagreed Tuesday over possible state funding cuts for the Two Bridges Regional Jail.

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

Alna: James G. Olson and Christopher Olson to James G. Olson and Christopher Olson;

During a special meeting Friday with road commissioner Michael Trask and a few residents, Alna selectmen were unable to reach an agreement over the existence of a conflict of interest with the road commissioner’s work.

A Waldoboro man accused of stabbing two women last year, one of whom died, pleaded guilty to all charges on April 16 in Lincoln County Superior Court.

Board members with the Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 will discuss how they were able to reduce the 2011 budget during a special public meeting scheduled for April 28.

As the weather warms and roadsides turn green, motorists in Maine need to be wary of another sign of spring: moose alongside Maine roads.

In December, Boothbay Region High School welcomed their first ever School Resource Officer in Dec. 2009. Shortly before that, and in the following three months, the school saw three bomb threats and a student that brought a gun to school.

More than 100 concerned parents met with Great Salt Bay School officials Tuesday evening to hear how school officials are dealing with the arrest of a 4th grade teacher.

A man wanted by the Waldoboro Police Dept. turned himself in to the Knox Sheriffs Office Monday. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy John Palmer took in Christopher Benner, 34, into custody without incident around 10:30 a.m.

A Knox County Bail Commissioner set Benner’s bail at $75,000 surety or $5000 cash.