An Old Orchard Beach man who escaped form the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren last month was recaptured in Scarborough earlier today.

Jennifer and Brandon Touchette of Bristol, are proud to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Chadwick Walter Touchette.

The surviving victim of a knife attack in Waldoboro last spring has filed suit against her attackers seeking compensation for her pain and suffering.

Visitors to in-town Damariscotta were treated to a street full of holiday activity and area businesses enjoyed a late-season shopping rush Dec. 23 during the Damariscotta Street Festival.

A Whitefield couple lost their home in a raging structure fire Fri. night, despite the best efforts of firefighters from eight local towns to control the flames. Fire victims Stephen and Holly Torsey of 651 Townhouse Rd. in Whitefield were able to escape without major injury, with Holly running to a neighbor’s home for assistance, according Whitefield Fire Chief Jim Brann.

A Pemaquid Falls tool shed was destroyed by fire last Friday.

Bristol Fire Chief Ron Pendleton said the shed was owned by Ted Lewis, 69, a carpenter and handy man who lives on Rt. 130 about a half mile north of Pemaquid Falls.

As she sat on the trailer at Round Pond Harbor Friday, the 17-foot-long dory named Republican looked fast and strong.

Amber and Christopher Benner of Thomaston are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Dani-Lynne Benner.

Andrea and Donny Hyson of Damariscotta are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Roman Marshall Hyson.

In view of the severe weather forecast, Rockland Congregational Church’s Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival has been postponed from the weekend of Jan. 2 and 3 to the weekend of Jan. 9 and 10.

Damariscotta residents reportedly felt an explosion that occurred in an empty storage tank at the Dragon Products plant in Thomaston, 20 miles away, Dec. 23, according to Damariscotta Police.

Two people are homeless after a structure fire in Whitefield Fri. night, according to witnesses on the scene.

Many stories have been told of Santa Claus: of his reindeer, the elves who work day and night in his North Pole shop and also of Mrs. Claus, without whom Mr. Claus would not be so jolly. Few know the exact location of Santa’s tailor, however, or what this tailor is like.

As the holiday season arrives, local police are on constant alert. Sadly, they intuitively know that just below the festive spirit and joyous celebration lurks a grim reality. For more than one household in Lincoln County, the holidays could be shattered as families face tragedy and heartbreak and, for some, the realization that loved ones will not be with them in 2010.