Children in K-8th grades sat quietly in the still, bright morning as the smoke from a burning American flag billowed into the sky above the Somerville Elementary School.

Superior Court Justice Andrew M. Horton postponed sentencing for former Boothbay Harbor physician’s assistant Dik Brackett Wednesday saying he wanted to consider a newly revealed health issue that might bear on his decision.

The Fourth Amendment as it was written in the Bill of Rights protects citizens from unlawful search and seizure, yet many don’t see the challenges local law enforcement face as they investigate crimes.

On Nov. 3, Glenn A. Burns, 46, Thomaston, was found guilty of violating condition of release and received a $500 fine. The offense dates from Aug. 5.

Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 set Jan. 16, 2010 as the next district meeting for adopting a budget. The referendum vote to validate the budget will be Jan. 26, and it’s unlikely it will differ significantly from what was rejected earlier.

LeeAnna Hutchins took some World War II veterans to lunch Tuesday at the Cove’s Edge retirement facility. She thanked them for their service and told them it was an honor to be with them.

Keeping clam-flats open depends on acceptable water quality.

Mid-October sampling in the Kennebec Estuary stream corridor, an area that includes the Sasanoa and Sheepscot watersheds, showed moderately elevated scores of fecal contamination.

Tony and Cassandra Bickford announce with great joy, the birth of their daughter Charlotte Loren Bickford.

Former Boothbay Harbor Physician’s Assistant Richard “Dik” Brackett collapsed in court Monday as a judge was listening to his lawyer argue he should not go to jail.

The KeepMEwarm program through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is seeking volunteers to learn how to weatherize homes, Jefferson selectmen said during their regular Monday night meeting.

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for Debbie and Arthur Ethier when the FedEx driver rolled up to their neat trailer and delivered a check for $100,000.

As Maine school children last week lined up to receive voluntary doses of H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccinations, legislative leaders rejected a bill seeking to clarify Maine’s vaccination law.

Asked the secret of a good life, 96-year-old Miles Memorial Hospital volunteer Nat Weston said, “Trust in God,” and then added, “You have to trust people, too.”

Jonathan and Sara Burton of Worcester, Mass., are pleased to announce the birth of a son, Isaac Daniel Burton.