RSU 12 board members analyzed last Thursday possible reasons the third budget for their eight-town Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit failed at the polls, and anguished over when to try again.

A Seasonal Flu and H1N1 Information Night will be held on Thurs., Oct. 8, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. AOS 93 parents and anyone with questions and concerns regarding the current flu season are welcome to attend.

Amelia Bragg and Joey Benedik of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Devin Ray.

In Camden National Corporation’s third quarter 2009 results, the company also disclosed:

On Oct. 16, the [CNC’s] security group discovered that a Camden National Bank employee engaged in a series of improper and unauthorized transactions.

An estimated 10 vehicles received damage after rocks from a locally owned masonry truck spilled out into the southbound lane on Interstate Rt. 95 in Biddeford early Wednesday morning last week.

A 19-year-old Whitefield woman who went missing last week is still unaccounted for at press time.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Britney Binns, 19, of Townhouse Road. Binns was reported missing by her family on Thurs., Oct. 8.

People generally take hearing for granted – and equally take for granted the ease with which they communicate through speech and accompanying gestures. For many however, bottom line and basic communication is a profound struggle, and not only for the deaf or profoundly hard-of-hearing, but for those who hear, but cannot speak.

Peapod jewelry artist Ronna Lugosch has added a new design to her collection of peapod designs. Called the Peapod Dragonfly, the 1-1/4-inch pin/pendant combination is available in sterling silver or 14k gold with black iridescent pearl “peas.”

Parents Sarah and Matthew Weaver of Nobleboro are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Brady Timothy Weaver.

Gordon and Sara Cheshire of Staten Island, N.Y. would like to announce the marriage of their daughter, Christina M Cheshire to William E. Pierce, son of Bill and Linda Pierce, of South Bristol.

Jessica L. York, 31, of Damariscotta, operating while license suspended or revoked, $250.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) has added new features to its telephone system to give customers faster response and more detailed information when reporting power outages.

Newcastle’s first motorized fire engine, a vehicle that helped protect the town for more than 30 years, is back in the town fire station after a 49-year absence.

“Old Engine No. 1,” a 1928 Maxim manufactured in Middleborough, Mass., was recently discovered and purchased by Newcastle’s Taniscot volunteer engine company for $5000.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services has learned the first shipment of H1N1 vaccine will arrive late this week.