John and Michele Cooney, seasonal residents of South Waldoboro, proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Carlie Bossert Cooney.

The large tree on the corner of Main and Jefferson streets in Waldoboro is getting too big to decorate for Christmas and town officials are thinking of other places to hold the town’s annual lighting ceremony.

The Granite Hall Store closed for the season the day before Christmas with a special sales event designed to help the neighbors find a few stocking stuffers, clear some inventory and raise a bit of cash.

All Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Thurs., Dec. 24 and New Year’s Eve, Thurs., Dec. 31, but most will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon.

The 60 photovoltaic (pv) solar panels installed on a newly constructed barn at The Jojoba Company in Waldoboro will provide enough energy to supply all of its electric power needs, including heat.

Statehouse News ServiceParents of elementary- and middle-school age students who received vaccinations against swine flu in school-sponsored clinics learned this week a second dose of the H1N1 vaccine will not arrive in Maine in time for some scheduled follow-up shots.

Numerous communities in Lincoln County were challenged earlier today by a torrential, albeit, balmy rainstorm that dumped considerable inches from the sky, and combined with an astronomical high tide, caused the Damariscotta River to overflow its banks.

Jesse Tavares and Brandi Cothran of Damariscotta are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy James Tavares.

This year the good people at Supplies Unlimited in Damariscotta have turned an informal guessing game into a giveaway for the holidays.

Corina Durkee, who has been charged with a series of crimes including murder in connection with an April 19 attack in Waldoboro, will undergo a psychological evaluation on Dec. 31 as part of the process of her defense.

A caroling party for the Round Pond and New Harbor churches will start at the New Harbor Church at 2 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 23. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the singing and then the goodies.

Kaitlyn, Taiton and Heather of Woolwich would like to announce the engagement of their parents Steven Ray Schutt of Woolwich, son of Eric and Brenda Schutt, to Angela Marie Bailey of Wiscasset, daughter of Jerry and Shelley Bailey. A February wedding is planned.

Shane Prior and Michelle Creamer and big sister Alaine Prior of Cushing are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Lauren Paige Prior.

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