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.

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.