The Jefferson School Board passed the torch for the new school building project to Central Lincoln County School System superintendent Bob Bouchard during a regular meeting Wednesday night.

The Newcastle select board set the tax rate for the coming year at $14.60 per $1000 of assessed valuation.

The action was voted upon Monday.

Maynard Prock has a fish story, a real big fish story, and, unlike lots of the usual fish stories, this one is true – or most of it is true.

Most folks say Maynard Prock is a straight up guy, but he tells of catching an eight-foot long, 680-pound tuna on a rod and reel and relates his tale using language you might hear in the church vestibule.

Allen and Cheryl Tomasello of Bremen are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Anna Clair.

A classic New Hampshire doll maker has signed with Taction – The Contact Center to expand its service to 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

An overwhelming majority of voters who packed the Alna Meetinghouse on Wednesday night approved fire department ownership of the firehouse extinguishing a volatile dispute.

A green renewable $2 billion Riverbank Wiscasset Energy Center proposal received tacit and vocal community support during a federal hearing in Wiscasset last Thursday.

A feud over ownership of the Alna firehouse flared up again Monday, but both sides foresee an ending at a special town meeting next Wed., July 15.

Newcastle voters approved a state-mandated change in the town resource protection ordinance Monday after a determined group tried to get the town to reject the order.

The Waldoboro Police Department reports the following:

June 23, Officer Thomas Bartunek arrested Danielle Benner, 26, of Waldoboro for violation of conditional release, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs (two counts).

Heather Roman and Joel Winchenbach of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Jasmine Winchenbach.

Nicholas A. Abel, 19, Turner, minor possessing liquor, $200.

Brian M. Bailey, 45, Jefferson, cultivating marijuana, $400.

Tara Balducci, 30, Wiscasset, unsworn falsification, $250; misuse of identification, $250.

Aimie Jackson and Travis Brewer of Union are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Parker Troy Brewer.

Call it serendipitous – a fortunate convergence of various forces.

The first part of the story was Lincoln Academy Climate Action Club’s creation of the reusable shopping bags, which have recently appeared around Damariscotta to apparently widespread acclaim. According to the club’s founder, Chloe Maxmin, in less than a month since they hit local stores and banks, about 925 bags have been sold.