The Commandant of the U.S. Marines sent a personal note to Round Pond’s Beverly Foster the other day thanking her for sending personal care products to military men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A discussion of whether the town of Wiscasset should rely on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dept. or its own police department for law enforcement services caused a clash of sentiment at the Tuesday selectmen’s meeting.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Sept. 26, Angelique C. Chase, 31, of Augusta was issued a summons for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, greater than 150 days, on Heath Rd., Whitefield, by Reserve Deputy Scott Mercier.

Sometimes the smallest gesture can move mountains. A few Waldoboro citizens, with some support from friends and neighbors, are sending 80 dozen locally homebaked cookies to soldiers in Iraq this week.

Megan Green and Zachary Genthner of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Aiden Genthner.

A number of flu shot clinics scheduled for the week of Oct. 5 have been cancelled due to lack of vaccine. Pen Bay Healthcare recommends checking its flu web portal at pbmc.org/flu for the latest information about clinic scheduling.

Whitefield selectmen voted Monday to suspend the new controversial town wide property assessment that prompted circulation of a petition to repeal it.

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett confirmed Wednesday that Deputy Henry Grenier is still on “leave.”

“There is no change in his status. He is still under administrative leave with pay,” said the sheriff when reached at a corrections meeting in Augusta.

Lisa and Russell Marr Sr., are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Teagan Alexander Marr.

A man and woman accused of a murder in Waldoboro will likely go to trial in May.

During a discovery hearing at the Lincoln County Superior Court Oct. 7, Earl “Buddy” Bieler, 25, and Corina Durkee, 42, of Waldoboro learned they will go to trial together.

New parents Justin and Kymberly Peabody, of Jefferson, are proud to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Harmony Rae Peabody.

The Central Lincoln County School System (AOS 93) will hold an informational meeting to update parents on H1N1 (swine flu) and the vaccine on Thurs., Oct. 8 at 6:30 pm. 8 at Great Salt Bay School.

Sen. David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) plans to appeal a recent Maine Legislative Council decision to reject his proposed bill that would repeal current corrections systems.

In Camden National Corporation’s third quarter 2009 results, the company also disclosed on Oct. 16 the Camden National Corp’s security group discovered that a bank employee engaged in a series of improper and unauthorized transactions.