Richard “Dik” Brackett, 66, a former Boothbay physician’s assistant, was found guilty on seven of nine charges by a Lincoln County Superior Court jury Wednesday afternoon.

A Waldoboro man is in custody following an early morning raid on his Friendship Rd. residence by state and local police June 12.

According to a statement from Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde, Geoffrey Merritt, 48, was arrested at the residence and transported to Two Bridges Regional jail.

The farm in Nobleboro famously known to have been home to literary legends Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth is receiving long awaited recognition as a National Literary Landmark. A celebration to mark this historical occasion will take place at Chimney Farm in Nobleboro on June 21, from 1-3 p.m.

Angelica and Richard Gaudreau of Rockland are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Charlotte Soliel Gaudreau.

Karl and Susan Hinck of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Otto Jamison Hinck.

In its best attended meeting ever, the South Bristol Historical Society packed the Parish Hall on Thursday evening for a presentation on South Bristol’s highly debated and controversial secession from Bristol in 1915.

Voters approved Dresden’s $716,000 budget on Saturday, but the biggest round of applause went to Christine Wolfe, the town clerk who is leaving after three years to become the new full time Clerk for Wiscasset.

A tax reform bill introduced Thursday by Gov. John Baldacci took just a few hours to do what took a similar bill several months.

A reform package championed by legislative Democrats since early in the session had awaited Baldacci’s signature since June 5, when the House and Senate enacted it mostly along party lines.

Voters in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor overwhelmingly approved the $8.5 million budget for kindergarten through Grade 12 school expenses in an election held Monday.

Courtney and Sherman Keith of Wiscasset are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Nyashia Lynn Keith.

The Damariscotta Police Dept. reports the following activity:

AccidentsMay 27, Officer Jennifer Doe responded to a two vehicle accident at the McDonald’s parking lot. Rene M. Cloutier, 51 of Cushing was backing out of a parking space in his 2006 Ford pick-up when he struck Jean P. Pilibosian, 76 of Walpole who was following the roadway in her 2003 Subaru. There was approximately $900 damage done to Mr. Cloutier’s vehicle and approximately $3700 damage done to Pilibosian’s vehicle.

The Alna fire department and board of selectmen plan to meet next week to draft a single compromise article on ownership and use of the firehouse and expansion both can live with.

Damariscotta voters questioned town officials about a police sub station, a road with a disputed heritage and the need to build a new fence for the cemetery during the annual town meeting June 10.

An overheated fryolater is responsible for temporarily closing the McDonald’s restaurant in Damariscotta.