The Gardiner Family and the employees of Damariscotta Hardware are pleased to announce the launch of a new website for their hardware store in Damariscotta. Owned and operated by the Gardiners for over 50 years, they joined with Do It Best 10 years ago and are now able to boast access to over 70,000 items with the click of a mouse.

A Damariscotta couple was arrested Monday after two sets of parents complained their daughters were given a variety of pills, marijuana and vodka in a weekend long party.

The schooner American Eagle suffered little damage following her encounter with a ledge Thursday.

The 92-foot long sailing vessel lost “a bit of paint,” but was not damaged. After a coast guard inspection, she was permitted to continue her cruise, said Senior Chief Petty Officer Chuck Chavtur.

Alison and Dave Bennett of Goffstown, N.H. are proud to announce the arrival of their son, Kyle Justin Bennett.

Despite the rain, the Damariscotta River Association’s seventh annual Great Salt Bay Music Festival was a smashing success.

A son, Abel Strongheart Pignatello, was born July 3 at 10:33 a.m. to Lauren Pignatello and Sean Pignatello at their home in Coopers Mills.

At their regular meeting Monday noon, Westport Island selectmen set the new tax rate for 2009-10 at 5.42 mils based on a total tax commitment of $1.4 million.

Somer D. Welch, 27, of Wiscasset, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $100.

Tylor West, 20, of Wiscasset, criminal mischief, $150, restitution $343.50.

After a statewide flood closure to harvest shellfish, due to all the rain, clam diggers will once again be out of work as red tide hits harvest areas.

The buoy system utilized by Dept. of Marine Resources red tide testing staff is a little talked about program and, according to DMR staff and clam harvesters alike, a real success story.

Lincoln County Commissioners are considering their legal options after a July 15 vote by the board of The Mid Coast Economic Development District that left the future of the Lincoln County Economic Development Office in question.

Carmen Franziska Handel-Meyer was born at 2:09 p.m. on July 22 in Alexandria, Va. Her mother is Natalie Handel, her father is Guillaume Meyer and they currently live in Washington, D.C.

A Station Boothbay Harbor 25-foot response boat crew responded to where a 15-foot boat sank in the Sheepscot River about five miles from Boothbay Harbor Tuesday at 1:10 p.m.

Join the folks at Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company on Fri., July 17 as they celebrate the first year anniversary of the 619 Main Street Branch with a special Luau Celebration.

New rules that make it tougher for gubernatorial candidates to qualify for public campaign funding create an unfair burden for third-party contenders, according to members of the Green Independent Party.