Calm Moments Day Spa will cease doing business on Fri., Aug. 21. It has been a pleasure serving the Damariscotta Region.

Gift certificates may be redeemed at the current location for products and services until that date.

Rebecca Giles and Shawn McDuffy are pleased to announce the birth of Ava Sophia Marie McDuffy.

Kerry M. Lyons, 48, of Boothbay, operating vehicle without license at Winter Harbor, April 16, fined $150.

Charles Feltis, 37, of Waldoboro, found guilty of two counts of violating condition of release and given nine days in jail.

The Damariscotta River Grill (www.damariscottarivergrill.com) has been honored with two noteworthy awards that highlight the restaurant’s impressive wine offerings and tempting menu.

Friendship’s oldest resident recently received the coveted Boston Post gold-headed cane, much to her surprise and delight.

Leading up to Whitefield’s three-day Bicentennial celebration this weekend, artist Genevieve Keller put the finishing touches on an acrylic painting to be displayed in the “Sense of Place” art show on Sat., Aug. 8.

A total of 87 Mainers who have suffered home foreclosures are eligible for payments of $3000 or more, providing they can be located. An unknown number of additional Mainers on the brink of foreclosure may be eligible for a program that helps them keep their homes.

Terri Lyn Shorey of Boothbay is pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Jae-lyn Rose Shorey.

Wiscasset’s three school principals all seem to share a sense of newness and excitement for the coming school year.

Principals Susan Poppish, Linda Bleile and Cheryl Howe attribute much of this excitement to new associations and working relationships they and other Wiscasset staff members have been experiencing through the formation of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit No. 12.

What was supposed to be a routine replacement of a couple of culverts on Damariscotta’s Belvedere Rd. turned into a complicated eco-flap last weekend involving a trio of state agencies, a confused contractor, a land trust, and one hopping mad neighbor.

One victim has been flown by Life Flight to a Lewiston hospital after a car crash on the Hinks Rd.

Jefferson residents’ dream of broadband Internet access is one more step closer to reality thanks to a $66,000 state grant awarded for the project.

Sunny skies greeted hundreds of bargain seekers Wednesday as the Lincoln Home presented its annual Founders’ Day sale and auction.

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.