Ronnie and Liz Storer of Damariscotta are proud to announce the arrival of their baby boy, Forest Richard Storer.

An emergency patch to Heater Road, which disintegrated into an impassable mud pit Sunday, sparked controversy among members of the Damariscotta Board of Selectman and Town Manager Greg Zinser.

After repeatedly raising questions about financial transactions at the meeting of the Newcastle Board of Selectman March 9, Selectman Art Mayers, accused the town of possible illegal actions.

It is time to ‘spring’ the clocks ahead on Sunday, March 8, 2 a.m.

The impacts of problems in the housing market are hitting close to home, but the actual number of foreclosures often winds up underreported. New federal and state laws are focused on alleviating these problems locally and nationally.

Lincoln County’s administrator testified last week before a state committee favoring a legislative change on jail caps for tax assessment for Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties.

Time constraints prompted the Wiscasset school committee to rush through completion of a proposed $9.6 million budget for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit.

Arrests and SummonsesOn Jan. 27 Officer Banks issued a summons to Darlene M. Russell, 46, of Bath for failure to give notice of an accident by quickest means and leaving the scene of a property damage accident on Rt. 144.

Warming shelters are opening in Wiscasset and Damariscotta for the day. At the time of this posting, these shelters are not providing overnight service, but are a place where people can warm up, take a hot shower and obtain drinking water. The list of shelters and their capabilities follows…

Mrs. Jeanne Dolliver of Waldoboro, and the late Ron Dolliver, announces the engagement of her daughter, Alisha Marie, to Eric Grant Eckman, son of James and Barbara Eckman of Swedesboro, N.J.

The “tricky” flow of information around a domestic violence situation would be the focus of a study commission proposed by Rep. Bruce MacDonald (D-Boothbay).

In a bill introduced to Legislature’s Judiciary Committee Thursday, MacDonald urged a review of state and federal laws that regulate who should be privy to someone’s personal information after a domestic violence assault. That could include health data, financial records and other personal information.

Katie Ventimiglia, 19, of Waldoboro was found guilty of two counts of domestic violence assault and was fined $600 and sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but 48 hours suspended and will be required to serve one year of probation. She was also found guilty of criminal mischief, violating condition of release and was sentenced to 48 hours in jail.

The Jefferson/Nobleboro SnoPacker Snowmobile Club held their annual snowmobile racing event on Feb. 7 and 8 on Damariscotta Lake near Damariscotta Lake State Park in Jefferson.

Nobleboro Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Budget Committee agreed on a tight 2009-10 budget at the end of a special meeting in the Nobleboro town office Monday night.

The three groups met with School Union 74 Supt. Bob Bouchard and business manager Adam Hanson on Feb. 2 to review and vote on a budget that has an overall decrease of 3.6 percent, ($105,610) combined with an increased local share.