Niesha Pottle and Brian Merryman of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Tanner David.

Some Lincoln County residents have reported poor TV reception after installing analog to digital converter boxes, but the Maine Association of Broadcasters (MAB) offers suggestions that might help in the area, which generally lies in a poor reception region.

A $400,000 shortfall for Two Bridges Regional Jail has kept the Jail Authority sifting the current budget to find ways to cover costs until June.

Emily and Leon Garnett and big sister Annalise of Jefferson, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Noah David Garnett.

Some 25 Dresden voters braved the cold Monday to pass all four special town meeting requests including a $30,000 loan for a school energy efficiency plan.

Moderator Jay Robbins opened the session at the historic Old Town Hall with a list of six rules citizens had to follow at town meetings in the colonial period compared to a 40-page booklet today.

Fireworks next summer are a go, the road race is shaping up, and souvenirs are ready to be ordered, say members of Whitefield’s Bicentennial Committee.

The volunteer group began 2009, the year of the town’s 200th birthday celebration, with progress reports.

Citing a request from the town manager, Waldoboro Fire Chief Ernest Vannah submitted his resignation Jan. 14.

Effective immediately, Town Manager William Post appointed Deputy Chief Paul Smeltzer acting Fire Chief until the position can be filled. Post said he would advertize internally for the fire chief’s position and will wait for applications to be filed to the town.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Sun. advising residents to watch for “6 to 12 inches of snow accumulation by Sunday at midnight” in the Lincoln County area. Snowfall is forecast to begin Sun. morning with varying intensity through the afternoon, and then taper off Sun. evening, according to the NWS.

The family of a sexual abuse victim received $250,000 in settlement from Maine School Administrative District 40 following a recent U.S. District Court decision.

The Damariscotta Montessori School in Nobleboro is receiving a $100,000 Community Facility Direct Loan, through a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grant, that is part of $852,000 in grants and loans to entities throughout Maine.

Somerville selectmen have been considering the future of the old Sand Hill School building on Sand Hill Road, which they said at a regular meeting Tuesday night had last been used in the early 1970s.

The Legislature enacted a new rule for itself last week to illuminate the process of attaching price tags to bills, though the director of the office responsible for those price tags said everything his office does was already transparent.

Heather and Jason Knowles of Windsor are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Maggie Lane Knowles.

The Legislature took a major step toward a “paperless chamber” this week, a move hailed by some as a saver of time, money, and paper but criticized by at least one lawmaker as a waste of scant resources.