An ‘on premise’ training program offered for Lincoln County alcohol sellers aims to decrease problem and underage drinking.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Police Departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro and Wiscasset and Youth Promise, lead agency for Healthy Lincoln County jointly sponsor the program, which is a free retail beverage seller-server training for on-premise licensees – restaurants and bars that sell and serve alcoholic beverages.

It’s a true mark of spring when owners Rick Hirsch and Jean Kerrigan open the doors to the deck of Round Pond, Anchor Inn Restaurant (www.anchorinnrestaurant.com), and Fri., May 8 is the magic day.

Michael Carver and Stephanie Chase were married May 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Leeman in Whitefield.

Two Bristol men were seriously injured last week when they fell while repairing the roof of a New Harbor church May 13.

Bristol Asst. Fire Chief Jared Pendleton said the two men were replacing the shingles on the roof of the New Harbor/Round Pond United Methodist Church when the staging failed, plunging the men about 25 feet to the ground.

Within Lincoln County, the towns of Jefferson, Somerville, and Whitefield have been designated as Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) by the Health Resources and Services Administration under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Rachel and Dusty Starr of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the birth of Landon David Starr, born on May 1, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center; 21 inches long and weighing 8 lbs., 11 oz.

Statehouse News ServiceYesterday Gov. John Baldacci signed a two-year budget bill that has been months in the making while emphasizing that work on it is far from over.

Damariscotta Police Chief Steve Drake has issued a public alert asking for the public’s help in identifying individuals who are responsible for circulating counterfeit $20 bills locally.

Midcoast photographer Darlene Terry is pleased to announce the opening of her new business, Whimsical Years Photography, based in Bristol and servicing all of Midcoast Maine.

The verbal fire sparked with an Alna selectman’s insistence on legal counsel for an agreement between the town and fire department continued to smolder Monday night.

Justin and Jacinta Temple of Woolwich are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Madison Ann Temple, born on May 7 at 7:28 a.m. at Miles Memorial Hospital weighing 7 lbs, 10 oz.

All articles on the 2009-’10 Jefferson School budget passed as recommended without so much as a whimper from the approximate 30 people in attendance at the open town meeting on May 27. The meeting at the Jefferson Village School gymnasium lasted roughly 30 minutes as voters waved through most of the 17 articles by hand count.

Jessica and Adam Wheeler, and proud brother Gabriel, of Damariscotta, happily announce the birth of baby girl Evelyn Cate Wheeler.

In April, Rising Tide Community Market received exciting news from the Maine Rural Development Authority (MRDA) of an offer for financial backing for the relocation to the former Strong Chevrolet site on Bus. Rt. 1.