Rising Tide is pleased to announce their choice of architect and construction manager as they move to renovate the former Strong Chevrolet building and relocate in the spring or early summer of 2009.

Damariscotta attorney Peter Drum is pleased to announce that he recently formed a new law practice with his long-time friend and brother-in-law, Patrick Parson.

A tenant received minor injuries after a chimney fire erupted in a home on the N. Clary Rd. (Rt. 215) in Jefferson just before 3 a.m. this morning.

Wine and dine all year long with an annual membership to the Damariscotta River Grill’s Wine Club.

A Jefferson man has been arrested on drug and theft charges as a result of an investigation into a series of burglaries at N.C Hunt Lumber Inc. on Rt. 215 in Jefferson.

Ruth Etheridge, owner of Village Travel in Round Pond recently returned from attending the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference in Baltimore, Md.

High winds tore down trees and power lines all over the state as a powerful storm system passed through Nov. 25.

Gov. John Baldacci made official Wednesday what departments across state government have expected for weeks: spending cuts that affect money already budgeted.

Accidents

On Oct. 29 Lt. Allen investigated a car/pedestrian accident that occurred on Rt. 27 involving Zachary Forgrave 18, of Wiscasset and Samantha Maine, 15, of Wiscasset.

A Wiscasset woman was found safe and unharmed after an intensive search by the Wiscasset Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police and Maine Warden’s Service.

Five crafty and artistic friends have formed Artful Goods, a community craft cooperative, to sell their handmade wares during the holiday season this year.

Women in the Damariscotta area seeking one-of-a-kind baby clothes now have one more place to shop. As of November, intimates store Patricia’s Closet began carrying baby onesies, lap-tees, and toddler tees designed exclusively for the website Sisters4.com.

On Nov. 4, Reserve Officer Mark Doe took a complaint of a missing miniature chihuahua.

County EMA Director Tim Pellerin kept county commissioners guessing what he held in a cardboard box and suggested it might be something of a suspicious nature.