John and Jolene Murray of Nobleboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Alicia M. Murray, to Joshua T. Kirkpatrick, son of Gerald Kirkpatrick and Doreen McGray of Hollister, Cal.

District 52 incumbent Elizabeth (Lisa) Miller of Somerville is campaigning for her third term in the State House.

Units from Newcastle and Damariscotta Fire Departments are on the scene of a structure fire on Pond Rd. off Rt. 215 in Newcastle.

People with developmental disabilities may soon face a loss of $50 million worth of services because of a funding problem program officials say would push the budget into the red by February or March if not corrected.

Terri Obert and LeRoy Jones were married Aug. 16 at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in New Harbor.

Dawn and Jonathan Dancer of Somerville are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Hannah Ray Dancer.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On Oct. 8, Deputy Todd Chilton received a report of a theft of a motorcycle in the Dresden area. The complainant stated that around 10 p.m., he was awakened by his dog barking.

For the third election in a row, about 80 percent of legislative candidates opted to fund their campaigns through the Maine Clean Election Act, shunning private donations for public funding.

Central Maine Power Company’s (CMP) Brunswick Service Center is under new management, servicing customers in the Midcoast from Yarmouth to Waldoboro.

Paula Silsby, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, announced that Oct. 23, U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Steven P. Amato, age 53, of Yorkville, Cal., and formerly of Bremen, to two years in prison for healthcare fraud and tax fraud.

Mr. and Mrs. Miles (Mickey) McFarland are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlin Mary McFarland, to Alfred Nathan Bonyun, son of Paul and Brenda Bonyun of Westport.

Parents Melissa L. Burns and Nathan K. Yeaton of Bowdoin are proud to announce the birth of baby boy Tyler Nathan Yeaton, on Sept. 26.

Robert and Morgan Winslow of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Rowan Isabelle Winslow.

The state medical examiner’s office has confirmed that the driver of a tractor-trailer truck involved in a single vehicle accident in Jefferson Oct. 8 suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel.