Tom Keller and Sue Allen, of Newcastle, are pleased as punch to confirm that their grandson, Owen Samson Kramer, was born on Sept. 12. Kate (nee Keller, Lincoln Academy Class of 2001) and Aaron Kramer, of Washington, D.C., are the happy parents.

Kathryn Read and Aaron Fisher, of Friendship, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Stella Mae Fisher.

Haley and Andy Bezon, of Bremen, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Nellie Lou Bezon.

Charilyn and Andrew Benner, of Nobleboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Dayton Jayden Lee Benner.

Jeffrey and Rachel Fortin, of Saunderstown, R.I., are happy to announce the birth of their second son, Christopher Joseph Fortin.

Emily Sarah Christine Rittershaus, Ph.D., and Richard Benjamin Haggett were married Aug. 18 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on the harborside lawn of the bride’s grandparents, Chester and Alice Fossett, at 1 Atlantic Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. Lisa Smith, of All in One Weddings, officiated.

Cate McDonough, daughter of Susan Hendry and the late Kevin McDonough, of Chicago, Ill. and Fairfield, Conn., married Marco Ellwanger, son of Emidia Tucci and Michael Ellwanger of Heidelberg, Germany, on Saturday, Aug. 25 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle.

Nicole Walter and Christopher Chickering, of Bristol, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Brooklynn Marie Chickering.

Ariel and Steve Hewson, of Jefferson, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Nash Van Cour Hewson.

Alyssa and Harry Stred, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Rosalynn Anne Stred.

Marie and Ben Stickney, of Waldoboro, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Thomas Merrifield Stickney.

Meagan and Jason Schlander, of Damariscotta, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Olivia Marsha Schlander.