Nobleboro News

Officer Thomas Bartunek investigated a crash at 4:37 p.m. at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Atlantic Highway.

The annual spawning run of alewives has begun, bringing with it unusually high numbers of the small fish, hundreds of sea birds and other predators, and scores of interested people and photographers hoping to catch that perfect shot.

By Dominik Lobkowicz A tree that fell on a power line has been determined to be the cause of a 6.4 acre brush fire in Jefferson the afternoon of May 1, according to Kent Nelson, a fire prevention specialist for the Maine Forest Service.

Hip-hop, lyrical, jazz, contemporary, folk, interpretive and belly dancing all will be featured in a lively program called "Power Performance" Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, at the Strom Auditorium of Camden Hills Regional High School, off Route 90.

By Dominik Lobkowicz Five fire departments, 10 apparatus, and about 40 firefighters battled a brush fire in the woods of Jefferson the afternoon of May 1 before finally stopping the spreading fire line, according to Jefferson Fire Chief Walter Morris.

A state judge has awarded damages of $1.5 million to a Camden woman who was the victim of a brutal sexual assault three years ago.

Anyone who fishes or possesses the young American eels without a license now can be taken to jail for a first offense.

So, on Wednesday I went off on my motorcycle as police were chasing an accused shoplifter in the woods behind Walmart.