DOWN EAST NOTES

Boston Globe - People in a southern Maine town have rejected a proposal that would have allowed for large-scale water extraction operations by companies like Poland Spring water company. Voters in Wells rejected the ordinance by a margin of more than 2-1.

Casco Bay Boaters - Morris Yachts announced it will be able to rehire laid-off workers thanks to a multimillion-dollar contract. Morris Yachts will bring its employee numbers back to pre-layoff levels with the contract, under which it will build Leadership 44 sailboats for the Coast Guard Academy.

Cliff Island school one of five remaining on Maine islands

Peaks Island to test wind turbine

More excitement in Wiscasset from the Wiscassett Newspaper: One year after her arrest for allegedly stealing nearly $91,000 from the town of Wiscasset, former Town Clerk Sandra Johnson pleaded "no contest" on Monday, Oct. 26. . . Two sisters of Westport Island's First Selectman will appeal the town's decision to let the selectman's son build a house on Dewey Way Thursday, October 29 at a meeting of the Board of Appeals.