On Sunday, at the annual weigh-in for the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, Ed Pierpont set a new state record.

DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — Ed Pierpont has grown a lot of big pumpkins on his Jefferson Farm, but none as big as this.

On Sunday, at the annual weigh-in for the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest, Pierpont set a new state record.

His giant pumpkin smashed the scale at 1,832 pounds. As if that weren’t enough, the Jefferson grower brought a giant squash that weighed 1,306 pounds — also a new state record.