Aaron Bradbury, the deputy chief of the Nobleboro Fire Department, will once again take over the leadership role after the resignation of Matthew Kilpatrick.

AOS 93 Board members discussed the impending withdrawal of Bristol and South Bristol during its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Members of the South Bristol and Bristol school committees unanimously voted to withdraw from AOS 93 to form a two-town education service center and approve an interlocal agreement at their meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 4 and Thursday, Nov. 6, respectively.

After closing two months ago for renovations, Lincoln Theater, at 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta, reopened its doors with a gala celebration and screening of the movie “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”

After six months of trying and failing to validate an education budget for the 2026 fiscal year, Jefferson residents validated the third budget proposed by the school committee with a vote of 667-510 during the referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Residents of Jefferson will consider whether to validate the proposed education budget during the referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the town’s third attempt at passing an education budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

A local wildlife rehabilitator and a small group of volunteers recently released over 100 baby snapping turtles into the Pemaquid River in Bristol, the result of a month’s long rescue effort that began when nearby construction threatened their nests.

Coastal Kids Preschool, at 12 Jackie’s Trail in Damariscotta, hosted a sensory-friendly event featuring PBS Kids’ first character with autism, Carl the Collector, on Monday, Oct. 13 during Damariscotta Pumpkinfest.

The Bristol and South Bristol school committees unanimously voted to continue supporting the effort to form an education service center and to submit the second part of their application to the Maine Department of Education at their meetings on Thursday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 7, respectively.

Residents of Jefferson voted to approve a revised education budget at a special town meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Jefferson Village School, marking the third attempt to pass an education budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

Almost 50 years to the day since Daniel Thompson found a whale washed up on the shore of New Harbor, his granddaughter, Katherine Thompson, found a whale washed up in almost the exact spot.