Rep. Katrina J. Smith, a Realtor and real estate investor, is focusing on jobs and independence for individuals during her campaign to represent House District 62 for a second term in the Legislature.

Pamela J. Swift, D-Palermo, a retired physician turned small-scale farmer, said she would bring a commitment to working across the aisle and focus on health care, agriculture, and the environment to represent House District 62.

The Somerville Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a grant totaling $470,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which the department plans to use for a new tanker, department Treasurer Jessica Peaslee told the Somerville Select Board at a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

With two familiar Jefferson faces at the helm, the New England tradition of showing steer and oxen at the fair is going strong in Windsor.

A cannabis growing facility was damaged in an accidental fire at 147 Somerville Road in Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 22, when flames broke out at a heat pump in the building. Nobody was injured in the blaze, which crews fought for about five hours.

Interlibrary lending services by van delivery will restart in Maine at the beginning of September, ending a disruption that has affected libraries statewide since early summer, according to Maine State Librarian Lori Fisher.

The start of school is just around the corner, and Todd Sanders, a seasoned coach, educator, administrator, and the new superintendent of Damariscotta-based AOS 93, is ready to get out on the field.

At the polls in November, Jefferson voters will consider a request from Jefferson Fire and Rescue to partially finance a new firefighting vehicle.

On Friday, Aug. 9, the Maine Connectivity Authority approved a grant of $6 million to Lincoln County for the construction of fiber broadband internet in a project expected to bring internet service to residents across the county – including some who historically have not been able to get internet service at their homes.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee gathered local blue voters and activists together at Cider Hill Farm in Waldoboro on Sunday, Aug. 4, for seafood, music, and speeches from local politicians and public figures.