“Anybody can do it,” Leeroy Gandy said on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 18, standing in his home among a half-dozen wooden canvases painted with carefully drafted geometric cardinals, chickadees, blue jays and more.

State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, said she is running for another term in the Maine Senate to continue advocating for healthy communities, affordable housing, and accessible health care.

Dale Harmon, a Boothbay Region Water District foreman and longtime Boothbay Select Board member, said he is running for state Senate to advocate for fiscal efficiency, lower energy costs, and smaller government.

To Howard Tuttle, superintendent of RSU 12, school leadership is all about teamwork, creativity, patience, and communication.

As a child, Neal Shuman remembers his father pointing out a dirt drive cut into the weeds alongside Route 220 in North Waldoboro. The road, he said, led to the cemetery where one of Shuman’s great uncles was buried. But it wasn’t until decades later – when Shuman and his sons traveled up that overgrown path to begin a mammoth restoration of the cemetery at its terminus – that he would discover the depth of knowledge and history the site contained.

Four candidates vying for seats in the Maine House of Representatives discussed hot-topic issues from health care and education to illegal marijuana grow sites on Monday, Oct. 7, at the fourth of five candidate forums co-hosted by The Lincoln County News and Boothbay Register.

State Rep. Abden S. Simmons, R-Waldoboro, said he is running for reelection to House District 45 to continue advocating for commercial fishermen statewide and to empower working Mainers.

Jennifer A. Stone, D-Waldoboro, said she is focused on health care, rising costs, and listening to constituents in her bid to represent House District 45.

Over the more than 44 years that Frank Hample lived in Somerville, the former selectman, planner, volunteer, and family man made a lasting mark on his town, on Lincoln County, and on the state of Maine. Those who knew Hample, though, say that he was never one to seek out accolades or recognition for his service.

Four town officials announced their resignations during a meeting of the Somerville Select Board on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

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.