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.

The RSU 40 Board of Directors reinstated a district policy outlining protections for transgender and gender expansive students at their meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1, rescinding action taken on June 7 to delete the policy.

This summer, in the woods of Washington, elementary school students from across RSU 40 are taking part in quintessential summer camp activities, including playing among the camp’s tall pines, practicing archery and crafts, leaping into deep, cool water, and, during quiet moments of reflection, writing postcards home.

For Ann Marie Gallant, a painter and saleswoman who five years ago added the title of “flower farmer” to her resume, the intensive and sometimes arduous work of her new trade is well worthwhile to add a measure of beauty to the world.