In a business partnership, in which communication, compatible personalities, and trust are of the utmost importance, it takes a special kind of bond to ensure success.

A Friday, April 5 house fire on South Clary Road in Jefferson resulted in the complete destruction of a home over the course of a day, said Jefferson Fire Chief Darin Walker. No residents were in the home at the time and there were no injuries, he said.

In a continuation of a discussion ongoing since October 2023, the Jefferson School Committee voted to ban “sexually explicit” material from the school library during its meeting on Monday, April 1.

Students at Bristol Consolidated School enjoyed a whirlwind introduction to Chinese culture involving food, music, dance, and visual art during the last week in March, when the school held its 26th annual Diversity Week.

Great Salt Bay Community School art teacher and multidisciplinary artist Coreysha Stone, of Alna, will be honored this spring by the Maine Art Education Association as the Middle Level Art Educator of the Year.

Two permanent electronic speed signs will be installed in downtown Waldoboro this spring as part of a shared effort from the town and state to reduce speeding in the historic village, town manager Julie Keizer told the Waldoboro Select Board at its meeting on Tuesday, March 26.

A number of rare livestock breeds that have nearly vanished elsewhere in the world are thriving in Waldoboro, thanks to the efforts of passionate local farmers.

RSU 40 students showcased their creativity and craftsmanship at the quadrennial district-wide art show, using media from clay to collage and a spectrum of color and perspectives to explore the theme of “home.”

Citing costs incurred by the shrinking popularity of recycling and the ever-growing volume of trash passing through the Waldoboro Transfer Station, Public Works Director John Daigle is proposing – for the third time in the course of his more than four-decade career – that the town switch to a pay-as-you-throw model for waste disposal. This time, he said, he sees no other way to ensure a viable future for the transfer station.

Since Feb. 26, former patrol deputy Scott Solorzano’s day-to-day has changed dramatically as he steps into the new role of community resource deputy, conducting outreach and community work across the county on behalf of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

The Waldoboro Planning Board approved a 98.09-acre subdivision on Old Augusta Road and an agricultural events center slated for Robinson Road during its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 22.