The Johns Bay Coastal Alliance Education Service Center Board unanimously approved the first two hires for the new school system on Thursday, Feb. 5.

The county will continue its search for a new site for a public safety building after learning Maine Department of Transportation restrictions would hinder on a parcel identified at the end of last year.

A stretch of Route 1 in Waldoboro was closed for four hours as firefighters battled a fire that destroyed a tractor trailer on Friday, Jan. 30.

Over 200 guests gathered to celebrate Lincoln Theater’s 150th anniversary on Monday, Feb. 2 in Damariscotta. Inclement weather delayed the event from the original date of Jan. 26, 150 years to the day since Lincoln Hall’s grand dedication in 1876.

No matter what happens at the polls next fall, residents Maine House District 46 are virtually guaranteed to send a new representative to Augusta for the start of the 133rd Legislature.

Almost a year after receiving permission to rebuild the restaurant’s pier, Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina’s co-owners have been granted permission for the construction of a building.

After some back-and-fourth regarding the wording of a the town’s adult-use cannabis ordinance, the Damariscotta Select Board approved the license for a new adult-use retail store with a split vote at their meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

The newest tool in the Edgecomb Fire Department’s toolbox arrived this week in the form of a 2005 American LaFrance pumper engine, courtesy of the Taymouth Township Fire Department in Michigan.

Snow-suited children crawled up a sizable snow bank and raced into the warmth of the Miller School gym to enjoy cocoa, a potluck dinner, a silent auction, and raffles in Waldoboro during a family night on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Damariscotta’s new police chief hopes to provide more connection between the department and the community after his swearing in on Tuesday, Jan. 27, marking his first day with the department.

Three local responders drew praise from the Damariscotta fire chief after their efforts extricated an incapacitated man from an overturned, burning vehicle on Saturday, Jan. 17.

The RSU 40 Board of Directors named a former Boothbay Region High School principal as the district’s new superintendent of schools during a special board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Three New York men are facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to use fake identification in a bank fraud scheme in the Midcoast.

The board of directors of Bristol-South Bristol Transfer Station convened at the Bristol town office Tuesday, Jan. 13 to review the station’s 2026 budget ahead of the budget process in each town.