South Bristol residents made quick work of 43 warrant articles during the annual town meeting on Tuesday, March 8.

Life on the trail has inspired a great many American classics, from Colin Fletcher’s “The Complete Walker” to Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods.”

“It wasn’t something that was on our radar at all,” said Jessie Dowling, a cheesemaker with 15 years experience and owner of Fuzzy Udder Creamery in Whitefield.

For the second year in a row, Jean Duncan, of Newcastle, won the February #LCNme365 photo contest.

South Bristol residents will vote on education and municipal budget increases, including a 133.73% increase in funding for Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service, at its annual town meeting.  

Jefferson residents will have a chance to learn more about the articles they will vote on by referendum at the annual town meeting, during a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday, March 7, in the Jefferson Village School cafeteria.

The project: Solving the mystery.

The mystery: Ongoing bacterial pollution in Broad Cove clam flats, which has led to extended seasonal conditional closures.

Westport Island will soon have a new face on the board of selectmen. First Selectmen George Richardson Jr. has decided not to seek re-election after serving on the board for over 26 years, and as chairman for over 22.

LincolnHealth and the MaineHealth system experienced a significant reduction in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to an email from LincolnHealth Spokesperson John Martins.

There were no injuries in a dump truck rollover at the intersection of Sheepscot and Alna roads in Alna on the morning of March 2.

Two Waldoboro men, lobsterman Clinton Collamore and attorney Lynn Madison, are seeking to represent State House District 45.

At the sugar house at Sweetwoods Farm in Newcastle, Justin Wood checked his equipment. After 10 months dormant, it needed some attention before the sap started running. Which happened early this year, according to Wood, before Valentine’s Day.