Rain held off as family, friends, and members of the public gathered on the Col. Stanley G. Waltz Athletic Field at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle on Friday, June 7 to celebrate the class of 2024 as students received diplomas and recognition for their work.

At about 1:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7, the RSU 40 Board of Directors voted to repeal a policy outlining protections for transgender and gender expansive students.

A structure fire devastated a single family home on Abenaki Road in Edgecomb on Monday, June 3.

On Tuesday, June 11, Waldoboro voters will consider four candidates in a charged race for two seats to represent Waldoboro on the RSU 40 Board of Directors.

The municipal parking lot and waterfront park in Damariscotta is set to undergo the second and final phase of a $4 million flood resiliency renovation starting Sept. 3 and continuing into November.

Six people are seeking two three-year terms on the Wiscasset School Committee.

At Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, school administrators’ efforts to safely deter osprey from nesting on antiquated light poles surrounding the turf field yielded fruit on Thursday, May 23, with staff members believing the birds have ceased their rebuilding attempts.

At the polls this November, Waldoboro voters will consider more than presidential candidates, as they will also weigh a potential food sovereignty ordinance. The Waldoboro Select Board voted unanimously to add the ordinance to the November warrant during its meeting on Tuesday, May 28.

Damariscotta River Cruises in Damariscotta is celebrating its 10th full season of riparian voyages in the Twin Villages. Business and life partners Chip Holmes and Olga Oros have been operating their tour boat service from the dock at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina in Damariscotta full time since 2014.

Damariscotta multimedia artist and educator Andrea Parker believes that creativity is at the heart of all things. But until recently, Parker said, she felt that the Twin Villages lacked a central hub where creatives and makers could unite to work and learn in community.

The Nobleboro Select Board named Lt. Kevin Rawley chief of the Nobleboro Fire Department, effective immediately, during a meeting the evening of Wednesday, May 22.

Following a review of town ordinances and planning board procedures, the Dresden Board of Appeals voted to grant the appeal of a conditional use permit issued by the Dresden Planning Board in January.

Following months of discussion and research, the Whitefield Planning Board voted to approve a conditional use permit for a residential substance abuse treatment facility in Coopers Mills during a meeting the evening of Wednesday, May 15.