Topsham contractor Harry C. Crooker & Sons Inc. will pave the Newcastle side of Cochran Road in the weeks ahead at a cost of $119,218.75.

Less than two weeks away from a formal decision by the Wiscasset School Board deciding which of the Wiscasset schools to close beginning the 2015-2016 school year, board members are looking for feedback from residents to help make this difficult decision.

Bristol and South Bristol firefighters extinguished a small woods fire at Tracy Shore, a nature preserve in South Bristol, the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 28.

The Department of Transportation is planning a temporary measure to raise the grade of a flood-prone section of East Pond Road in Nobleboro by paving it, according to Andrea Glidden.

Nancy Gault of Waldoboro enjoys games like Sudoku and puzzles. In addition to being fun, games keep her mind active, she said. They are what some would call healthy addictions. At 66 years of age, she’s hoping it will be another 20 to 30 years before she has to worry about Alzheimer’s disease or some form of dementia.

Three local men accused of burning a boathouse and lobster boat in Waldoboro in 2012 were each indicted by grand jury on a pair of class A felony arson charges Sept. 11.

A Boothbay Harbor businesswoman, school board member, and second-time candidate for the Maine House of Representatives hopes to bring a pro-business perspective to the Legislature.

A local carpenter is rebuilding a wharf and another contractor is due to pave the boat ramp and parking area as work progresses on the new South Bristol town landing.

A member of Gov. Paul LePage’s cabinet will weigh in when Newcastle builds and debates its town budget next spring.

The first phase of the new Whitefield Community Playground has been completed and the opening day of school, Sept. 2 marked the official opening of the playground located at the Whitefield Elementary School.

A Gardiner man was flown by helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston following a serious motorcycle accident on Mills Road in Whitefield, Sept. 28.

Rep. Lori A. Fowle, D-Vassalboro, is a first-term legislator who hopes her take-things-as-they-come approach can serve her constituents for another two years.

A 29-year-old Bristol woman faces a felony assault charge after allegedly stabbing her live-in boyfriend in the leg in July.

An Edgecomb general contractor and substitute teacher aims to strengthen schools and support small businesses if he wins election to the Maine House of Representatives.