The Jefferson School Committee voted unanimously April 7 to approve a proposed $5,212,720 K-12 education budget for 2014-2015, though committee members were split on whether to include certain staffing changes.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science’s new LEED platinum building captured an Honorable Mention in R&D Magazine’s 48th Laboratory of the Year Awards.

The Westport Island Ad-hoc RSU 12 Withdrawal Committee has received word that a town vote to terminate the process of withdrawing from Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 would be legal.

The Pemaquid Watershed Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce that PWA has received a $15,000 grant from the Maine Land Trust Excellence Program or MLTEP.

Pricey Properties, a distinct real estate agency in the area is pleased to announce the affiliation of Boothbay resident Jason Hardwick.

Boothbay voters will decide whether to create a tax increment financing district and whether to give a town property to a land trust at annual town meeting Monday, May 5.

A new, somewhat fluid group of interested community members is looking to see what can be done to help improve and revitalize Waldoboro’s village.

The town of Damariscotta will donate $2,000 to join Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Newcastle and private donors in support of a new trolley service.

Jefferson Village School and Nobleboro Central School have been recognized by the Maine Department of Education for their performance toward meeting state and federal reading and mathematics standards.

Every year, the Damariscotta Police Department and law enforcement agencies throughout the state partner with their local businesses to raise money for Special Olympics Maine.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will not pursue a temporary ban on construction of low-income housing, at least for now.

Although Louis Shorey is not a name many will recognize, the students and staff of Whitefield Elementary School will remember him as the man that saved their school from being destroyed by a fire on March 10.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On March 29, Deputy Mark Bridgham responded to a report of a stolen/missing LG telephone (value: $50) from the Country Manor Nursing home in Coopers Mills. Report was taken and the case was suspended pending further leads.

Boothbay Harbor residents will convene Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. to act on a proposed $4,118,853 budget, which is a very slight increase over last year’s budget.