The towns of the Great Salt Bay Consolidated School District approved the district budget a second time and voted to continue the second vote today.

The Dresden Fire Association voted June 5 for Assistant Chief Steve Lilly to succeed his uncle, Chief Gerald Lilly, when Gerald steps down from the position later this month.

When Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter went with family members to visit his veteran-daughter’s grave in Highland Cemetery the morning of Memorial Day, the flags placed on veterans’ graves were “in such bad shape it was disgraceful,” he said.

The Hannaford supermarket in Damariscotta is open following a small fire in the area of the seafood department and the subsequent evacuation of the store.

Jim Rea is not new to the world of aircraft. He has been flying since he was around 14. Rea got his pilot’s license in college, and served as a radar operator in the navy.

Newcastle voters rejected a new sign ordinance 83 to 23 and one of two land use ordinance amendments during a 2 3/4-hour annual town meeting June 17.

Newcastle voters elected Stephanie Nelson to the school committee with 103 votes to Joe Garcia’s 45 in a race between two write-in candidates June 11.

Please join everyone for the grand opening of the Viles Arboretum on Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 6 p.m. for the first art show and reception.

The Lincoln Academy Development Office, which raises money for the private Newcastle high school, has collected almost $10 million in donations since its 1996 founding.

Polling places and hours for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 budget validation vote scheduled for June 28 have been updated.

Fans of pick-your-own fruit have long harvested their annual strawberry purchase from Lincoln County farmers. For those used to eating organically grown berries, the pickings are a bit slimmer than in the past.

It took less than 90 minutes for Dresden voters to get through the 49 remaining articles on the warrant when town meeting reconvened on June 15. Annual town meeting began with municipal elections on June 11.

Conor Smith, a write-in candidate who entered the school committee race in Damariscotta the day before the election, defeated another late entry, Dan Pinkham, 40-30.

Medomak Valley High School Athletic Director Matthew Lash told graduating seniors the lessons they learned on the athletic field apply to life in general, when he gave the keynote address at the school’s commencement ceremony, June 5.