Opening statements and testimony began Tuesday, Feb. 17 in a second trial for the death of 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan, of Edgecomb.

“Did you see the fish?” onlookers murmured excitedly along the edge of newly cut pond ice. As one chunk of ice was being pushed into the narrow canal leading to the building it would be stored in until summer, it was discovered that a poor fish had been caught as its home froze this winter – thrilling the children using antique tools to move the ice along.

Following an extended illness, former state Rep. Jeff Evangelos, I-Friendship, died on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

The Newcastle Select Board has scheduled a special town meeting to correct a clerical error involving interest on two previously approved bonds for Monday, Feb. 23.

The food was excellent and the conversation was cordial during the fourth annual Democratic-Republican-Unenrolled Soup and Chili Lunch held at the First Baptist Church of Nobleboro on Saturday, Feb. 7.

In a split vote following public comment against the policies, the Jefferson School Committee voted 3-2 to approve updates to policies related to gender during its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Declaring he is sick with the state of politics in Augusta, Maine Rep. Abden Simmons, R-Waldoboro, has decided not to seek a third consecutive term this year.

The Johns Bay Coastal Alliance Education Service Center Board unanimously approved the first two hires for the new school system on Thursday, Feb. 5.

The county will continue its search for a new site for a public safety building after learning Maine Department of Transportation restrictions would hinder on a parcel identified at the end of last year.

A stretch of Route 1 in Waldoboro was closed for four hours as firefighters battled a fire that destroyed a tractor trailer on Friday, Jan. 30.

Over 200 guests gathered to celebrate Lincoln Theater’s 150th anniversary on Monday, Feb. 2 in Damariscotta. Inclement weather delayed the event from the original date of Jan. 26, 150 years to the day since Lincoln Hall’s grand dedication in 1876.

No matter what happens at the polls next fall, residents Maine House District 46 are virtually guaranteed to send a new representative to Augusta for the start of the 133rd Legislature.

Almost a year after receiving permission to rebuild the restaurant’s pier, Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina’s co-owners have been granted permission for the construction of a building.

After some back-and-fourth regarding the wording of a the town’s adult-use cannabis ordinance, the Damariscotta Select Board approved the license for a new adult-use retail store with a split vote at their meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21.