On April 28, the RSU/MSAD 40 School Board narrowly approved a $21,489,112 budget to send to voters.

The Whitefield Board of Selectmen set Wed., May 4 for an executive session hearing on a fire department personnel issue. Firefighter Josh Mooers is appealing a recent decision of the grievance committee, which is comprised of the chief, deputy chief, the three assistant chiefs and a member chosen by parties involved in the dispute.

At an April 19 public hearing, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen removed an ordinance from the town’s June warrant that would have resulted in a zoning change for 10 downtown properties near Washington and Pleasant streets.

In a regular meeting April 8, the Alna Board of Selectmen responded to a letter from longtime resident Chris Cooper and chose an engineer for the initial phase of the $522,000 road project.

Whitefield’s code enforcement officer was directed to notify owners of an illegal junkyard on Mills Road that they have 30 days to clean up the operation.

The latest bulletin from the National Weather Service (NWS) combined with radar observations and forecasts from a variety of sources indicates that heavy snowfall is tapering off as the April Fools Day storm begins to track north. But don’t break out the surfboard yet… Lighter, variable snowfall along with some rain and/or sleet will continue well after nightfall.

Farrin Properties welcomes new agent Bill Crocker. He joined Farrin Properties in February and is now available to market the sale of property, or assist in finding the perfect home, land or business.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Feb. 26, Lysette V. Murray, 35, of South Bristol was issued a summons for Improper Pass and a warning for failing to stop for a police officer, on Bristol Road, Bristol, by Deputy Brian Collamore.

The Newcastle Fire Co. plan to replace two aging trucks with a new rescue pumper remains, for the time being, a point of contention between the fire company and town officials.

Le Garage restaurant in Wiscasset has recently hired its first executive chef in nearly five years.

Two Kennebec County men face a long list of burglary and theft charges spanning nearly three years and largely relating to incidents in seven Lincoln County towns.

More than 60 people attended the annual meeting of Rising Tide Community Market, March 6 in Lincoln Academy’s Dining Commons, during which members nominated three new board members, received an update on the store’s first year in its new location, and discussed the possible purchase of a 75-acre parcel of land once sought by Walmart.

Chester Rice won his fifth consecutive term on the South Bristol Board of Selectmen tonight, defeating challenger and former long-time Selectman Don Stanley, a write-in candidate, 108-66.

Former New Harbor resident Joshua Farrar and his wife Brittany, of Aviano AB, Italy, are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy Grayson Kole Farrar.