At the polls on March 30, Jefferson voters approved raises for the town officers, $20,000 for the fire truck reserve fund and elected a new Road Commissioner.

Douglas Alfred Rines of Wiscasset and Megan Lynn Rines of Wiscasset were granted a divorce on Jan. 4. They were married in Bath on June 5, 2004. Shared parental rights of two minor children.

The Maine DOT bridged South Bristol’s troubled waters Thursday when residents approved a preliminary conceptual plan to replace the swing bridge over “The Gut.”

A fire that caused significant damage to a second floor, part of a roof and the lower portion of an Edgecomb home on the River Road Monday morning is believed to have started from a pellet stove.

Marjolaine “Marj” P. Morris, 84, of Wiscasset, died March 8 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

Jonathan Swindells and Katie Pickett of Waldoboro, are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Logan Hunter Swindells.

Between last week and Tuesday night, Whitefield selectmen huddled with the town auditor and found an extra $150,000 in revenues, bringing the total to $600,000. That was the good news, along with a total proposed budget of $774,865, down from an earlier $1 million projection.

An ice dam blocked a culvert carrying a normally tiny stream under Lewis Hill Road in Newcastle Thursday flooding the road and threatening to wash it out.

Ryan Griffin and Angela Johnson of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Madeline Grace.

A 63-year-old Nobleboro man was badly beaten in the parking lot of the Hannaford Brothers Supermarket in Waldoboro on Jan. 19.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation Bridge Program will hold a public meeting to discuss the replacement of Davis Bridge No. 2 on Goose Hill Road over Davis Stream in Jefferson at 6 p.m. on March 10 at the Jefferson Town Hall.

Diabetes is on the rise nationally, and in Maine. According to the Maine Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, as many as 1 in 9 Maine adults may have the disease.

Whitney and Courtney Lee of Newcastle are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Henry Dean.

After just a few minutes with young environmentalists Chloe Maxmin and Alex Hadik, the old slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” suddenly seems a bit outdated.