Locomotives are a regular part of Ernest Vannah’s life. The screen saver on his desktop depicts a rolling slideshow of trains and his office at Vannah Insurance Agency on Jefferson Street in Waldoboro is peppered with locomotive memorabilia, perhaps to reminisce on days growing up on the hardy side of the tracks.

Parents John and Torie Ruit are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Seth Anthony William Ruit.

Shoshanna Zuboff was wrapping brownies for her son in the kitchen of her Nobleboro home late Thursday night when a bolt of lightning struck the window frame just inches away. In a matter of hours, the family home, its memories, its life was leveled to the ground.

Lance and Stacie Miller of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Jacoby Bradley Miller.

This was supposed to be a good summer for John and Sergiu.

After all, Sergiu told his pal John, they could earn enough by working in Maine for the summer to buy a car or pay for school.

The two young Romanian men decided to follow the path traveled each year by hundreds of other young adults. For years, summer workers from American colleges, from the Caribbean and now Europeans have journeyed to Lincoln County to work in service jobs for the tourist industry.

Michelle Hildings and Robert Russell of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Raven Lee Russell.

Alna citizens have the potential of settling a growing controversy over ownership of the Alna firehouse and property it sits on this Wed., July 15.

A Manchester man is facing a felony charge of drug trafficking following his arrest in Jefferson this morning.

At press time, First Selectman Billie Willard said the date and time of the special town meeting was still under discussion. She said a decision would not be announced until after a meeting set for 2 p.m. Wednesday. – Ed.

A petitioned article to turn ownership of the Alna firehouse back to the fire department appearing on the July 8 special town meeting warrant promises to attract public attention.

The investigation continues into the head-on collision on Union Road that took the life of a 63-year-old Waldoboro man June 4.

The three Lincoln Academy Climate Action Club members could hardly contain their glee when they brought their first load of “green” bags to the Maine Coast Book Shop & Café last Thursday. It was the culmination of two years in planning and the satisfaction of the project finally materializing had a positively giddying effect on the three.

Proud parents James Parlin and Heather Dakin of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of their twin girls, Kylee Mae and Lexi Jane Parlin.

Ellen and Kyle Westhaver of Round Pond are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Talon Fin.

Approximately 200 Regional School Unit 12 voters met in the Whitefield School gym Tuesday and slashed $1.8 million from the proposed budget. The cut, according to one administrator, eliminates 20 teachers.

The battle was pitched between education, with parents’ pleas to prioritize schoolchildren, and the plight of taxpayers, especially the elderly and workers threatened by job loss.