Maine School Administrative District 40 hired School Union 132 superintendent Francis Boynton as superintendent on Jan. 29. The two-year contract will begin July 1.

Residents joined the Bremen Conservation Commission Wednesday night at the town center for a presentation on how landowners can preserve oceanfront property for commercial fishing use.

ecretary of State Matthew Dunlap certified four citizen petitions Monday that seek to force the Legislature into action or trigger momentous questions on a future statewide ballot.

The verification of the signatures clears the way for four pieces of legislation that would repeal the school district consolidation law, decrease automobile excise taxes, enact a tax relief plan and establish a new medical marijuana law.

There are still mostly unknowns about how much federal stimulus funding is headed Maine’s way and how it will be divided, though understanding about what the money can be spent on is solidifying.

A new enterprise is blooming in Waldoboro. The Secret Garden Bakery has teamed up with Fernald’s 5 & 10 on Friendship Street, offering fresh baked goods, coffee, and sandwiches.

Brenda Taylor and her daughter, Emily Taylor of Warren, opened the doors on Mon., Feb. 16 and are planning to expand into the store’s bottom floor by summer, with the entrance where owner Sumner Richards’ garden is.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stephen Prior of Bristol are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Jean Prior to Matthew Craig Garner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Craig Garner of Reidsville, N.C.

Oak Point architects reviewed a draft of the concept design for the proposed new school in Jefferson with school board members, members of the Building Committee and town citizens on Feb. 4.

They showed the schematic of where the main school building might best be located on present school grounds in relation to ball fields and parking areas. Oak Point President Robert Tillotson described how the school could be placed on the existing Jefferson Village School site

After just over a year in business in Damariscotta, About Face Skin Care and Cosmetics Boutique is expanding with an aesthetician on-site to offer face and body pampering services for healthier skin and greater relaxation.

Penalties for non-compliance with the state’s school consolidation law means those units that do comply reap the benefits of those that do not.

Matthew Cushing entered four guilty pleas in York County Superior Court; three counts of murder and one count of arson.

There are still mostly unknowns about how much federal stimulus funding is headed Maine’s way and how it will be divided, though understanding about what the money can be spent on is solidifying.

With the annual audit and budget complete, officials in the town of Bristol are firming up last minute details for the business portion of town meeting on Tues., March 17 at Bristol Consolidated School at 7 p.m. During a year of dropping excise tax revenues and increasing costs, the board of selectman managed to reduce the budget by $118,390.36.

It is with great pleasure that the parents of Brianna Sweeney and Peter Koster announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

LCTV kicked off the new year with a round of activities designed to get its new Sheepscot Road media center up and running. Throughout January board members and community volunteers turned out regularly to transfer equipment, paint interior walls, and complete other projects so that the new facility could go live on Jan. 17.