Phil and Nancy Shanholtzer, of Jefferson, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Shanholtzer, of Jefferson, to Randy Picard of Vassalboro. Randy is the son of Bob and Rhonda Picard, of Vassalboro.

Paul and Tammy Cheney of Newcastle are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sylviann L. Cheney, to Steven M. Ward Sr., son of Mark and Kandy Ward of Wiscasset.

Lincoln County Administrator John O’Connell plans to attend a state Board of Corrections (BOC) budget workshop in Augusta on Wednesday to seek answers to unanswered questions.

The first one recently arrived on Louds Island, but it still doesn’t have a door.

It, is the first flush toilet to grace this decidedly old fashioned and unconventional Maine island community that some call a window into Maine’s coastal past.

The boat they launched last Thursday in East Boothbay is no beauty queen.

She is not a graceful sailing yacht or a sleek ocean racer.

The Lois Ann L. Moran is a Tugboat, a workhorse. A 121-foot long powerhouse with a blunt nose and a broad beam, designed to push a 450-foot petroleum barge up and down the East Coast.

For years, Chief Sonny Leeman has presided over the meetings in the South Bristol Fire House.

Clam diggers are seeking other means of income since the closures of the state’s mud flats have shut the industry down. The statewide flood closure briefly lifted in some places, however, an unprecedented flood of red tide has once again crippled the industry, shutting down nearly the entire Maine coast.

The Fourth of July parade in Round Pond is always a special event, different from all the other parades around the nation in its irreverence. Each year, too, as it becomes better known, it also becomes more crowded. It is important to arrive early to find a good space, for your car and yourself.

Threat of foreclosure hangs over the heads of a handful of Somerville residents, while officials figure out how best to maintain roads within a shoestring budget.

The debate over tax reform in Maine rages on, despite the adoption of sweeping tax code changes last month that split the Legislature along party lines.

In debate Saturday leading up to adoption of the $26.6 million budget for Regional School Unit 12, a Chelsea resident pointedly framed the question of the day: Do citizens in the eight-town district want the best and most affordable education for their kids, or a more expensive alternative?

Minna Hope and Bill Brown of Warren are proud to announce the birth of a son, William Robert Brown.

A 19 year old Waldoboro man was found dead in Gross Neck in Waldoboro after he was reported missing on Saturday.

With lobster prices running near $2 a pound boat price, some Bremen lobstermen are stacking their traps while a task force tries to figure out how to bail out the industry.