Between preparing for the annual town meeting in March, compiling the municipal budget, and attending various committee meetings, Bristol Town Administrator Christopher “Chris” Hall is “drinking from the fire hose” as he settles into his new post.

Joanne “Jojo” Russell lived a life of giving. In death, she continues to give life to others. Although her life ended at the age of 37, she lived her life to its fullest, making every minute of every day count for something, according to family members and her many friends.

The Wiscasset School Committee, on Thursday, Jan. 26, authorized Wiscasset School Department Superintendent Heather Wilmot to begin exploring the possibility of moving Wiscasset’s sixth-graders from Wiscasset Elementary School to Wiscasset Middle High School for the 2017-2018 school year.

With budget season underway, the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen announced at their Monday, Jan. 30 meeting a formal directive to department heads to reduce their budgets by 5 percent for the 2017-2018 fiscal year to prevent another tax hike.

Former First Selectman Lawrence Gordon will return to the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen for a five-month term after winning a three-way race Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Every Monday and Tuesday, a group of students at Great Salt Bay Community School willingly gives up their recess to learn a new language.

After about 18 months on the market, Wiscasset’s former primary school has been sold to the four investors of JSJ Holdings LLC for $505,000.

With the correct spelling of the word “marooned,” fifth-grader Mica Houghton secured his victory in the Great Salt Bay Community School spelling bee Friday, Jan. 27.

After debating whether the Head Tide Dam proposal would be ready for a townwide vote, the Alna Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday, Jan. 18 to add the proposal to the warrant for the annual town meeting in March, provided it receives the town attorney’s legal blessing.

Two former selectmen and a write-in candidate are seeking election to a five-month term on the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen created by the resignation of Selectman Judy Flanagan in November.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen canceled a special meeting called for Wednesday, Jan. 18 to sign a warrant for a special town meeting by referendum on the Wiscasset School Department’s proposed $1.75 million energy conservation performance contract.

Two petitions are currently in circulation in Wiscasset. If successful, voters will decide whether to form an education committee to explore alternatives for educating Wiscasset’s high school students. Voters will also revisit the Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown traffic project and decide, in a binding referendum vote, whether to accept or reject it based on changes to the project since a previous vote.