An early morning structure fire in Edgecomb on Friday, May 19 resulted in a total loss of the home. Two occupants escaped without major injury.
Alna Select Board Schedules Hearing on Ethics Complaint
Following a heated public hearing Thursday, May 18, two members of the Alna Select Board voted to schedule an ethics hearing in two weeks to consider of the merits of complaint filed against board Chair Ed Pentaleri.
Mother and Three Minor Children Escape Jefferson Blaze
A mother and three young children are safe and uninjured after a fully involved house fire destroyed their home in Jefferson on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 23. Two additional school-age children were not home at the time of the fire.
Characters Of The County: Cathy Johnson Has Spent a Lifetime Loving Maine
Alna resident Cathy Johnson first came to Maine when she was an undergraduate at Yale University in the early 1970s. The summer after her sophomore year, she took a job at Acadia National Park as a student conservation associate.
Honor Flight Maine Veterans Receive Heroes’ Welcome
Two Lincoln County Vietnam-era veterans experienced an enthusiastic welcome home on April 30 after returning from an Honor Flight Maine trip to Washington, D.C.
All AOS 93 School Committees Approve Restructuring Exploration
AOS 93 could be restructured into fewer school districts over the next two years, following a proposal by administration approved by each of its member towns’ school committees. Committees made a nonbinding vote at their regular meetings this month to authorize exploring changes with joint legal counsel from a Drummond Woodsum attorney.
Miller School Teacher Named Lincoln County’s Teacher of the Year
Edith Berger, sixth grade writing and social studies teacher at Waldoboro’s Miller School, was named the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year last week. She is the third county Teacher of the Year from RSU 40 in the last four years.
Edgecomb Voters to Consider 10.38% Budget Increase, Waterfront Ordinance
A $5.4 million budget, amendments to the waterfront ordinance, and a contested select board race await voters at Edgecomb’s annual town meeting by referendum on Saturday, May 20.
Tiny Cabins Venture Expands in Whitefield
Jefferson residents Sherri Simmons and Joel Pitcher spent the past 11 months literally building their new business, Tiny Cabins of Maine.
RSU 40 Budget Validation Vote Sets $37.2 Million for Polls in June
Residents of Friendship, Waldoboro, Warren, Washington, and Union will see a $37.2 million budget for RSU 40 at the polls this June. Voters approved all items recommended by the school’s board of directors at the district’s regional budget validation meeting on Tuesday, May 16.
Waldoboro Extends Town Manager Contract to 2029, Explores Broadband
Waldoboro will see at least six more years of Town Manager Julie Keizer and may receive complete broadband coverage in the coming years. The Waldoboro Select Board reviewed both of these agreements, along with several grant opportunities, at its Tuesday, May 9 meeting.
Characters of the County: Jackie Gifford is an Eggs-trovert
“Everyone knows me from the eggs,” Jackie Gifford said. “I go to dinner in the state of Maine and (people) come over to us at the table like ‘you’re the egg girl, right?’ My husband’s rolling his eyes going ‘Man, we can’t go anywhere without people knowing you.’”
NCS Receives Grant for Traffic and Parking Study
The Nobleboro Central School has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to assess traffic flow and parking limitations at the school.
Newcastle Flower Farmers Bring the Buds
Laura Azevedo-Dominguez and Leo Azevedo, owners of Three Little Buds Farm in Newcastle, balance their full-time jobs with a growing flower farm to make their agricultural dreams a reality.
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