Johnathan Riley

Great Salt Bay School Committee Chair August Avantaggio (center) leads a discussion during the committee’s Wednesday, Nov. 13 meeting as member Betsy Ball (left) and GSB Superintendent Lynsey Johnston look on. Johnston announced that the plan to formally withdraw from AOS 93 and form an RSU was approved by Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Mankin, which will take effect July 1, 2025. (Johnathan Riley photo)

Hanley Construction of Bristol begins debris removal at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina in Damariscotta on Monday, Nov. 25. The restaurant burned in an overnight fire on Sept. 1, which was recently ruled by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as accidental. (Johnathan Riley photo)

The Parade of Lights makes its way down Main Street in Damariscotta on Saturday, Nov. 30 while participants hand out holiday goodies to the crowd lining the street. (Johnathan Riley photo)

Shaw’s Fish and Lobster Wharf in New Harbor is on the market.

It is listed at $3,375,000.

A new comprehensive plan more than two years in the making was approved by Damariscotta residents during a special town meeting at Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Great Salt Bay Community School.

Steve Hendrix, of Bristol, sits in his home on Snowball Hill Road on Friday, Dec. 6. Hendrix, an employee of the Bristol Parks and Recreation Department, has owned his own auto repair shop, sheep farm, and antique motorcycle business. During the winter months, Hendrix travels New England, helping out Santa Claus. (Johnathan Riley photo)

When people grow up, they sometimes become the hero they needed when they were a child.

The bell house in Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park in Bristol after it took significant damage in the Jan. 10, 2024 storm. In preparation for the Jan. 13, 2024 storm, park officials cleaned the debris, moved the bell to the back corner of the structure, and put up wooden beams for additional support. The white picket fence surrounding the fisherman’s museum was knocked down as well. (Johnathan Riley photo)

I like roads that tell you where you’re headed: Waldoboro Road, Nobleboro Road, and the road to nowhere, to name a few. Not every thoroughfare in life is so easily painted, so I appreciate the opportunity taken.