Sherwood Olin

When I was a child, it was easy to believe my mother knew everything. She always knew the right thing to say or do. I still remember the shock I felt when she had to admit she couldn’t just magically repair a plastic toy I had broken. I was convinced she would just do her “mom” thing and everything would be fine.

A Waldoboro man who ran for state Senate in 2022 has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capital.

Ballot clerk Paula Swetland counts votes during Edgecomb’s annual town meeting Saturday, May 18. Following an extended debate, residents narrowly agreed to create a full time fire chief position, voting with a show of hands, 33-31. (Sherwood Olin photo)

A structure fire devastated a single family home on Abenaki Road in Edgecomb on Monday, June 3.

To hear Anne Marie D’Amico tell it, she slowly came around to the idea of teaching music for a living. Once she embraced it, however, she gave it everything she had.

Multiple sources have confirmed the passing of retired Bristol Fire Chief Ron Pendleton. Pendleton, 85, of New Harbor, was known to be in ill-health.

The pain was still obvious when Zach Gilbert’s loved ones gathered at his sister’s house in Nobleboro to tell a stranger about the late Newcastle man on Monday, Sept. 9. Yet, as the stories come and the tears flow, chuckles and giggles follow as one happy memory falls into another.

Ron Pendleton’s three sons and Ron’s brother Clyde, all members of Bristol Fire & Rescue, transfer the ashes of the late fire chief from the 1944 Ford firetruck to a place of honor for the celebration of his life at the New Harbor fire station Friday, Sept. 13. From left: Jared, Scott, Brad, and Clyde Pendleton. (Sherwood Olin photo)

Newcastle citizens will consider amending the town’s core zoning code during a special town meeting in Lincoln Academy’s Nelson Bailey Gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Former Damariscotta Fire Chief and longtime community stalwart James “Jimmy” Hall passed away at his home in Damariscotta on Oct. 14 following a lengthy illness.