The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Boothbay: David Eric Van Aken (Tr.), Christina Lynn Van Aken (Tr.), and Marion Trimble Van Aken Trust to David Eric Van Aken (Tr.), Christina Lynn Van Aken (Tr.), and Christina Lynn Van Aken Trust; Bruce E. Burnham to Debra M. Burnham; Debra M. Burnham to Paul P. Spaulding III and Julia A. Spaulding; David Eric Van Aken (Tr.), Christina Lynn Van Aken (Tr.), and Marion Trimble Van Aken Trust to David Eric Van Aken (Tr.), Christina Lynn Van Aken (Tr.), and David Eric Van Aken Trust; Samuel R. Kaler and Jane L. Kaler to Jeffrey H. Wheeler (Tr.), Jeffrey H. Wheeler 2011 Revocable Trust, and Jeffrey H. Wheeler 2011 Revcobele Trust; John W. Davis III and Paula A. Davis to John W. Davis III and Paula A. Davis; Rebecca S. Traquair (Tr.) and Virginia H. Roberts Living Trust to Rebecca S. Traquair and Sarah H. Laurie; Fannie L. Strong (Tr.) and Fannie L. Strong Living Trust to Cathy S. Hodgdon;

A 21-year-old Jefferson woman is lucky to have survived a pulmonary embolism five months ago, but with a few outstanding medical bills, Kimberly Hodnett is not out of the woods yet.

For the first time in the history of Wreaths Across America, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was represented. Deputy Kevin Dennison and Detective Scott Hayden traveled to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Saturday, Dec. 13 to honor those who have fallen in service to their country.

Pepper spray was needed to apprehend a Wiscasset man from the waters of Back River off Westport Island on Sunday, Dec. 14, ending a four-hour manhunt that involved the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Westport Island Fire Department, Wiscasset Police Department, and a K-9 unit from the Kennebec Sheriff’s Office, a LCSO press release said.

Joshua D. Carver, 31, Westbrook, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, April 24, 2012, Department of Corrections 20 months, probation revoked.

The Bristol Harbor Committee and Board of Selectmen are trying to solve the puzzle of removing the fishing vessel Columbia, which has been moored in Pemaquid Harbor for over a year.

A sudden onset of freezing rain in Jefferson the morning of Nov. 30 caught road crews off guard and led to dozens of accidents and slide-offs, including one of the town’s fire trucks sliding off the road, according to state and local officials.

Updated Dec. 26 at 3:20 p.m.
An online fundraiser set up by a relative of the Boothbay Harbor family whose house was destroyed by fire on Christmas night has already met and surpassed its $10,000 goal.

Hall Burial Grounds, part 2The first article on the Hall Burial Grounds discussed patriarch Elijah Hall, his wife, Dorothy (Winslow) Hall, and several of their children, whose headstones are located on the left side of the cemetery. This article focuses on those children and their families who are buried on the right side of the cemetery.

Damariscotta Police Chief Ron Young announced the hiring of Joanna Kenefick, of Washington, as the Damariscotta Police Department’s new administrative assistant, during a Damariscotta Board of Selectmen meeting Dec. 17.

Schools officials reported a better outlook regarding Jefferson’s anticipated budget shortfall in a meeting with the town’s selectmen Dec. 15, and both bodies opted to continue a wait-and-see approach on the issue.

Consolidation of grades K-6 into a single building and the search for interim Superintendent Lyford Beverage’s replacement dominated discussion at the Wiscasset School Committee meeting Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Despite inclement weather Dec. 9, Wiscasset residents turned out in force to overwhelmingly vote in favor of closing the Wiscasset Primary School, 367-133.

Bristol and Newcastle pumper trucks released the waters that Damariscotta Fire Department’s new Engine 3 roared through during a wet-down ceremony at the Damariscotta firehouse Saturday, Dec. 6.