Childhood Christmas memoriesThe signs of the Christmas season are all around us here on Round Top. Our neighbor’s lights and decorations are up and lighted each evening. Our mailbox is full of all those Christmas catalogs or so-called wish books by our parents.

A Waldoboro man was killed the evening of Dec. 12 after police say he failed to stop at a stop sign in Warren and his car was struck by another vehicle.

Lincoln County grand jury indictments, Dec. 1 to 3:

Anthony J. Baker, 23, Union, class C eluding an officer, class C possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, class D unauthorized use of property, class E criminal speed, class E driving to endanger.

Kindergarteners at Miller School have mounted a search after their new friend, a gingerbread man delivered by Santa Claus, ran away in recent days.

Wiscasset voters will decide Tuesday, Dec. 9 if they want to close the Wiscasset Primary School, a move recommended by the Wiscasset School Board.

A Washington woman is facing a charge of operating after her license was suspended after rolling a sport utility vehicle onto its side on Washington Road (Route 126) in Jefferson the afternoon of Dec. 26.

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.