Updated 12/24 at 11:50 a.m.

Power outages in Lincoln County are on the rise again, with over 25% of Lincoln County households suffering from power outages according to a report from Central Maine Power issued at 11:34 a.m. on Tuesday.

Mrs. Kathryn A. Young of South Bristol is happy to announce the engagement of her daughter, Casandra May Young, to Nicholas Alan MacPhee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan MacPhee of Bristol. The couple is planning a summer wedding for 2015.

Government Notices Bristol Bristol Planning Board Meeting January 2, 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall The Bristol Planning Board will have a business meeting to discuss ordinance amendments for the March 2014 Town Meeting. All meetings are open to the public. TOWN OF BRISTOL Harbor Committee Meeting Thursday, January 9 at 6 P.M. Bristol Town […]

Updated Dec. 25 at 3:35 p.m.

After an ice storm that never seemed to end, thousands of Lincoln County residents were coping with power outages that may continue through Friday, according to a Christmas Day report from Central Maine Power. A total of 4329 Lincoln County households spent Christmas morning without power, according to CMP. That number had been reduced only slightly to 3904 by 3:04 p.m., according to CMP. As the Christmas Day sunshine began to fade, it was likely that many of these homes will remain without power through a night with low temps forecast at 13 degrees, despite the best efforts of CMP.

The town of Damariscotta will pay more to mow and landscape its cemeteries due to dissatisfaction with the previous contractor.

The Damariscotta Police Department has identified a man who allegedly stole a $150 pair of Chippewa boots from Renys Underground.

Wiscasset businessman Greg Lemar acquired the former Dresden Take-Out on Route 27 in Dresden at an auction held Dec. 10

In a phone interview Dec. 10, Lemar said he paid $43,000 for the building. “I think it’s a fair price because it needs a lot of work,” Lemar said. “Basically I got a cement build with siding.”

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen has voted to support a community fundraising effort for improvements to the downtown parking lot.

Updated 12/24 at 11:14 a.m. — NWS Warns that high winds gusting up to 25 mph on Tuesday may bring more power outages.

An Ice Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service that was extended twice has been lifted as a nasty weather front that brought up to a half inch of ice accumulation to Lincoln County finally moves out. The warning was replaced with a Special Weather Statement with a headline that warns, “Ice will continue to be a problem through the Holiday.”

Recently, the 12th Annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour delivered contributions to food pantries in communities across the Midcoast region including a food pantry in Lincoln County.

A gasoline- and propane-fueled fire destroyed a storage shed and chicken coop in Bristol the morning of Dec. 30.

With no water on Dec. 20, classes at Medomak Valley High School remained in session but several sporting events were canceled, becoming the second round of water-related cancellations at the school in less than a week.

The Damariscotta Planning Board recently approved a site plan application for an antique and pawn shop to open in a vacant building on Main Street.

Updated 11:45 a.m. Dec. 17: NWS upgrades Winter Storm Watch to Winter Storm Warning.

Like misery, it looks like snowstorms love company. With some 10 inches of snow already blanketing Lincoln County from a weekend Nor’easter, another winter storm is due for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.