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Updated Dec. 31 at 2:00 p.m.
A fire that broke out in a home at 2844 Friendship Rd. in Waldoboro in the early hours of Dec. 27 destroyed the building, but a Waldoboro police officer helped get the single resident to safety, according to Assistant Fire Chief William Maxwell.
Updated Dec. 29 at 11:27 p.m.
Precipitation began in Lincoln County as rainfall along the coast and an icy mix inland as the latest storm arrived in the area during the afternoon hours of Sunday. Some areas of Lincoln County saw the precipitation change over to heavy, wet snowfall in the night-time hours, while other areas ended up with mixed precipitation, according to reports.
Pen Bay Healthcare announces upcoming holiday hours. Many Pen Bay physician’s offices will close early on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 and all are closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
A Dresden woman was ejected from her vehicle and left with a leg injury following an accident on Route 128 in Dresden, which resulted in the vehicle becoming completely immersed in the Eastern River in the early morning hours of Dec. 13.
Wiscasset Police arrested 20-year-old Steven Peaslee on charges related to an alleged domestic violence assault Dec. 15.
A Damariscotta man credits the swift response of a Central Lincoln County Ambulance crew with saving his life Nov. 6.
Joining two other officers who resigned earlier this year over job uncertainty, Waldoboro Police Officer Tom Hoepner submitted his letter of resignation on Nov. 22.
Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following accidents and summonses:
Updated Dec. 31 at 2:00 p.m.
The owner of a garage and three antique automobiles that burned in Bremen Dec. 30 said the fire was accidentally started as he worked on one of the cars.
Updated Dec. 29 at 3:11 p.m. — National Weather Service 3 p.m. bulletin upgrades alert status to Winter Storm Warning effective immediately and continuing until 4 a.m. Monday. NWS forecast calls for heavy, wet snow falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour during overnight hours with more rainfall along coast.
Lincoln County residents will see precipitation during an overnight storm beginning late Sunday afternoon, but forecasters are having a hard time agreeing on what form that precipitation might take.
The Medomak Valley Holiday Classic, scheduled for Mon., Dec. 23 has been cancelled due to weather conditions. It will not be made up.
Wiscasset has a new employee at the town office. Ellin Jasmin, of Bowdoin, was hired last month to replace the retiring Becky Applin. A native Mainer, Jasmin is a former teacher, missionary, and bank employee who now works in accounts payable for the town.
Updated at 10:15 a.m. Dec. 15
The first major storm of the season arrived in Lincoln County Saturday night bringing plenty of snow and blustery winds, but fortunately very little in the way of damage. There were no power outages reported in Lincoln County as of 10 a.m. on Sunday, according to Central Maine Power. Motorists seemed to be staying off the road, with only several slide offs reported and no major accidents or incidents, according to the Lincoln County Communications Center.
The Bath Road Master Plan Steering Committee voted to recommend to the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen, a plan aimed at encouraging development and mobility along Wiscasset’s business corridor which extends from the Woolwich town line to the north end of Flood Avenue.
