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.

School officials say Jefferson Village School needs to replace three buses due to mounting repair costs, but the Jefferson Board of Selectmen is waiting for more information before deciding what action they may take.

Luciana Allyn G. Walsh and Jonathan Simmons of Rockland are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Dmitri W.B. Walsh.

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

Complaints and investigationsNov. 19, Chief Ron Young responded to Hodgdon Street on a report of suspicious activity; responded to Main Street reference an animal complaint in which two poodles were running in the roadway – dogs caught, turned over to animal control.

Jeremy and Addie Joslyn are pleased to announce the arrival of their son, Grayson.

A 68-year-old Jefferson man and former Waldoboro police officer charged with the sexual abuse of two young boys pleaded guilty to lesser charges Nov. 7.

A state program designed to help put wild game on the tables of Maine’s hungry may benefit between 5000 and 8000 families each year, according to the program’s director, Jason Hall.

The program, called Hunters for the Hungry, began in 1996 as a way to provide meat from deer, moose, and bear to hungry people across the state, according to Hall.

President Obama has ordered flags to half-staff in honor of the late President John F. Kennedy.

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Complaints and investigationsOn Oct. 28, Deputy Kenneth Hatch responded to a report of a burglary to a safe in the Whitefield area. This is currently under investigation.