Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools plans to use its new Damariscotta headquarters to expand its work in area schools to the entire community.

At 3:11 p.m. on Wednesday the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement warning of a line of snow squalls forecast to affect Lincoln County through 4:15 p.m.

One individual has been confirmed dead at the scene of a two motor vehicle accident on Route 17 in Somerville, just north of the Hewett Road intersection.

Updated Feb. 13 at 9:45 a.m.

As snowfall moved in to Lincoln County during the morning hours, the National Weather Service morning bulletin advised that up to half an inch of ice accretion is forecast to put the finishing touches on this storm.

Officers with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office broke up an underage drinking party on Thompsons Hill Road on Southport Island Feb. 8 around 11:30 p.m.

Costs to travelers and businesses, impacted emergency response times, and safety concerns are all points the Bremen Board of Selectmen plan to address in a plea to Governor Paul LePage to have the Department of Transportation fix issues on Route 32.

A Boothbay Harbor man will serve five years and four months in prison for stealing a 1971 Chevrolet Malibu in Woolwich and driving to Missouri.

Whitefield voters will consider adopting a six-month moratorium on mineral extraction operations in their town when they convene their annual town meeting March 15.

Melissa Jackson and Gary Achorn Jr., of Jefferson are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Madison Ashley Achorn.

Deirdre D. Albert, 41, Bristol, domestic violence assault, Nov. 29, 2012, Two Bridges Regional Jail 34 days, probation continued.

The Damariscotta Police Department is investigating a Feb. 12 hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Belvedere Road and Route 1.

Officers are on the lookout for a vehicle, possibly a silver Dodge Caliber, Subaru Forester or Subaru Outback, with damage to the driver’s side rear. The driver was a female, possibly in her 50s.

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen will not pursue a solar power project in the village of Sheepscot after hearing from residents at its Feb. 10 meeting.

The pilot of a Newcastle-based reality television show will air at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28.

The Comprehensive Plan Committee Meeting in Dresden and the Somerville Selectmen’s Meeting, both originally set for Tuesday night, have been cancelled due to a snowstorm expected to visit the area Tuesday evening, according to reports. A parking ban is in effect in Boothbay Harbor from 4 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday; and Damariscotta residents should park in the designated Snow Parking Area during the overnight hours, according to reports.