Updated at 2:17 p.m. Dec. 5. A well-known Waldoboro lawyer was arrested the evening of Dec. 4 for alleged violations of bail conditions, according to Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde.

A shrimp season will not take place in Maine this winter as regulators react to what fishery scientists call the collapse of the shrimp population.

Brian Aherne, 35, Boothbay Harbor, theft by unauthorized use of property, Oct. 20; operate vehicle without license, Oct. 20; burglary of a motor vehicle, Oct. 20; all transferred to jury trial.

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:

AccidentsOn Nov. 19 an accident occurred on Bradford Road involving Donald James, 50, of Wiscasset. A deer ran out in front of his 2006 Chevrolet truck causing damage to the front fenders and driver’s door.

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.