Mark and Esther Vannoy of Waldoboro are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Elsa Rowena.

The National Weather Service has issued a bulletin warning of the possibility of heavy snowfall in Lincoln County during the afternoon hours on Monday. The small storm system includes snow bands capable of dropping snow at 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the NWS.

The driver of a dump truck that went off the side of Route 1 in Edgecomb on the morning of Jan. 30 was treated for his injuries and released, according to Scott Shott, a spokesman for Miles Memorial Hospital.

The National Weather Service has downgraded the weather alerts status for Lincoln County, withdrawing a Winter Storm Watch and replacing it with a Winter Weather Advisory and a Wind Advisory.

The meeting of the Wiscasset and Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 withdrawal committees tentatively scheduled for Feb. 7 has been postponed.

An emergency rule implemented by the Department of Marine Resources, closing the Damariscotta River to scallop fishing, is the result of continued low catch levels.

Greg Blackler said the chances of finding a 42-foot lobster boat floating free, in 30-foot seas, 135 miles off shore, were hard to estimate.

A draft fireworks ordinance for the town of Bristol would ban the use of fireworks throughout the town on all but 3-4 days a year.

The Village Bakery and Cafe in Waldoboro village will be open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon-ish on the first and third Sundays of every month.

Power should be restored to all Lincoln County households by Saturday evening, according to Central Maine Power. Some 652 homes in Lincoln County were affected by the outages, and that number was down to 32 at 5 p.m., according to CMP. The majority of those outages were in the Boothbay Harbor area, according to CMP. The Blizzard Warning that had been issued by the National Weather Service has been withdrawn and replaced by a Special Weather Statement advising motorists to beware of reduced visibility and slick roads due to blowing snow.

A decision made by the New England Fishery Management Council, Jan. 31, to severely reduce quotas for the cod fisheries, could drive Maine groundfishermen out of business.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in regard to a storm that may visit beginning Saturday night. Meteorologists are acknowledging that the track for this storm has been particularly unpredictable, so residents may want to keep an eye on updates for this event.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Lincoln County in regard to a classic Nor’easter forecast to chug through the area from late Thursday night to Saturday morning.

More than 30 shrimp trappers were in attendance at a meeting with Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher, Director of External Affairs Terry Stockwell and others in Wiscasset Feb. 1. At least two dealers were represented at the meeting that was held at the Lincoln County Communications Center.