While pumps and valves in several fire trucks froze up during a fire that took one life on Crummett Mountain Road Jan. 24, all but one of those trucks has been repaired and is back in operation, according to Somerville Fire Chief Mike Dostie.

Lincoln Theater installed a digital cinema projector Jan. 31, a major upgrade in technology from the two 1940s-era 35 mm film projectors previously in place.

Ten middle school students competed Feb. 7 for the right to represent Lincoln County at the statewide Scripps Spelling Bee, part of the nation’s largest and longest-running educational promotion.

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

Complaints and investigationsFeb. 6, Officer Jason Warlick conducted a speed detail on Church Street.

William H. Coombs IV, 41, Edgecomb, criminal restraint, not guilty.

Medomak Valley boys’ basketball team won the Eastern Maine Class B Regional championships Saturday afternoon at the Bangor Auditorium.

The culinary career of a former area resident, once a dishwasher at a Damariscotta restaurant, recently brought him to the South Pacific island of Guam.

Lincoln County towns are scrambling to gauge the impact of Gov. Paul LePage’s biennial budget proposal, including possible cuts to services and property tax hikes.

A story about the proposed Nobleboro budget printed in the Jan. 31 edition of The Lincoln County News incorrectly reported several items of information.

A former South Bristol resident, 16, was shot and killed Feb. 8 in Raeford, N.C. while allegedly attempting to rob a furniture store at gunpoint.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Arlene A. Steen and Richard R. Steen to Arlene A. Steen;

Newcastle will list a 1980 fire truck for sale on the government surplus auctions website GovDeals after a public sale process elicited just two bids.

The National Weather Service has downgraded a Winter Storm Watch issued on Friday to a Winter Weather Advisory in regard to a weather system forecast to visit Lincoln County beginning early Sunday morning. Lincoln County is on the northern edge of the Winter Weather Advisory area, which means we may see milder weather than areas to the south.

As part of the Lincoln Home’s ongoing Business Icon series, on Monday, Feb. 25, Colby & Gale president and owner Robert Clifford will tell the story of the Damariscotta fuel oil company, from its humble beginnings to the present day. The story is one of interest, as it follows the dream of two local businessmen who created a whole new company, and realized success through their hard work and determination.