Eleven people braved the frigid waters off Pemaquid Beach to participate in the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dip, a fundraiser for local charities.

Bremen voters will elect a new selectman to fill the seat of outgoing board member Hank Nevins, as well as other officials, when the town holds its annual town meeting on Sat., March 30.

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

Boothbay: A. Lowell Watson and Cynthia J. Watson to Paula J. Ciarfella; H. Lawrence Oakes and Jayne D. Oakes to H. Lawrence Oakes and Jayne D. Oakes; Ocean Point Lobster Inc. to Steven R. Cutone; Arthur E. Reed, Alan W. Reed and Arnold B. Reed to Charles D. Thoms; Raymond P. Ebeling and Bonnie A. Ebeling to Pointe Of View Properties LLC;

The scene of a fire that destroyed two buildings and may have claimed one life has finally been cleared, according to Somerville Fire Chief Mike Dostie.

The Nobleboro School Committee presented a proposal to the Nobleboro Budget Committee, Jan 21, that would increase the local budget by 5.35 percent, if it gains voter approval. That presentation was prefaced by a statement from school committee chairman Joshua Hatch outlining the effects of the governor’s Dec. 27, 2012 curtailment order that is projected to reduce the current year’s overall state budget by $35.5 million.

The Board of Directors of RSU 12 has announced the hiring of Howard Tuttle as its next superintendent. Beginning a two year contract, Tuttle assumes his duties with the RSU 12 effective July 1.

A page has been created at the social networking site, Facebook, with information for those who wish to donate clothing or other necessities to a Nobleboro family who lost their home to a fire, Jan. 10.

The Waldoboro Fire Dept. will be honored in a ceremony prior to the Tues., Feb. 12 meeting of the Board of Selectmen. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.

The CLC YMCA in Damariscotta is in their last phase of raising funds for a six-lane swimming pool. “The Y is happy to announce that they have raised $1.3 million of a $1.7 million goal,” Executive Director Craig Wilson said.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline reports the following activities:

Arrests and summonsesDec. 27, 2012, Alexandria Meadows, 19, of Pittston, was issued a criminal summons for failure to obtain a license within 30 days of residency, and summons for no insurance and no inspection sticker.

Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Crummett Mountain Road in Somerville, Thursday afternoon finding the structure fully ablaze.

A new strategy released by the U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 11 is calling for spent nuclear fuel to begin being consolidated as soon as 2021.

Former Maine State Trooper Gregory Vrooman is appealing his conviction on four counts of Class C crime of unlawful sexual contact with a minor, with all but 21 months suspended.

Power has been restored to 615 Lincoln County households that were without power during the height of an afternoon windstorm on Thursday, according to John Carroll, the spokesperson for Central Maine Power (CMP). The storm brought sustained winds at 25 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).