Bristol resident Gil Jaeger remains at Maine Medical Center in fair condition at press time after a neighbor accidentally shot him, probably during target practice.

Damariscotta voters will decide on Election Day whether to approve a town charter amendment that would authorize the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen to close the town’s police department and contract for law enforcement.

The first power outages due to high winds emanating from Hurricane Sandy have been reported in Lincoln County, according to Central Maine Power (CMP).

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will be looking into the effects of the changes at St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center in Boothbay Harbor.

Customers at Yudy’s tire service in Damariscotta, Oct. 12, were treated to donuts, cake and pizza, and the chance to say goodbye to manager Walter Brewer.

The Jefferson Snopackers are sponsoring Grass Drags at Broken Acre Farms, at 160 Valley Road in Jefferson on Sat., Oct. 13. Races start at 10 a.m.

Debra and Scott Bailey of Jefferson are happy to announce the marriage of their son, Matthew Alan Basinet, to Hillary Margaret Bohn on July 7. Hillary is the daughter of Mary and Michael Bohn of Saco.

Peapod Jewelry designer Ronna Lugosch likes to have fun and although she is serious about politics, she also believes in levity.

In a surprise, come from behind finish, event emcee Charlie Lopresti won the fourth annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest weigh off Sept. 30.

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

Alna: Naomi L. Nelson to David C. Jewett; William P. Smith Jr. to William P. Smith Jr. and Linda F. Smith;

Whitefield Fire and Rescue responded to a 2:10 p.m. report of a man struck by lightning through a pair of headphones, according to Chief Scott Higgins.

Schools in AOS 93 will cancel all after school activities and evening adult education classes on Monday due to elements of Hurricane Sandy, according to the AOS 93 website at aos93.org.

More than a dozen Lincoln County residents contributed to a political action committee that is responsible for what Maine House District 49 candidate Jeffery Evangelos has called, “the worst example of political hate in this election cycle.”

A Lincoln County Superior Court jury found a former Damariscotta man not guilty on all counts related to the stabbing of two local men.