Notice has been filed of a potential $2,000,000 lawsuit “for injuries suffered by Marcelo Rugini and his resulting death” in a Nov. 16 airplane crash at Knox County Municipal Airport.

A consultant’s report says a critical access hospital is viable on the Boothbay peninsula and Lincoln County Healthcare should keep the emergency department at St. Andrews Hospital open.

South Bristol School is back in session this morning after addressing a problem with the water system that forced an early dismissal yesterday.

Lobster Industry meetings today, Jan. 23 in Bath and on Jan. 28 in Bristol have moved to provide more room.

Following the seizure of 23 animals from his Whitefield farm, Robert “Cisco” Barnes, 56, failed to show how those animals have been receiving adequate care, according to Judge Daniel Billings.

“His attempts to do his best were not sufficient,” Billings said at Barnes’ initial appearance in Wiscasset District Court on Jan. 14.

Bristol author and historian Peter Hope presented a plaque commemorating the history of the Bristol town house to the Bristol Board of Selectmen Jan. 2.

A Department of Transportation contractor has completed an “aesthetic design review” of the bridge proposed to replace the bridge over The Gut in South Bristol.

At noon today, Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, reports an estimated 42,000 customers were without power at midday after strong winds raked homes and businesses in its service area.

Voters in Nobleboro will decide on a fireworks ordinance, when they vote in town meeting Fri., March 15. That election will also decide the seats of one selectman, two school board members and the road commissioner. The town’s annual town meeting will follow on Sat., March 16.

A movement to require the labeling of foods grown with the use of genetically modified organisms is gaining traction in Maine, after the widely-publicized failure last November, of a labeling bill in California. The bill was defeated 52 percent to 48 percent, with opponents of labeling outspending advocates 10-1.

Brandon and Kaitlyn Rooks of Damariscotta are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Scarlett Lynn Rooks.

A Winter Storm Watch issued on Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) was withdrawn on Monday afternoon for the Lincoln County area. Areas south of Lincoln County, beginning in Cumberland County and extending south into northern Massachusetts are presently under a Winter Storm Warning for Monday night and Tuesday.

An earthquake registering 2.4 on the Richter scale hit Lincoln County at approximately 1:20 p.m. on January 14, according to Tod Hartung of the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) and other sources.

Damariscotta will have to dip into contingency funds to pay for a 14.23 percent increase in the town’s annual contract with the Nobleboro-Jefferson Transfer Station.