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.

A young girl missing from Colorado may have been seen several times in Maine over the past several days, according to broadcast reports. Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway and a light blue, mid-90s station wagon with “fancy,” five-spoke chrome wheels and Colorado plates. Any sightings of the girl or the vehicle in Lincoln County should be reported to the Lincoln County Communications Center at 563-3200 immediately.

The trial of Brandon B. Trank, who allegedly stabbed two other men in the Damariscotta municipal parking lot March 10, will start Thursday, Oct. 11.

The Bristol Board of Selectmen, at its Sept. 26 meeting, scheduled a special town meeting for Wed., Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the town office.

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Maine District Office, AARP and the Women’s Business Center at Coastal Enterprises will celebrate National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day with a technology round-table / panel discussion at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. in Wiscasset.

Waldoboro officers responded to 195 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights:

Arrests/SummonsesSept. 24, Officer Jeffery Fuller summonsed David Alicea, 48, of Waldoboro, for operating after suspension.