On the morning of Jan. 2, Commissioners Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve and Judge of Probate Thomas Merry were sworn in by Secretary of State Charlie Summers in the Lincoln County Superior courtroom.

A number of animals seized from Robert “Cisco” Barnes’ Whitefield farm earlier this month have found homes, according to Carrie Koskela of the Lincoln County Animal Shelter.

Thomaston Contradance is Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. and is a Full Wolf Moon dance with the band Twisted Strings with Michele Roy on fiddle, Will West on guitar and bouzouki, and Gregory Moore calling.

A new police detective is expected to begin work in Waldoboro Monday, Feb. 4.

Waldoboro citizens approved the detective position in 2008 and Lance Mitchell began work in January 2009.

A 28-year-old former Bristol resident helped U.S. Sen. Angus King win his seat and will continue to work alongside the former governor in Washington, D.C.

A total of 615 Lincoln County households are without power at the time of this posting as high winds blasting through the area are knocking down tree limbs and power lines. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Advisory warning of sustained winds at 25 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. The Wind Advisory is in effect until 5 p.m. on Thursday.

The state fire marshal said his office is waiting for lab results on evidence from the scene of a deadly Dec. 9 fire in Bristol.

The board of trustees of St. Andrews Hospital is planning to unveil a new vision for a health care system in the Boothbay region, according to a Jan. 31 press release.

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.