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A Winter Storm Watch issued on Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) was withdrawn on Monday afternoon for the Lincoln County area.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.

A Texas business known for aggressive and dishonest sales tactics is apparently attempting to market its expensive “quality specialty advertising products” to Lincoln County businesses.

A new and improved version The Lincoln County News E-Edition is now available to subscribers. The site will be much easier to navigate and read, with additional improvements as well. There are several important changes in how to sign in and operate the E-Edition.

Damariscotta officials reminded downtown property owners to check their buildings for ice after a large chunk fell from one building Jan. 3, almost hitting someone.

A Jan. 24 fire on Crummett Mountain Road in Somerville destroyed a farmhouse and a barn, and took the life of resident Cecil Brann, 92. Brann’s death is being called the first fire-related death of 2013.

Steven S. Butler of Boothbay Harbor and Michelle L. Butler of Lemoyne, Penn. were granted a divorce on Dec. 7, 2012. They were married in Boothbay Harbor on Aug. 7, 2003.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Watch on Sunday that is noteworthy for its lack of focus on a singular event. Instead the NWS advisory warns that a combination of very cold temps, high winds, and the likelihood of a low pressure area offshore extending a trough into the midcoast will bring Lincoln County the possibility of heavy snow beginning late Monday night into Tuesday.

Cormac Walsh, 17 of Wiscasset, rocked the youth powerlifting circuit in 2012, breaking several Maine and New Hampshire records, while racking up the wins in his first year of competition. He has set his sights on several more records in the 2013 season.

The Newcastle Appeals Board did not take action on a variance application from an apartment building owner after both sides said they need more time.

Volunteers, YMCA board members, and members of the Waldoboro Fire Department worked together the morning of Dec. 29 to install and fill the temporary ice rink on the tennis courts at the Waldoboro branch of the Central Lincoln County YMCA.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) is reporting that 5892 Lincoln County households were without power in the morning hours of Thursday. The power outages are the result of high winds that are forecast to continue to buffet Lincoln County through the day.