The state fire marshal’s office is continuing to investigate the Dec. 9 garage fire that killed a 69-year-old Bristol woman at her Oceanside Lane home.

About 15 South Bristol residents unanimously approved changes to the floodplain management, shellfish conservation and shoreland zoning ordinances at a special town meeting Dec. 18.

South Bristol firefighters, responding to a report of a skiff aflame in the harbor, borrowed another skiff, corralled the burning boat and extinguished the blaze.

Ambulance service to Jefferson has allowed Waldoboro to regain some of the revenue lost after the Fieldcrest Nursing Home closed in 2008.

The Wiscasset RSU 12 Withdrawal Committee will be holding an informational meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6 as an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of the committee and its educational consultants.

Repair crews are making progress returning power to Lincoln County households in spite of treacherous roads and continued snowfall, according to Central Maine Power (CMP). A total of 110 households, 79 in Boothbay Harbor and 31 in Bristol, were suffering from power outages in the late morning hours. By 1 p.m. that number had been reduced to 31, but CMP was unclear as to where in Lincoln County they were located.

Carol Ransom, marketing director at the Lincoln Home for nearly four years is retiring. Most likely Carol will be found on the ski slopes this winter and visiting her family out of state.

Responders are currently on the scene of single vehicle accident in the vicinity of 698 Middle Road in Dresden.

The Bristol Board of Selectmen, at its Dec. 11 meeting, accepted bids from local contractors for improvements to Hanna’s Landing and New Harbor Town Landing.

The Nobleboro Planning Board gave its unanimous approval Dec. 18 to Greg Collins and Nathan Chapnick to open GNC Auto, a used car dealership on two adjacent properties owned by their parents in North Nobleboro.

The Lincoln Academy Student Technology Team gives students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a growing field and provides free maintenance for hundreds of school computers.

The Alna Board of Selectmen will contact the Department of Transportation about the possibility of establishing a school zone speed limit by Juniper Hill School.

The latest National Weather Service (NWS) advisory (11:32 a.m.) has upgraded the snowfall totals for Lincoln County regarding a weather front that has been dumping heavy, wet snowflakes on the area since early Thursday morning. Snowfall accumulation is now forecast at 8 to 12 inches for the entire area with possible exceptions for extreme coastal areas and the tips of south facing peninsulas where the snow may mix with rain, according to the NWS.

The 69-year-old Bristol woman who was the victim of a Dec. 9 fire in her garage died of “thermal burns and associated severe coronary atherosclerosis.”