Christopher A. Benner, 20, Damariscotta, commercial shellfishing without a license, second, $300; commercial shellfishing without a license, second, $300.

The Bristol Board of Selectmen, at its Nov. 20 meeting, voted to use road funds to buy a $412 distance-measuring device for the town truck.

Somerville officials are waiting to hear from the owners of more than a dozen properties with unpaid 2010 taxes. Town Treasurer and Tax Collect Gerry Kimball said she sent 15 foreclosure notices out in early November and, as of the Board of Selectmen’s Nov. 20 meeting, had only received two responses.

The owner of a parcel of land on Musquash Pond told Jefferson’s Board of Selectmen at their Nov. 19 meeting that he was unaware of the town’s shoreland zoning ordinance and other regulations, but was prepared to respond to a list of violations sent to him by Code Enforcement Officer Stanley Waltz.

The body of a man found at the scene of a Nov. 3 fire in Bremen as been identified by the Maine’s Chief Medical Examiner.

An unique set of circumstances caused the Edgecomb Fire Department’s fuel card to be turned off the weekend before Hurricane Sandy hit, according to Selectman Stuart Smith.

Maine Senate District 20: Rep. Les Fossel, R-Alna, 238; Sen. Chris Johnson, D-Somerville, 178.

Fossel leads the race, 6238-6030.

Lincoln County law enforcement is currently on the scene of an armed standoff on Upper East Pond Road in Nobleboro.

A routine traffic stop for Damariscotta Police Officer Michael Elwell turned into a low-speed chase and, eventually, the safe return of a disoriented, 85-year-old man to his Portland home.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning regarding a line of strong thunderstorms that will impact Lincoln County through 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The NWS warns that this line of thunderstorms may produce a tornado. “Hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter, heavy downpours, excessive cloud to ground lightning and gusty winds up to 45 and 55 mph can be expected,” according to the NWS.

On Oct. 20, officers from of the Wiscasset Police Dept. responded to a reported burglary at the Taste of Orient Restaurant located at 306 Bath Road.

Deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are requesting assistance in locating 56 year old Kent Winchenbach of Newcastle.

An Androscoggin Superior Court judge will hear arguments on Fri., Oct. 19 on four motions filed by the attorney for the defendant charged with the July 2011 murder of Christiana Fesmire. Fesmire’s parents live in Bremen. The body of the victim was never found.

Ames True Value Hardware & Supply will host a grand re-opening event from Mon., Oct.15 to Sat., Oct. 20.