The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen will meet in joint session with the Damariscotta Planning Board Mon., Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Damariscotta Municipal Building on School Street in Damariscotta, to discuss a request from Piper Village Development to rezone several properties in the rural zone east of Bus. Rt. 1.

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in West Boothbay Harbor a $603,631 grant to conduct biological oceanography research, specifically in the area of iron oxidizing bacteria.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has withdrawn a Winter Weather Advisory that was originally in effect through 4 p.m. on Friday. At the time of this posting, snowfall in the Lincoln County area was rapidly changing over to rainfall. The current NWS forecast calls for continued rainfall through the day on Friday.

David Bolling, the current city manager of Oliver Springs, Tenn., will succeed Newcastle Town Administrator Ron Grenier.

The Wiscasset Educational Research Panel (WERP) has begun circulating a petition that could ultimately see Wiscasset begin negotiations with RSU 12 to withdraw.

Judy and Steve White of Jefferson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Marie, to Derek Scott Brown of Vassalboro, son of Robin and Dave Nicholas, of Vassalboro and Noel Brown and Alison Gingras of Jay.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Weymouth of Winchendon, Mass., and Bill Greene of Ashburnham, Mass., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Wells Greene to Scott Matthew Blackler.

A proposed merger involving a company that owns part of the former Maine Yankee Power Plant Wiscasset will be reviewed to ensure it meets a federal prohibition on foreign ownership of nuclear power plants.

The storm system that will visit Lincoln County through Friday is generally forecast to bring snowfall in the early morning hours and then changeover to rainfall after sunrise, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The Department of Transportation wants to address “several design issues” before meeting with the South Bristol Board of Selectmen about the South Bristol swing bridge.

David Bollings, the current city manager of Oliver Springs, Tenn., will succeed Newcastle Town Administrator Ron Grenier.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in regard to a storm system that is forecast to bring every sort of precipitation to Lincoln County on Thursday.

Corinne Rogers, the first baby born at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta in 2012, joined mom, dad and three older brothers at about 10:15 p.m., Jan. 2.

Sometime overnight Dec. 26, a flock of more than 30 bright, pink, plastic flamingoes appeared at the base of Mid-Coast Energy Systems Inc.’s large Rt. 1, Damariscotta sign.