The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Lincoln County and other areas in Maine. The Watch is in regard to a weather front presently tracking across the state on a southeasterly course. The NWS forecast calls for the possibility of thunderstorms to arrive in the afternoon. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

Ken Maguire, a moderator of South Bristol town meetings for over 30 years, has filed a notice of claim against the town and the chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Ken Lincoln.

Gary P. Achorn, 29, Washington, domestic violence assault, Two Bridges Regional Jail 180 days, all suspended, probation one year.

Brent Harper and Lisa West’s wedding took place in Mapleton, Maine on Aug. 14.

Wiscasset town officials and emergency service workers held an emergency meeting Friday, August 26 to review procedures for the possibility of a hurricane or tropical storm this weekend.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation abruptly withdrew a proposal for new guidelines for operating farm vehicles and equipment, and its definition for interstate/intrastate commerce regarding farming on Aug. 10.

At an Aug. 4 meeting of the Bunker Hill Community Club, Maine Farmland Trust announced their plans for a Jefferson property they purchased earlier this year.

Two former Waldoboro residents were arrested after Maine Drug Enforcement Agents seized more than 950 bags at their home on Riverside Drive in Warren Aug. 3. Agents, aided by the Knox County deputies, Rockland and State Police, and game wardens arrested Shawn Leclerc, 26, Tonja Hallett, 25 and Angel Jones, 25, of Rockland shortly after the trio had returned from Rhode Island where the heroin was allegedly obtained.

The Maine Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has announced the state is no longer considering building a bypass to alleviate traffic in Wiscasset.

Multiple break-ins at Mason Station this year have resulted in the theft of some $3500 worth of copper, according to the Wiscasset Police Department. The thefts at the now defunct power station mimic a growing problem throughout Maine.

William F. Atwood, 34, Windsor, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, Two Bridges Regional Jail six months, probation partially revoked, probation continued.

Central Maine Power Company (CMP) reports 88,000 customers without power as of noon, Aug. 30.

Labor Day is observed on Mon., Sept. 5. Post offices and all state regulated businesses will be closed.

The attorney representing three defendants accused of transporting an 85-year-old Los Angeles woman across the country against her will before she was found in a cabin at an Edgecomb motor court refuted allegations of elderly abuse levied against his clients.