Beginning Sunday afternoon and continuing through Monday (and possibly into Tuesday) and throughout the arrival of Hurricane Irene, The Lincoln County News will post updates and announcements related to storm events and happenings throughout the county.

Under a Republican-backed redistricting plan unveiled in legislative committee recently, Lincoln County would switch from Maine’s First to its Second Congressional District.

The arrest of an Augusta man at Damariscotta Lake State Park Aug. 11 left some local residents buzzing.

The former manager of the Waldoboro branch of Camden National Bank who pleaded guilty earlier this year to embezzling nearly $750,000 from bank customers has filed a notice that she intends to appeal her sentence.

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.