Avoid traveling by car in a storm – but if you must… Here are some familiar tips to remember from the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA).

The proposed 2011 Bristol general services budget is $30,248.20 higher than the 2010 budget but the portion of the budget raised by taxation remains the same.

A much ballyhooed nor’easter on Groundhog Day hit hard in the morning on February 2 but fizzled out ahead of schedule leaving 8 to 14 inches of total snowfall, somewhat less than the 14 to 20 inches anticipated by forecasters.

Concerned about a variety of aspects of their town government, a group of Waldoboro residents convened for the second time at resident Katie Winchenbach’s home on Winslows Mills Road Feb. 16.

Denture Designs, located in Damariscotta has been caring for community denture needs over the past four years and is now excited to welcome new and existing patients to meet Licensed Denturist, Gareth Coward.

Members of the Scarborough family of Westport Island are counting their blessings after narrowly escaping tragedy in a late afternoon fire Feb. 11 at 9 Lord Rd.

A Feb. 7 car-pole accident on Rt. 130 (Bristol Road) and the resultant power outage complicated Super Bowl plans for residents of Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta and South Bristol.

Wiscasset has fallen back to 11th place in its bid to be named one of America’s “Ten Coolest Small Towns,” and the only way to take back 10th place (or better) is for as many people as possible to register their votes before the contest ends Fri., Feb. 11, according to Wiscasset Town Manager Laurie Smith.

Newcastle Fire Co. officers remained steadfast in their advocacy of a new, $300,000 plus rescue pumper to replace two aging trucks during a Jan. 26 meeting with Newcastle officials.

At 10:51 a.m. on Tuesday the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Special Weather Statement warning of “slippery travel” in the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday due to snowfall. The current forecast calls for 2-4 inches of snowfall on the ground by the time of the evening commute, according to the NWS.

Supplies Unlimited, the printing and office supply store that has been a staple in Damariscotta for more than 11 years, has opened a new location in Waldoboro just off Rt. 1 on Winslows Mills Road.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has dramatically moved up the end of a Winter Storm warning to 9 p.m. Wednesday night. Previously the Winter Storm Warning was in effect until 5 a.m. Thursday morning.

Two weeks after the discovery of a K-1 (kerosene) leak at the Union Congregational Church of South Bristol Parish House and Community Center, the precise cause of the leak remains unclear.

Gerald H. Asch, 54, Jefferson, domestic violence assault, transferred to jury trial.