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.

It is unknown whether a rash of reports regarding debit and credit card fraud in Boothbay Harbor is connected to a similar situation affecting card customers statewide, but there’s no doubt that consumers should check their accounts for the possibility of illicit activity.

Mary Jane McLoon resigned from her position as South Bristol Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters Jan. 28.

The Nobleboro sand and salt shed collapsed around 5 p.m. Feb. 7.

The state has dismissed a charge of assault against Ruth Anne Bryant, the President of the Miles Memorial Hospital League (MMHL).

Two weather systems, a weak one on Tuesday and a possibly significant snow storm on Wednesday, are forecast to chug through Lincoln County leaving “a foot or more” of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

A car-pole accident on Rt. 130 (Bristol Road) and the resultant power outage Feb. 6 complicated Super Bowl plans for some residents of Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta and South Bristol.

Heavy snowfall is still blanketing Lincoln County at the time of this posting, but that is expected to change by the evening hours, according to forecasts and radar observations.

The Damariscotta and Newcastle Boards of Selectmen met Feb. 16 at the Damariscotta Municipal Building to discuss a cost-sharing proposal for joint public works operations.