The Damariscotta Police Dept. has arrested two 17-year-old juveniles from Newcastle in connection with a Dec. 10-11 break-in at Cottage Gardens.

At a meeting on Jan. 25, members of the Bremen Budget Committee, in their capacity as an advisory board, recommended that the Bremen Board of Selectmen look into creating an official job description for selectmen that would allow the town to dock pay from selectmen who do not satisfactorily perform their duties.

Due to illness and a vacationing Selectman, the Jan. 24 regularly scheduled meeting of the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen has been cancelled.

In the midst of the blizzard on Jan. 12, Jefferson Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire at 840 S. Clary Rd. at around 11:45 a.m.

Sea Pine, Inc., previously doing business as Spruce Point Inn, announces its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of April 19, 2010 was successfully concluded by an order entered on Dec. 28, by the United States Bankruptcy Court/District of Maine.

The company slated to build a proposed cell phone tower in Bremen appears to have abandoned the project.

Two Damariscotta businesses fell victim to theft between Jan. 14 and Jan. 18, Damariscotta Police Chief Steve Drake said.

Jeremy and Addie Joslyn of Whitefield are pleased to announce the arrival of their son, Brennan Emmit.

The woman accused of contributing to the death of Loren St. Cyr in Sept. 2008 was sentenced Jan. 28 in Lincoln County Superior Court.

Damariscotta Police Chief Steven Drake recently expressed his concern about the rash of commercial burglaries in town over the past several months. He is seeking the cooperation of the general public in both solving these crimes and preventing further incidents.

As has been the trend with recent storms, the National Weather Service (NWS) is increasing the forecast estimate for snowfall accumulation regarding the snowstorm presently chugging through Lincoln County. Snowfall accumulation forecasts for the storm are now at 6 to 12 inches for the midcoast, with the highest amounts along the coast, according to a 12:50 p.m. bulletin from the NWS. That estimate was originally 1-3 inches.

In the midst of the blizzard on Jan. 12, Jefferson Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire at 840 S. Clary Rd. at around 11:45 a.m.

Convening in a Maple Hill Farm conference room in Hallowell this morning, the Board of Environmental Protection unanimously granted an appeal filed by South Bristol lobsterman David Rice.

Sidney Harford, 47, Waldoboro, violating condition of release, seven days in jail.