Governor Paul R. LePage today ordered all U.S. and Maine flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of a deadly shooting Jan. 8, in Tucson, Ariz.

Construction of Whitefield’s central fire and rescue station is on schedule, reported board of selectmen chair Steve McCormick this week.

After four years, South Bristol lobsterman David Rice can finally store his 600 lobster traps on his commercial pier in Clark’s Cove.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch in regard to a weather system now approaching Lincoln County from the west. Forecasters are calling for a two-part storm to chug through Lincoln County, with the first part during the daytime hours of Tuesday, and the second part during the daytime hours of Wednesday. While the Tuesday snowfall is forecast to be relatively light, early indications are that the Wednesday snowfall combined with high winds should make for a significant event.

At a meeting on Jan. 24, the Nobleboro Budget Committee reviewed and unanimously approved the 2011 Nobleboro Central School budget as presented.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch in regard to a storm forecast to drop into Lincoln County beginning Wednesday evening and hang around until Thursday morning, leaving some snow behind. Broadcast forecasters are calling for 3-6 inches of snowfall along the coastline with lesser amounts inland. The NWS is calling for over 6 inches of accumulation.

The Medomak Valley High School cheerleading squad has won the 2011 KVAC Class B cheering championships. The Panthers were the top team in a competition that ended earlier today at the Augusta Civic Center.

A Westport Island man was arrested Jan. 7 after police discovered his home was being used to grow large amounts of marijuana.

David and Liz Boynton are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Broderick William Boynton.

Damariscotta Police is urging pedestrians to exercise extreme caution when walking in Damariscotta’s downtown area. Ice falling from downtown rooftops may pose a safety hazard, particularly for pedestrians walking on Damariscotta sidewalks.

Whitefield selectmen recently received word that a legal action initiated by developer Paul A. Kelley Jr. concerning his Pleasant Pond Mill LLC property on Mills Road, Rt. 218, is over.

A Lincoln County Superior Court judge has granted, in part, a motion to suppress key evidence in the case of former Great Salt Bay Community School teacher Peter Simonds.

A son, Finnian Wynter Hickey, was born Jan. 18 to Kristin Shearman and Alexander Hickey at their home in Jefferson.

In a meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Jan. 25, Senator David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) introduced legislation.