District 53 Rep. Les Fossel (R-Alna) has agreed to sponsor legislation to repeal an existing state statute that mandates specific funding levels for corrections, including, in Lincoln and Sagadahoc County, the budget for Two Bridges Regional Jail.

An ad hoc community effort last week led to a happy homecoming for a pair of wayward dogs and two relieved Bristol dog owners.

During their regular meeting Dec. 13, the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen signed a letter to the Maine Dept. of Transportation outlining the towns’ objection to a potential alternative to the recently halted Wiscasset Bypass.

“The craziness is real and the decision is borderline psychotic,” said Selectman Jack Sarmanian.

After his mailbox stand was stolen from in front of his Nobleboro home at around 5 p.m. on Dec. 23, Bob Nelson was left wondering why and who would commit such a brazen crime.

Traffic is being rerouted around Center Street in Nobleboro, while Damariscotta and Newcastle Fire Departments respond to a structure fire at 418 Center Street.

Lindsey Gabrielle Plummer and Samuel Benson Hancock are very happy to announce their engagement.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch and High Wind Warning in regard to a storm expected to roll into Lincoln County Sun. afternoon and batter the area through Mon. morning. The Flood Watch warns of the potential of 2-4 inches of heavy rainfall to combine with snowmelt between Sun. afternoon and late Sun. night, according to the NWS. The High Wind Warning begins at 5 p.m. on Sun. and continues through 7 a.m. Mon., according to the NWS. Sustained wind velocities are forecast to be 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph coming out of the east-southeast.

Mid-Coast Energy has answered by expanding its service department and adding Nicholas Falabella of Newcastle to the service team. Service manager and company co-owner Dave Gamage reports a higher than normal number of calls for heating system cleanings and tunings.

Governor-elect Paul LePage named three Bristol men – Phil Congdon, Dana Dyer and Ralph Hassenpflug – to his 35-member transition advisory team Nov. 24.

Willow Grange in Jefferson recently learned that they have been awarded a $2000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to restore a set of antique theater curtains that have been at the Grange for more than a century.

According to a representative for Wiscasset Raceway owner Douglas White, the chances of a return of Oxxfest to Wiscasset in 2011 are slim.

During a meeting Dec. 28, the Lincoln County Commissioners finalized the 2011 budget for the county. The total expenditure was estimated at $10,336.593 with a deduction of $1,322,335 of total revenue and credits.

The leading edge of a considerable storm front slid in to Lincoln County Sunday evening, the first wave of a winter blitz that is forecast to leave over 12 inches of snowfall and the possibility of power outages before it chugs out of town Monday evening.

Crissy DeOnis, the owner of Crissy’s Breakfast and Coffee Bar on Main Street and, formerly, the founder and owner of Paco’s Tacos and The Uptown Café, has found an enthusiastic audience for her latest venture.