Maine health officials have sent a shipment of H1N1 “swine flu” vaccine to Lincoln County and school system officials plan to set up clinics to treat school children next week.

Former Wiscasset town clerk Sandra Johnson, 46, changed her plea from not guilty to nolo contendre in a case involving the theft of about $90,000 in town funds.

The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Boothbay: James A. Tonon to Russell J. Mackie and Lynn M. Mackie; Homeworks Associates to Homeworks Associates; First N. A. to PRR LLC;

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

ComplaintsOct. 27, Officer Jennifer Mitkus took a complaint from a citizen of a woman panhandling at Rite Aid.

The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen set Wed., Nov. 18 as the date for a special town meeting to consider a proposed state mandated shoreland zoning ordinance and a second ordinance regulating local shellfish harvesting.

Absolutely perfect thick, green, bushy, beautiful balsam fir Christmas trees are coming up for sale at the Christmas Tree Bazaar Farm at 174 Back Meadow Rd., in Nobleboro.

Whitefield residents will have a chance to ask questions and receive information about property assessment at a public hearing on Thurs., Nov. 19. Selectmen set the date at their regular meeting Monday. The meeting will be held in the school gym beginning at 7 p.m.

When Mid-Coast Energy Systems Inc., began to receive more service calls than usual this fall, company co-owner and service manager Dave Gamage began to reorganize the service department to meet the demand.

Smart thinking and quick maneuvering by Captain Mike Tolley, of Waldoboro, saved the MV Harriette from being captured by Somali pirates on Nov. 2. The MV Harriette was 360 nautical miles east of Mombasa, Kenya when two skiffs filled with five to six pirates each attempted to hijack the 700-foot ship.

Children in K-8th grades sat quietly in the still, bright morning as the smoke from a burning American flag billowed into the sky above the Somerville Elementary School.

A former Newcastle resident, convicted of slaying his father and a former girlfriend, asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Monday to grant him a new trial.

Around the turn of the century, famed Adirondack boat builder J. H. Rushton bragged his rowing boats were tough.

“With good care, they should last over 20 years,” he advertised.

He was right.

On Nov. 3, Glenn A. Burns, 46, Thomaston, was found guilty of violating condition of release and received a $500 fine. The offense dates from Aug. 5.

Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 set Jan. 16, 2010 as the next district meeting for adopting a budget. The referendum vote to validate the budget will be Jan. 26, and it’s unlikely it will differ significantly from what was rejected earlier.