Citing a request from the town manager, Waldoboro Fire Chief Ernest Vannah submitted his resignation Jan. 14.

Effective immediately, Town Manager William Post appointed Deputy Chief Paul Smeltzer acting Fire Chief until the position can be filled. Post said he would advertize internally for the fire chief’s position and will wait for applications to be filed to the town.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Sun. advising residents to watch for “6 to 12 inches of snow accumulation by Sunday at midnight” in the Lincoln County area. Snowfall is forecast to begin Sun. morning with varying intensity through the afternoon, and then taper off Sun. evening, according to the NWS.

The family of a sexual abuse victim received $250,000 in settlement from Maine School Administrative District 40 following a recent U.S. District Court decision.

The Damariscotta Montessori School in Nobleboro is receiving a $100,000 Community Facility Direct Loan, through a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grant, that is part of $852,000 in grants and loans to entities throughout Maine.

Somerville selectmen have been considering the future of the old Sand Hill School building on Sand Hill Road, which they said at a regular meeting Tuesday night had last been used in the early 1970s.

The Legislature enacted a new rule for itself last week to illuminate the process of attaching price tags to bills, though the director of the office responsible for those price tags said everything his office does was already transparent.

Heather and Jason Knowles of Windsor are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Maggie Lane Knowles.

The Legislature took a major step toward a “paperless chamber” this week, a move hailed by some as a saver of time, money, and paper but criticized by at least one lawmaker as a waste of scant resources.

Hundreds of Lincoln County residents not only attended the live stream of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama at the Lincoln Theater on Jan. 20, but others took the long trek to Washington, D.C. to personally witness history in the making.

The Waldoboro Police arrested two mid coast men for kidnapping as the result of a multi agency investigation, leading to the seizure of 10 pounds of marijuana and multiple firearms on Jan. 19.

A $400,000 shortfall for Two Bridges Regional Jail has kept the Jail Authority sifting the current budget to find ways to cover costs until June.

A new rule that requires vendors to change the way they pay sales, use and service provider taxes has drawn opposition from a lawmaker who says the rule is unfair to small businesses.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers rushed to the scene of a domestic dispute last Tuesday between two brothers in Damariscotta Mills and arrested and booked one of them on a charge of threatening with a dangerous weapon.

The Maine Principal’s Association (MPA) Ad Hoc Committee on Athletic Policy has proposed serious cuts to the 2009-10 seasons. The recommendations of the MPA will be voted upon Jan. 26.