The Maine Education Assessment test, which is used to gauge student and school progress on state and federal learning standards, will be replaced with a regional test already used by New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.

Would you want an ugly kitchen? Certainly, not. Well, neither did Boothbay’s Knickerbocker Group’s Cosy Harbor clients. The kitchen in their 1980s spec house was not only dated, it had limited storage, an awkward traffic pattern, a low ceiling and was isolated from the rest of the house. The hosts were trapped in their “ugly kitchen.”

Jane Spofford of Boothbay said the view from her picture window is never boring. “There’s always something happening,” she said. “I see seals, ospreys, eagles… You name it!”

Snowfall began over much of Lincoln County in late morning hours of Sun. as a Nor’easter storm moved into the area for an overnight visit. At 12:47 p.m. the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that snowfall totals in Bristol were already at the 4-inch mark – well on the way to a total of up to 20 inches now forecast by the NWS in their latest advisory. The Bristol total was the highest in the state at the time of the NWS report.

Hannah Jenkins MacKenzie and Andrew Paul LeBlanc were married on Sept 6 at Clark’s Cove Farm. The bride is the daughter of Richard and Emily MacKenzie of South Bristol. The groom is the son of Larry and Joanne LeBlanc of Abington, Mass.

Maine Audubon’s Hog Island in Bremen will not be hosting summer programs next year. Employees were released from their work with the island on Nov. 15.

The Boothbay Regional Humane Society (BRHS) is now in compliance with state law and is licensed as a charitable organization, effective until Nov. 30, 2009.

Tamra Patrie of Whitefield was granted a divorce from Stephen R. Patrie of Winslow on Oct. 31. They were married in Whitefield on Feb. 2, 2002. Shared custody of one minor child.

Lincoln County commissioners and the local Sheriff’s Dept. union chairman signed a three-year union contract Tuesday morning affecting 27 employees, giving them a 3 percent increase.

The Waldoboro Police report the following activities from the previous week

AccidentDec. 7, Officer Jeffery Fuller investigated an accident on the Atlantic Highway at 3:26 p.m. Jeremy Wentworth, 33, of Vinalhaven, who was driving a 1998 Pontiac, 4 door sedan, slid off the road due to icy road conditions.

Chimney fires and other hazards pose a threat to homeowners, but a Waldoboro chimney sweep tells how dangers can be avoided and prevented, along with other problems.

A storm that was supposed to swing south of Lincoln County on Fri. defied forecasters and chugged through the area leaving 2-5 inches of snow on the ground, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). And, another storm is just around the corner, forecast to bring snowfall totals in the double digits beginning Sun. afternoon, according to the NWS.

During the past three weeks, 270 wreaths decorated by local businesses and individuals were sold to the highest bidders throughout Knox, Lincoln, and Waldo Counties in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bids For Kids Annual Wreath Auction.

Last month, architect Richard Wills of Royal Barry Wills Associates was inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame. Presented with a “Lifetime Achievement” award, Wills received the honor after being nominated by fellow architect, Richard Bertman of CBT Architectural Firm in Boston.