A bulletin released by the National Weather Service (NWS) at 4:36 p.m. on Sun. warns motorists to “avoid all travel tonight” and includes a forecast for snow to fall at a rate of 2 inches per hour at times during the overnight hours. The high rate of snowfall combined with winds gusting to 35 mph will “reduce visibility to near zero”, according to the NWS bulletin. There is also a warning for “thunder snow” for areas near the coast through 8 p.m. this evening.

Edward and Lou Reed of East Machias, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Vanessa Lorraine Reed to Andrew Richard Chapman, son of Samuel and Carolyn Chapman of Waldoboro.

Farmers across the country have been up in arms the last few weeks over an Environmental Protection Agency proposed “cow tax.”

A two-vehicle crash on an icy Carrabassett Valley road proved fatal to a Whitefield man early Monday morning.

Perry and Sharon Thompson of New Harbor are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer M. Thompson, to Mathew A. Cunningham, son of Owen and Deborah Cunningham of Nobleboro.

Lincoln County Healthcare and healthcare providers around the state received a domestic violence advisory, issued by the Public Health Director at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on Dec. 9.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued several alerts for what forecasters have described as a “dangerous winter storm” expected to blast through Lincoln County beginning Thurs. afternoon.

Rachel and Colby Black welcomed a little girl, Miley, into the world on Christmas Day at 5:34 p.m. at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

Heavy snowfall is marking the first official day of winter in Lincoln County 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. The intensity of the storm is forecast to increase after dark, with the possibility of snowfall rates exceeding 1-inch per hour, according to forecasters.

Marissa Campbell and Justin Nash (along with big sister, Aubriana) of Damariscotta are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ayla Gloria-Ann Nash, born on Oct. 10 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport.

Opening arguments in the double murder trial of John A. Okie, of Newcastle, were held Dec. 8 at the Kennebec County Courthouse in Augusta.

Peapod Jewelry artist Ronna Lugosch has released a new design just in time for the holidays entitled, “Dove, Bringing Peas on Earth.”

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Dec. 6, Alexandria Orff, 19, of Warren was issued a summons for operating after suspension, in Wiscasset, by Det. Sgt. Kenneth Hatch.

As municipal and utility crews struggle to recover from a devastating ice storm that began Thursday, officials at the state level are using a proactive approach to tapping into federal resources for help.