The Waldoboro Police report the following:

AccidentsDec. 29, 2008, Officer Sean Kozer investigated an accident on the Union Rd. at 4:20 a.m.

Acquisition of a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence once in Wiscasset’s possession depends now on a Virginia Supreme Court decision.

The court took up the case last week with Maine Asst. Atty. Gen. Thomas Knowlton presenting the state’s case and a decision is expected to be handed down later this year.

Sagadahoc and Lincoln County commissioners at least agreed last Thursday they need to come up with a cost-sharing formula they both can live with.

A winter storm that moved into Lincoln County on Sun. morning left over 4 inches of snowfall before leaving late Sun. afternoon, according to reports.

Rapid response to a fire that erupted in the back of the Rideout Market on Rt. 17 in Windsor, just over the Lincoln County line, kept the entire structure from burning to the ground on Monday.

Educators and advocates for Maine’s labor force warned members of the Legislature Tuesday that slashing funding now, when the economy is at its weakest point in years, will stand in the way of a quick recovery when things turn around.

If and when a natural disaster hits Lincoln County, officials with the county’s Emergency Management Agency will be ready to help keep the public informed.

Earlier this month, county EMA Deputy Director Kimberley Kaiser and Assistant Director Ken Desmond attended an Advanced Public Information Officer Course in Maryland.

An oversight two years ago by the Secretary of State’s office, which has developed into a $125,000 budget hole, will be partially corrected if the Legislature approves an emergency spending plan endorsed Friday by the Appropriations Committee.

The Damariscotta Police report the following:

On Dec. 29, Officer Jennifer Doe assisted Animal Control Officer with removing a deer from Bristol Rd., which had been hit during the night.

Selectmen and school boards of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Edgecomb voted last week to recommend a no vote Tues., Jan. 27 on school consolidation.

Wiscasset selectmen, acting as assessors Tuesday, denied 2008 abatements by a 2-2 vote for four Young’s Point properties which have more than doubled in value.

Chairman David Nichols, Jr. abstained from voting after Atty. Edward Dardis, representing the property owners, advised him to recuse himself from that portion of the proceedings to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest, since Nichols owns property on Young’s Point.

National Weather Service (NWS) reports from Bristol and Jefferson measured 4.5 inches of snowfall accumulation at both locations as of 9:28 a.m. on Sun., and snow continues to blanket the area at the time of this posting.

The Maine Sheriff’s Association has awarded a two-year employee of Two Bridge Regional Jail the distinction of Corrections Officer of the Year.

Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputies arrested 20-year-old Thomas C. Nolet of Gloucester, Mass. on Jan. 25 and charged him with furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. The arrest was a result of the ongoing investigation into a fatal motor vehicle incident that occurred in Jefferson on Sept. 20, 2008, according to the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office (LCSO). In that incident 20-year-old Loren St. Cyr was struck by two vehicles as he walked on the North Clary Road in the Town of Jefferson. One of the vehicles involved has not been located, and its operator is unknown.