A storm that was supposed to swing south of Lincoln County has already dropped 3.5 inches of snow on the Bristol peninsula, and a Winter Storm Watch has already been issued regarding another storm expected to arrive Sun. afternoon, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Tom Finn, President of Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company (DB&T) is pleased to announce that Samantha Page has recently been promoted to Assistant Vice President.

Putting the finishing details on a log dollhouse has kept a couple of inmates at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset busy as the Dec. 17 date to raffle their creation off to raise funds for Lincoln County seniors approaches.

To honor his late father and in support of the alewife fish ladder in Damariscotta Mills, Linwood Palmer III, is selling Christmas trees at his home in Nobleboro.

Jeff and Karen Philbrick are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl, Allison Claire Philbrick.

Governor John Baldacci and Maine Emergency Management Agency Director Rob McAleer visited the Wiscasset Community Center to survey the power outage situation here in Lincoln County on Sunday night.

Damariscotta Police Department reports the following activity:

On Dec. 9, Tyanna A. Waters, 19, of Waterville was arrested of operating after suspension and summonsed to court for an unregistered motor vehicle and for failure to produce evidence of insurance

At their Dec. 18 meeting, the Lincoln County Television (LCTV) Board of Trustees celebrated moving into their new building, and beginning to set-up it as a television production studio.

A Kennebec County jury has determined that John A. Okie is criminally responsible for the murders of his father and school friend in July 2007.

Waldoboro-based Borealis Breads opens its new location on Dec. 17 located at 182 Ocean Avenue near Back Cove in Portland. Governor John Baldacci is scheduled to attend the grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at the new bistro and bakery at 10 a.m. and praise the creation of 18 full and part time jobs.

During a meeting at the Waldoboro municipal building Dec. 4 the Maine Clammers Association asked the clam diggers of Waldoboro to work together to open the flats and to keep them open.

The drastic market fluctuations up and down recently, have multiple causes, local and national impacts, and possible solutions, all of which can be difficult for the layman to understand.

The Wiscasset Police report the following:

Arrests and SummonsesOn Dec. 24, Officer Williams arrested Rachel M. Corson, 38, of Wiscasset for assault on a Police Officer, domestic assault, and operating after suspension on West Alna Road.

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency reports that as of 10 a.m. today, between 750-1000 citizens of Lincoln County remain without power. At the height of the storm Friday morning 12,800 residents were without power.