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.

John A. Okie is likely to spend at least 50 years in prison for the July 2007 murders of his father and a former classmate.

Custom Cordage, located in Waldoboro’s Industrial Park, has created a unique method to retain workers during slower times, while helping reduce environmental waste.

As the Legislature added his name to the list of lawmakers at the front of the House chamber last week, Tribal Rep. Wayne Mitchell was thinking about his ancestors, particularly his great-grandfather, his grandfather, and his uncle.

The town of Waldoboro accepted the ownership of a 1998 GMC Sierra seized as part of a drug investigation last fall. The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen approved the transfer of the asset to the town during their regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 13.

A young Palestinian woman is taunted by Israeli soldiers. Her headscarf is removed. Scissors are found in her purse. She is arrested on grounds of threatening to injure the soldiers and spends time in jail.

Members of Whitefield’s town property committee presented selectmen with project costs for a new town building center.