The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Kenton B. Perley and Mollie H. Perley to Raymond Daniel Cheney and Sandra S. Cheney;

The Midcoast Bypass Task Force has wrapped up months of meetings on aspects of the proposed Rt. 1 bypass with an innovative solution for a Rt. 218 connector road to a full interchange at Rt. 27.

The National Weather Services issued a winter weather advisory for the state of Maine today and the Mid Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross is reminding its residents to prepare for this and other storms.

Bad news a couple of weeks ago about possible layoffs and housing pod reductions has since turned into good news for Two Bridges Regional Jail with additional revenue sources, some from the state.

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.

Women in the Damariscotta area seeking one-of-a-kind baby clothes now have one more place to shop. As of November, intimates store Patricia’s Closet began carrying baby onesies, lap-tees, and toddler tees designed exclusively for the website Sisters4.com.

On Nov. 4, Reserve Officer Mark Doe took a complaint of a missing miniature chihuahua.

County EMA Director Tim Pellerin kept county commissioners guessing what he held in a cardboard box and suggested it might be something of a suspicious nature.

Energy audits show that Maine houses lose more winter heat through air leaks than any other causes and that, of the 477,000 homes in the state, over 90 percent would benefit greatly from weatherization.

Some 10,000 fliers will go out to civic organizations, churches, and various locations informing Lincoln County citizens where they can get help this winter for heating in the communities throughout the county.

The Maine Supreme Court rendered a decision Oct. 21, finding for the town of Bristol and for the Lincoln County Commissioners in denying an appeal on behalf of the Bristol Taxpayers’ Association heard in oral argument in June.