Molnlycke Health Care is continuing its work toward a possible expansion in either Wiscasset or Brunswick, a company official said August 2.
“Nothing has changed. We're still moving on…
Life
Ecgecomb Column
This Saturday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. to noon, come and load up on fabulous bargains: all sorts of temptations, from curios to antiques, kid gloves to opera tiaras, iGames to chess sets, – along…
What's Cooking
Here we are in the month of August already. The waning summer brings such a bounty from local farms as well as home gardens.
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Wings Over Wiscasset
When the blue Navy Corsair fighter plane with the gull wings sweeps over the tiny airport as part of the “Wings Over Wiscasset” air show, Hilary Heaton will look up and smile.
In fact, even…
The Juniper Point Village Improvement Society (JPVIS) capped off its summer centennial festivities with a gala dinner event at Whitten’s Field on Juniper Point on August 3 with…
Chewonki Foundation
Chewonki has installed one of the first electric car charging stations in Midcoast Maine. The unit, installed in July by sustainability officer Tom Twist, facilities manager Carob…
Get to Know...
For Brian Boone, a good time involves pinning himself down with 130 pounds of gear and taking to the water.
Boone, of Nobleboro, put…
Down East Yacht Club
45 members and their families gathered to start their adventure on Friday evening, July 12, at Sprucewold Lodge. Hosted by P/C Sandy and Karen Young, we enjoyed cocktails and…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Shelli Rottman of Brooklyn, New York, liked two things best about her time at the Wiscasset Art Walk July 25: The flow of people it drew created that bustling feel…
Mary's Musings
Promises, promises, promises. What happens when you can’t live up to them? The bankrupt city of Detroit may be about to find out. Thousands of retired city workers may find their…
Maggie Meixell was a recipient of the dean's award for academic excellence during the 2013 spring term at Colgate University, where Meixell just…
Sales of Lincoln County homes were up almost 15 percent in the second quarter of this year when compared with last year’s figures, according to figures released by…
If you favor a vegetable garden with perfectly straight, weedless rows or flower beds where each individual plant is set off elegantly in its own space, you probably won’t find…
Each and every August, folks from around the region look forward to the unique assortment of treasures on display at the Rotary…
Wiscasset Senior Center
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Walter Sherman. He was a great supporter of the Senior Center, worked hard on the Finance…
'Round Town
Dickinson & Company Fine Art * 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Boothbay Harbor…
The Reverend Scott Lee, Rector of Trinity Parish, Wethersfield, Conn., will conduct services at All Saints by-the-Sea this week and next.
On Sunday, July 28,…
Summer concert series
So far, so good for Wiscasset's third annual "Alive on the River" concert series. The town and the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce moved it to the town common this year after two years on the…
Wiscasset Public Library
On Friday, July 19, participants of the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program received an introduction to the world of geology. Environmental Specialist III…
What's Cooking
How did you like that heat wave last week?
My goodness, dog days before we enter the…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
In 1996, Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) launched its educational program with fifth grade teachers at Boothbay Region Elementary School. The elementary school program added to a…
University of Rhode Island
Andrew W. Hatt of Wiscasset and Hannah C. Milan of Woolwich were named to the spring 2013 spring semester dean's list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston.
Seeds of Knowledge Education Center
Children that attended “Wacky Kitchen Science Camp” at Seeds of Knowledge Education Center in Wiscasset left the week (July 8-12) with a whole new appreciation for basic…
For a Good Cause
Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta recently donated $300 each to Spectrum Generations’ Meals on Wheels program and the Damariscotta River Association as part of its Co-…
Ocean Point
The Reverend Dr. Mary Jo Zimmerli will be the guest preacher at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 28 at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
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Hidden Valley Nature Center
Hidden Valley Nature Center welcomed 40 young and beginning farmers for a tour of its working forest on July 11. In conjunction with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners…
UMaine Orono
The following Wiscasset area students were named to the 2013 spring semester dean's list at the University of Maine at Orono: Alna: Yvette Alexandrou, Jason Hinman and Johanna…
Bigelow Laboratory
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is inviting the public to the first summer open house on its new, LEED Platinum Ocean Science and Education Campus at 60 Bigelow Drive in East…
Adult Education
New Hope for Women offers support to victims of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking in Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties.
The group will be holding a 40-hour training…
Ocean Point
The Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 21. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
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Berklee College of Music
The Berklee College of Music announces that Brendan Pajak of Woolwich has earned placement on the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2013 academic…
Wiscasset Senior Center
Our new chef, Julie Bellefleur, prepared two delicious meals last week. On Wednesday we had more attendees than expected with around 50 people coming to the public supper. Julie…
Alna Column
The Committee for Alna History would like to thank the Jenny Wilson Trio for performing recently. The afternoon was quite warm in the old Meeting House. We would like to thank…
The Mid Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, which has been serving Brunswick, Harpswell, and Sagadahoc, Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties for more than 104 years, held its…
Westport Island Column
A beautiful summer evening, over 200 people, great food and outstanding entertainment made for a wonderful community get-together last Saturday. We raised about $2,300 for the…
This summer, Healthy Lincoln County welcomes Catherine Czajkowski, an AmeriCorps Summer VISTA, to assist with the summer food service program. Czajkowski graduated in 2012 from the…
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) will host a volunteer appreciation dinner to recognize all the school-based coordinators who volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters.…
For Your Health
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a monthly column by Mark Fourre, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Lincoln County Healthcare.
An elderly woman…
Wings Over Wiscasset
One way or another, everyone helped on the home front in Wiscasset during World War II.
With most of Haggett Garage's mechanics away at war, family…
On Thursday, July 25, Chewonki will host a Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 pm. at its main campus at 485 Chewonki Neck Road in Wiscasset. Please come and give the gift of…
St. Philip’s Church
St. Philip’s Church on Hodge Street in Wiscasset continues to offer freshly made haddock chowder Monday nights to hungry locals and vacationers alike: $9.50 for adults; $4.75 for…
Preparations are underway for the fifth annual Nautical Auction this Friday, July 19, at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.
Dozens of items of historical…
What's Cooking
OK, it is summer in Maine and we’ve sure had some real “dog days” of late.
Hazy, hot, humid, sticky weather does not propel me into my kitchen and I doubt it…
Clark University
Hunter C. Reid of Edgecomb was named to second honors on the Clark University dean's list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2013 semester.…
Harvard Pilgrim Foundation
Boothbay Region Elementary School and Wiscasset Primary School were two of 14 Maine schools to receive $5,000 grants through the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation’s Healthy…
UMaine Farmington
Kathleen Sheehan of Boothbay and Lauren Trudeau of Wiscasset have been named to the spring 2013 dean's list at the University of Maine at Farmington.
RSU 12
Will the second time be the charm for the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit's budget? A proposal the district's board passed July 11 asks towns for a total of $445,630 less…
Death Café Boothbay will be held Thursday, July 25 at MacNab’s Tea Room on Back River Road from 7 to 9 p.m. This is Boothbay’s first Death Café.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Kaye Vosburgh, a floral designer with numerous awards to her credit, will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, July 23 to present both a demonstration and a workshop…
Berklee College of Music
The Berklee College of Music announces that Brendan Pajak of Woolwich has earned placement on the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2013 academic…
