Drawing residents' praise and questions, Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 4 unanimously paused review of any proposals that involve tax-acquired properties.
Richard Davis of Young's Point Road…
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"It's just an old time, warm feeling ... A lot of places have coffee or tea. A lot of people come out in pajamas ... It's like a throwback to how it used to be," when the retail holiday shopping…
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest welcomes the winter holidays with three days of seasonal festivities. Truly a shopping destination, Marketfest also invites shoppers and revelers to enjoy family-…
Wiscasset selectmen
With interest heating up in two areas Wiscasset owns, town staff are recommending the selectboard "pause" from putting on its agenda any proposals for those properties. The board will consider the…
HospitalityMaine is proud to announce the creation of its Legislative Champion Award, recognizing lawmakers who demonstrate strong leadership and a deep understanding of the…
Wiscasset economic development advisory committee
Wiscasset's economic development advisory committee Oct. 23 talked possible goals, including supporting small businesses and, as part of that, "expanding business opportunities on (Route) 27…
Nearly 120 local women gathered at Wanderwood in early October to support and celebrate the impactful work of local non-profits. After a social hour at the event, the names of three member-…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Join us to welcome our newest antique emporium, A Step Back in Time. Celebrate with Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesspeople at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 6…
AUGUSTA (October 23, 2025)—Buyers of single-family homes in Maine are witnessing a more stable market this fall. According to Maine Listings, 1,582 single-family…
Wiscasset's non-disclosure agreement with whoever is eying putting a data center off Old Ferry Road obligates neither party to make further agreements, or to "proceed with any possible…
Press release
Knickerbocker Group is pleased to…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Join us for one of the highlights of the Boothbay Harbor holiday season and get a head start on your holiday shopping!
The annual Holiday Festival and Winter…
The annual fall cleanup of the Damariscotta River shoreline is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event is organized by local oyster…
Wiscasset selectmen
The research and development campus Peregrine Turbine Technologies (PTT) wants more Birch Point land for "will have the aesthetics of a college campus," Chief Executive Officer David Stapp told…
Wiscasset selectmen
A potential data center on Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset was not on selectmen's agenda Oct. 7, but was on the minds of Wiscasset and Westport Island residents who told the board their concerns. One…
BRUNSWICK — The Maine Department of Transportation will be closing three ramps in Brunswick overnight on October 8, 2025, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The southbound off ramp to…
Fall is in the air at Veggies to Table and the fields are brimming with abundance. The dedicated crew and incredible volunteers are deep in harvest mode—armloads of…
Wiscasset selectmen
Thirteen years in, Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC, 29 South Point Drive on Wiscasset's Birch Point, is eying expansion.
"Peregrine plans to purchase the properties to create an…
Announcing Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Basic & Advanced Erosion Control Practices Certification course on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Wiscasset Community Center. Registration…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce our autumn fundraiser -…
AUGUSTA (September 25, 2025)—Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine rose 9.96 percent, comparing August 2025 to August of last year, according to Maine Listings…
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UNITY — "Going up (over, down) to the fair this weekend?" Doesn't matter in what part of the State of Maine one might be living, the question is likely repeated thousands of times in late…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce held its latest "Business After Hours" event at Wiscasset Yacht Club Sept. 19. This event highlighted the efforts of Wiscasset Community Center as well as the…
New environmental DNA tools can accurately and inexpensively quantify kelp-derived biomass in sediments below commercial kelp farms, according to research recently…
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On Thursday, Sept. 11, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, and Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, met with child care…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districthas one opening on its five-member board of supervisors. The volunteer board,…
A historic house in downtown Wiscasset is now the home of Plain Goods, a lifestyle store offering clothing, leather goods, and antique furnishings rooted in timeless design, ethical production,…
As of Sept. 15, the Maine Department of Transportation began work at the intersection of Route 1, Cochran Road and Cross Road in Edgecomb.
Crews will remove the existing flashing beacons…
Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers
The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers(KLCB) is pleased to announce Maine State Apiarist…
Along with school back in session and temperatures cooling down, another key sign that fall is coming is Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' annual Gardens Aglow ticket launch. From September 10,…
BRUNSWICK — Beginning September 15, several MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) programs currently situated at 66 Baribeau Drive in Brunswick will relocate to the…
First National Bank has been named among the Best Places to Work in Maine. This honor program, now in its 20th year, is organized by the Maine State Council of the…
This September, Tindal & Callahan Real Estate is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary of serving the Boothbay region. Since opening its doors in 1985, the company has become a trusted name…
Wiscasset native, Surface Warfare legend, SWSC director, retires after 50-plus years of Navy service
Surface Warfare Schools Command…
We are just a month out from our charcuterie challenge and we are looking for contestants who aren’t afraid of sharing their creative, culinary skills to sign up! Do not hesitate! This is a fun…
Buyers of single-family existing homes in Maine are embracing a shifting market, with a higher volume of homes for sale statewide. According to Realtors and Maine…
This summer, Robert Bernstein of New Haven, Connecticut and his college friends of more than half a century continued their tradition of getting together annually. They got a place in Portland and…
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Local officials, business leaders and community members will celebrate new fiber connectivity in Lincoln County, and the new Gig Town designation for communities, during a ribbon cutting Thursday…
Following an overwhelmingly positive response to its inaugural event, the non-profit Maine Food & Beverage Education Center (MFBEC) is proud to present the second annual Maine Night Market,…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
The 3rd annual Wiscasset Area Chamber Battle of the Boards is Saturday, Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Maine Tasting Center, 508 Old Bath Road, Wiscasset. Come join us for an evening of food,…
Oceans On Tap
Join local author Shannon M. Parker on Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor as she discusses her third novel, “Love & Lobsters." Celebrated by Down East…
As anyone who has launched a business knows, it can’t be done alone. The engagement of local community is critical,…
A new convenience store will likely open later this fall on Route One in Edgecomb. The Patel family, which owns Wiscasset Quik Stop and several other business properties in the region, has bought…
AUGUSTA (July 23, 2025)—The Maine Association of Realtors reports 1,441 single family home sales during June 2025, 10.51 percent more than June 2024, with a…
Press release
After more than four decades of service and stewardship, Dennis Hilton has officially passed the torch to the next generation of leadership at three of Lincoln County’s most respected family-owned…
Alna selectmen
Alna's updated list of permit and other fees is meant to be user-friendly and the fees, fair, Alna Third Selectman Coreysha Stone said July 17. Among the updates, the board set a voluntary,…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) hosted its first Café Sci of the 2025 season July 16. Over 200 seats were filled;…
