Edgecomb selectmen are contemplating creating a municipal record regarding local businesses. During the Feb. 26 board meeting, Selectman Ted Hugger proposed establishing a business permit for…
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A new small batch craft beer brewery is coming to Boothbay Harbor, and it’s named for one of the best-known icons in the harbor.
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Scientists from the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, to present research findings at the annual Ocean Science Meeting (OSM).…
Washburn and Doughty in East Boothbay to get the contract
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation sent a Notice of Intent to Award an $8.8 million contract for the construction of a new Maine State Ferry Service vessel to…
The Morris Farm, a working farm and education center that promotes sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship, and Chewonki, an environmental education oganization that promotes…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Wiscasset Planning Board members voiced no early concerns Monday night with Clark’s Point Development LLC’s request to change plans for six condominiums near the…
The Wiscasset General Store is being reborn. It will soon be a sports pub.
Owners Carla Chapman and Lettie Mott hope to open their new Cubbyhole Sports Pub by mid-March, at the same…
Maine Lobstermen’s Association
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is once again offering a one-day bus trip to Seafood Expo North America (formerly known as the Boston Seafood Show) on March 12. And this time the trip is free…
Despite the February chill, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole is gearing up for a busy summer field season. Applications are now being accepted from…
Midcoast Federal Credit Union (FCU) announces the promotion of Liza Reno as vice president retail services, Bath and Edgecomb. Liza has a strong background in member service from her 10+ years…
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day Winter Auction on Feb. 16-18 will present an array of traditional and modern artwork, antiques, decorative items and ethnographic…
From the venue that brought you Body Worlds and Titanic, comes a thrilling exhibition, participants can really sink their teeth into, The Portland Science Center is pleased to…
In December, Erik Carlson pulled the plug on his fledgling wood pellet business due to high electrical costs. Carlson, a certified forester and logger for two decades, began a journey in 2016 he…
State and local authorities are monitoring a World War II-era minesweeper for possible fuel leakage. The 66-foot wooden boat sank at its mooring in Wiscasset harbor during a blizzard Jan. 4.
…All gardeners out there, both beginners and experienced, who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy the annual Seed Swap Day (Saturday, Feb. 10) at Knox & Lincoln Counties Extension, 377…
Mammy’s Bakery owner Jessica Deshiro and Monica Janczewski-Carrington of the shop, Beelicious, in Wiscasset have joined forces.
Beelicious at 60 Main St. offers honey and honeybee-related…
For anyone in the Boothbay, Wiscasset and Damariscotta areas, to Litchfield, looking for a dog or cat groomer, look no further.
Mary Jo Foley of MJ’s Pet Grooming will come right to your…
The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) is exploring the possibility of operating seasonal weekend Downeaster service to Midcoast Maine, including the communities of Bath,…
Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with neighborhood-based stores in six states, likes to give back to the communities in which they are located. Throughout the year, the company…
Over its seventy-five-year history, Cheney Insurance of Damariscotta, Maine has earned a reputation for providing insurance products and peace-of-mind at reasonable costs. The professional agents…
A relatively new member of the Newcastle Realty team of professional real estate brokers, Carmen Reed has enthusiasm and passion for helping people. Those qualities make her a great…
Several of Julie Babb’s gouache paintings are now on display at Newcastle Realty, 89 Main St., in Damariscotta.
Julie and her husband Bruce recently moved from the…
Unless you’ve been to Italy, you may very well have never experienced anything quite like the Damariscotta restaurant Osteria Bucci. The little gem is tucked away off a small alleyway, and the…
U.S. Coast Guard
A 66-foot vessel sank off Birch Point in Wiscasset during the Jan. 4 snowstorm. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the ship was scheduled to be salvaged by owner Chris Morrison on Jan. 8.
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For the oyster lover who doesn’t mind getting a little muddy, cold, and damp, Damariscotta River Association (DRA) offers a two-year Oyster Gardening program. Participants…
Judy Greenleaf has retired before from the Alna town office. This time, she really means it, the former Alna town clerk said Friday, her last day as deputy town clerk. “It’s time,” she said.
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The Bath Antique Sale is the perfect setting for a morning of winter shopping. Inside are more than 40 dealers of antique furniture, rugs, china, crystal, books, prints, paintings, and…
Mike Lucas, owner of M.E. Lucas Forest Products on Old Dresden Road in Wiscasset, went to work on one cup of coffee Friday morning because he had to get to an early job in Woolwich.
A…
There’s a new automotive repair shop in Wiscasset, but the owner is anything but new to engines – of all kinds.
Larry Eckert opened…
Fishes' fear of sharks helps shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific, according to new research by a scientist at Bigelow…
Sales of single-family existing homes increased by double digits last month. According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state sold 1,576 homes during November, which represents an increase…
Beelicious has moved, but not too far.
Monica Carrington, who opened her store last spring at 64 Main St. in Wiscasset, recently moved a few doors north, to 60 Main St., after the owner of…
A new baker in Wiscasset is making some mouthwateringly delectable bread and sweet treats.
Jessica Deshiro specializes in Italian bread and cookies, thanks to her Italian grandmother, Mary…
Thanks to hundreds of hours of volunteer time, public support from the towns of Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Newcastle, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and…
Wiscasset native Ericka Soule said she came up with the name Rock Paper Scissors long before she ever knew she’d eventually own a shop, in her hometown. Soule owns Rock Paper Scissors at 68 Main…
A Dollar General could go up next year on the former site of Jim’s Auto Body at 320 Bath Road, or Route 1. That’s the plan, a representative for a design firm told the Wiscasset Planning Board…
Wiscasset’s Holiday Marketfest drew lots of shoppers and people with holiday spirit to Maine’s prettiest village over the weekend. A few inches of fluffy snow that…
The Bath Antiques Show and Sale continues its 29th season at the Bath Middle School in Bath, Maine on Sunday, Dec. 17.
This show is the perfect destination for shoppers seeking one-of-a-…
Anyone up for barbecue? If the thought of a warm bun stuffed with barbecued pulled pork, topped with some fresh homemade cole slaw and a few Morse’s sour mustard pickles, makes you yearn for a…
BATH, Maine - Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with neighborhood-based stores in 6 states, is proud to announce two ongoing holiday drives. Though the audiences benefitting differ,…
Kimberly Smith is offering yoga classes in Edgecomb.
Smith taught yoga in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, outside New Haven, where she had a studio for 13 years before moving here.
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The Village of Wiscasset is bursting with holiday spirit as Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest begins – four days of special events designed to make holiday shopping fun for the whole…
Warmer climate means warmer water: inhospitable to shrimp
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
Starting in December, local artist and native Mainer Bev Walker will have an exhibit on display at Atlantic Motor Car (AMC) that could be entitled “Pine Tree State.” It is a colorful collection of…
A fireworks display over the Sheepscot River at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 kicks off the second annual winter shopping celebration, Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. The best…
There will soon be a new restaurant in Damariscotta. The O-Cha Bar & Grill will be located at 88 Main St., in the former Salt Bay Cafe.
The owner, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, better known…
Wiscasset Planning Board
The Wiscasset Planning Board continued its preliminary talks Nov. 13 with applicants for Water Street apartments and a coffee business on Route 1, Chairman Ray Soule said.
Both proposals…
