Maine Maritime Museum and Red Cloak Haunted History Tours are again offering their popular “Lighthouse Legends and Lore” boat excursions, including a landing on Burnt Island…
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If you’ve ever had a drink, a meal, or both at Schooner Landing in Damariscotta, no doubt you’ve seen the big, bright, red-hulled boat tied up at a dock beside the restaurant.
The boat is…
The Morris Farm Trust will host a Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. This elegant seven-course dinner will feature white tablecloths, fresh flowers and fine wine. Wine and…
NAPA Auto Parts in Wiscasset is providing a discount to area first responders, including fire, police and EMS.
Kevin Brewer, who put together the program, is the son of two of the owners,…
On Thursday, Aug. 31, the historic schooner When and If will sail into Boothbay Harbor with owner-captain Seth Salzmann at the helm.
The 65-foot John Alden yacht is coming to the…
GARDINER – Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw announced that Robert H. Edmunds III, formerly of Nobleboro, has been sentenced in Lincoln County Superior Court to 18 months in…
A consignment boutique for the discerning shopper, The Lady’s Room in Damariscotta, isn’t your typical second hand…
A new medical marijuana caregivers’ business will be opening in Edgecomb Sept. 1. Downeast Medicinals received planning board approval Aug. 17 to begin operating on Route 1. The business is owned…
Dresden selectmen voted on Monday, Aug. 22 to form a committee to negotiate a new contract with cable television provider Spectrum.
Spectrum, owned by Charter…
If you never made it to Joe Lane’s small food cart in Damariscotta for a lobster roll, or anything else lobster, it’s okay. Now you can go to his and his partner, Isabella Nelson’s, new restaurant…
This summer, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center is hosting a team of researchers for a collaborative study of squid locomotion. The goal of the project is to identify critical…
If someone breaks the law at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, the Wiscasset Police Department may see a replay. A new security system has replaced one Airport Manager Frank Costa said was fried in a…
What if someone decides to develop a retail marijuana shop in Boothbay Harbor? A vote in November could make it possible.
This is the first article of a two-part series. The Boothbay…
There’s a new bar in Newcastle. And it’s not just for cocktails, though beer and wine are served.
Most teachers in the Wiscasset School Department will get an average raise of about two percent a year for the next three years, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said late Friday.
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Harbor Fest opens Sept. 1. In the six years since Lori Reynolds started the annual festival, it has grown from one day to 10, and the Boothbay Harbor event continues to draw businesses, …
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Farm…
Single cell genomics technology has given scientists the ability to individually read the genetic blueprints of cells, the most fundamental units of life. Now, the…
The Marston House in Wiscasset has a new owner. Francoise McCoy bought the house, with the antiques business and the…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest 2017
Two giant pumpkins are growing in Edgecomb.
Have you ever wondered how a giant pumpkin is grown? If you think those pumpkins, weighing in excess of 100 pounds, featured in the annual…
On Jan. 12, 2016, Ryan McPherson bought Glidden Point Oyster Farm in Edgecomb. Established in 1987 by Barbara Scully, the Glidden Point oyster has become one of the most coveted in the area, and…
John H. Anderson shared the work he had done to transcribe 3o years of his grandfather’s journals and family stories in his recently completed book during the first official event of the Maine…
The schooner Harvey Gamage sailed into the Harvey Gamage Shipyard in South Bristol on Tuesday, Aug. 1 as part of a two-week student voyage to Penobscot Bay.
“It is really…
Marking the 82nd anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act, the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle will host its ninth annual Garden Party and awards ceremony at the Perkins Homestead…
Thousands of scientific reports have depended on data collected by non-scientists. This citizen science is incredibly effective at expanding scientific data sets when more expensive options, such…
Lucia Droby helps make the Wiscasset Art Walks happen, but early in the July 27 installment, the Wiscasset shop owner was a shopper. She found something special, made from something old.
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Maine real estate continues to rise in value, even with some slight declines in sales. According to Maine Listings, single-family existing homes…
For Abby Shaughnessy, studying marine biology at the University of Maine was a natural choice. Drawn to the ocean from a young age, Shaughnessy, a senior in the School of Marine Sciences, is…
This summer, optometrist Thomas P. Nadeau, ODPC will celebrate 40 years serving the Boothbay area. On Monday, Aug. 14, Nadeau will hold a “Chamber after Hours” party for his patients some…
There's a new takeout food stand on Route 1 in Newcastle.
Carol Heaberlin and her daughter Mindy Jones are joint owners in the business, making and selling their gourmet sandwiches and…
Wiscasset’s airport advisory committee on July 19 thought up ways to find a tenant for the upstairs office space, vacant since Peregrine Turbine Technologies moved out last year.
Members…
Commercial fishermen will be able to pay a fee and use the recreation floats at the Wiscasset waterfront a few extra months this fall. On Tuesday night, the select board approved a recommendation…
A committee on Monday looked further at parking and touched on landscaping as the state continues planning its downtown Wiscasset project.
The Public Advisory Committee heard more from…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Plans are back on for the Texas Flying Legends’ first Wiscasset stay in two years, Wiscasset Airport Advisory Committee Chairman Steve Williams said Monday. Tentative plans were announced in May,…
With legalized recreational marijuana becoming a reality in February, the Edgecomb Planning Board is seeking public guidance in drafting an ordinance. The board voted 4-0 July 13 to send residents…
On Friday, July 21, Dr. Damian Brady will give a talk titled “One if by land, two if by sea: Understanding how Maine estuaries are changing.”
The seminar will take place…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold a workshop on “Non-Traditional Solutions to Gravel Road Problems” on Friday, Aug.…
Cameron Clan Kettle Corn has been selling its popcorn in downtown Wiscasset for over a year. The shop opened in May 2016.
Since then, word has spread, and business has been good, according…
The Darling Marine Center, aquaculture industry partners and the Damariscotta River Association invite community members to a program titled “Science for the People: Damariscotta Estuary Marine…
What is it like to study the ocean at a world-class research institute? On July 14, you have the opportunity to find out. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will host its annual open house from…
On Friday, July 14, Dr. Jeffrey Runge will give a talk titled “Plankton, Right Whales, and Change in Gulf of Maine Ecosystem.”
The seminar will take place in Brooke Hall…
Wiscasset and several spots in it are getting a shout-out in American Automobile Association’s magazine Northern New England Journey. The July-August issue has an article on the town and photos of…
It is time for Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event on Wednesday, July 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at…
Lower-than-normal inventory of existing single-family homes in Maine led to an 8.85 percent decline in May 2017 sales. However, according to Maine…
Join Midcoast Conservancy and Pemaquid Watershed Association to learn how to protect the health and beauty of your favorite lake at a free LakeSmart Workshop on July 10 from 9…
On Friday, July 7, Dana Morse will give a talk on scallops and their impact on Maine’s fishing and farming industry.
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Effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2017, non-emergency functions of the State of Maine were shut down until further notice. State employees should have been notified by supervisors by the…
Mark and Chrissy Pierson don’t want to spend retirement watching television. They are very active and want to keep it that way, the couple said in an interview June 25 at the harvest house at…
Wiscasset Art Walk, Alive on the Common
Wiscasset’s Eric Major had never played guitar in front of an audience before Thursday night, June 29. Vince Pepe, also of Wiscasset, had been painting about 12 years, but never before outdoors.…
Wiscasset’s harbormaster and shellfish warden will become part of the police department July 1. The select board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to break with tradition, putting both positions under the…
