There's a manufacturing plant in Boothbay that has been something of a secret for the last year or two. The Boothbay Register ran a story about it a year ago January,…
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While its alien appearance and long, spiky tail may not draw many admirers, the horseshoe crab is a fascinating organism.
Horseshoe crabs are a vital part of the ecology of coastal…
Join Maine First Ship’s annual gala dinner on Tuesday, May 2 at J.R. Maxwell’s in Bath, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Featured speaker is Virginia’…
Until Wiscasset produces a legal opinion on who owns a road, the planning board is seeing no way to alter Point East lots so the town can sell tax-acquired property to Peregrine Turbine…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are…
Chances are the first animal you’ll meet if you go to Blue Tin Farm on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is a 1-year-old Gloucestershire Old Spot pig named Rosie. She weighs 450 pounds, and she’s a…
“If I had to describe baking in a single word? Happiness.”
That’s what April Morrison says about her occupation. Creating elegant confections makes her happy. So does dressing up in…
Long-time residents of Damariscotta may remember Dean Jacobs working at the Waltz Pharmacy Soda Fountain when he was a young boy, or behind the counter as a…
Wiscasset Town Planner Ben Averill said, going into the budget vote each year, any public sector worker is hopeful they will still be working July 1; and he is hopeful this year.
The…
Wiscasset downtown project
The nonprofit that calls Haggett Garage in Wiscasset home wants to talk with Maine Department of Transportation in hopes of finding alternatives to making the Water Street building a parking lot.…
“One, two, three … Hay away!” shouted the team of 5- and 6-year-old farmers-in-training as they pushed a hay bale down the chute in Morris Farm’s barn. Resident…
Reel to Reel Music had a “soft opening” on Saturday, April 8 in the former Radio Shack store in the Elm Street Plaza in Damariscotta. Co-owners Zacharia Rankin and Olivia DeLisle are responding to…
The Native American Wabanaki tribes, or “People of the Dawnland,” have inhabited the coastal and riverine environment of this region for at least the last 12,000…
Portland Media Group, LLC, the producers of “Greenlight Maine,” is pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions for season 3 of the series. The show airs…
Margaret Scally and Sonia Pearson didn’t know each other when they started work as secretaries at Wiscasset High School a day apart in August 1987. They quickly became a team with the other…
Come on over to the Morris Farm and meet the farmers/fishermen who bring products to your favorite farmers’ market and store this Sunday, April 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. The third annual Farm and Fish…
Newcastle Realty at 87 Main Street in Damariscotta has worked with a leading web design firm to create a new website at …
On Sunday, April 23, the historic schooner Mary E, believed to be the oldest Maine-built wooden fishing schooner still afloat, will be arriving at her new…
This summer, there will be a new sweets shop in Boothbay Harbor. Wicked Whoopies, the world-renowned whoopie pie…
Maine Restaurant Association announced March 29, Cheryl Lee Rust has won its Bill Zoidis Lifetime Achievement Award. Rust owns Wiscasset’s popular Le Garage restaurant and recently announced it…
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage Wednesday announced the nomination of District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau to the Maine District Court.
"As governor, I have the utmost respect and have been…
Maine’s real estate continues to increase in value, despite a decline in sales last month. Maine Listings reported an impressive 12.50 percent jump in…
Robinson's Wharf in Southport has been spruced up a bit over the past few months.
The restaurant, closed since Jan. 1, is open again, and you'll notice a nice difference when you enter the…
“I’m embarrassed by the amount of coverage, I’m just mortified,” said Cheryl Rust, owner of Le Garage, after she announced that after 40 years, she would be closing the restaurant at 15 Water…
Invasive plants are becoming more common in Maine. Look near highway exits, ditch banks, and construction sites…
When Midcoast Conservancy holds Timber Frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of…
In the last couple of weeks, Jon Williams has been hearing from a lot of people about a little piece of plastic a beachcomber found in Ireland. Williams, of Westport Island, is one of the new co-…
For the fourth year, Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in cooperation with Maine Resource and…
Eben Blaney came by working with wood, and his hands, naturally. At least it might appear that way if you weren't aware that he resisted going that route for most of his…
Bill Mook, of Mook Sea Farm in Walpole, Maine, is one of four finalists for the 2017 Seafood Champion Award for Advocacy, SeaWeb recently announced. A…
On March 13, there was a post on Facebook: “Hey everyone! Saturday (the 18th) we'll be set up at 441 main St in Damariscotta hanging out with Girl Scout Troop 144 again…
This weekend Maine will celebrate its 34th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 26. The annual event is held every fourth Sunday of March. Participating sugarhouses will be open for visitors to…
Carmen Reed, a native of Wiscasset, has joined the sales staff of Newcastle Realty.
Previously a director of a Midcoast area Chamber of Commerce, she has always loved being involved in…
The Wiscasset McDonald's and Wiscasset Middle High School worked together to…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, Small Business Administration
More than 50 people attended a workshop the Maine Small Business Administration and the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission hosted March 9, on how social media can help businesses with…
Stuart Smith of Edgecomb is a busy man.
A former selectman, his last term ended in 2015. Now he spends a lot of his time at home with son Alex, 18, a senior at Boothbay Region High School…
What does it take to plan, start and run a successful small business? Bill Card, economic development specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration, and David Hill, Maine Small Business…
Eighty members turned out for Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual dinner. The Feb. 2 event at the 1812 Farm in Bristol was a fabulous evening for all.
Guest speaker was WCSH6…
In the decade and a half since Wiscasset Village Antiques opened under its earlier name Avalon Antiques, manager Sparky Lindsey has met Barbra Streisand, John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston,…
Being in a classroom is nothing new for Allison Crocker. The University of Maine at Farmington senior has spent most of the past 17 years learning about reading, writing and arithmetic. But as her…
A Midcoast native, Sara Rogers is excited to bring her talent and commitment to Newcastle Realty’s professional team of agents. Sara has always been…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Wiscasset Municipal Airport Manager Frank Costa’s quest for a pickup or other utility truck goes on. He said he’s been doing airport business with his own truck for more than a year.
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A family-owned business can be both a joy and a headache. Working for, or with, a family member can be rewarding, but it can also bring rivalries and family history to the forefront, causing…
Midcoast Conservancy will be holding three timber frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center; the first will be offered from April 27-30, followed by one July 6-9…
Saturdays have been Mike Preston’s favorite time of week at The Alna Store. Everyone’s in less of a rush; it’s like sitting in the living room, he said Saturday as he made a customer a steak bomb…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remain stable and healthy. The Maine Association of Realtors reported a 7.87 percent increase in…
Department of Marine Resources
The commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources has issued an emergency closure of five scallop beds in the Midcoast and Down East.
One is the Damariscotta River, where hand-…
It's only right that the new owners of the Penalty Box Pizza & Pub in Damariscotta met there.
They were both…
What kind of social media and traditional and online marketing make sense for your business? How can small businesses thrive in local, state, and global markets? A…
Join us for a cooking series beginning March 8, using the Maine Local Twenty, which is the name the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has given the 20 foods…
