An Atlantic Salmon Federation official is holding off renewing the Alna Head Tide Dam Committee’s charter while he evaluates the outlook for a project at the dam site.
Andrew Goode said Feb…
Work
For over 40 years weary travelers arriving at Maine’s Prettiest Village have found a comfortable haven at the Wiscasset Motor Lodge. The inn on Route 1 recently changed hands but the tradition of…
Alna selectmen
The search for improved fish passage in Alna has selectmen’s OK to go another year, and new measures to help get a proposal the board can get behind.
A facilitator, a selectman and another…
In 2014, Juliette and Ronald Cohen started their new business, Above and Beyond Scheduling.
“We act as a liaison between clients and caregivers,” Cohen said. “Patients need help to be in…
Damariscotta planning board
In any town, sign ordinances can be one of the hardest to craft, Damariscotta Town Planner Anthony Dater said. That’s because the rules need to balance the townspeople’s aesthetic leanings with…
Mike’s Log Cabin on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road is ringing in 2016 with new owners and a new name: Maxwell’s Market & Deli.
Rumors the popular Wiscasset convenience store had been sold…
Wiscasset’s business environment took a turn for the better with the sale of Wiscasset Marketplace, the Route 1 strip mall across from Shaw’s Supermarket.
Summit Realty Partners, Inc. of…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
A mission statement could help the flying public and anyone else know what Wiscasset Municipal Airport is all about, airport committee members and airport manager Frank Costa said Jan. 20.
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Wiscasset is reviewing its computers’ security following an incident with one at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, Town Manager Marian Anderson said Friday.
“It heightened our awareness,”…
Perfectly timed for Valentine’s Day, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ first auction of 2016 on February 13 and 14 will offer over 1,000 examples of fine artwork, estate jewelry, antiquities,…
The state’s rapidly shrinking paper industry is putting the squeeze on local landowners who have supplied Maine’s mills with low-quality pulp for decades. When the Verso Corp. closed its Bucksport…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its 2016 “Beat the Winter Blahs!” cards can start saving you money this Fri, Jan…
Late in December, Conde Nast Traveler magazine announced its selection of Spruce Point Inn as one of the top 20 resorts in the U.S. for family reunions, highlighting the waterfront location,…
Popular takeout restaurant gets new look
Route 1 motorists can’t help but notice the renovations going on at the Dairy Queen in Woolwich which will soon have a new look inside and out.
The well-known takeout restaurant located just…
Two Main Street law firms in Damariscotta, Gallagher and Stein and The Law Offices of Marcia E. DeGeer have merged to form Gallagher, Villenueve…
A year ago Jan. 7, Wiscasset Patrol Officer Donald H. Smith Jr., Wiscasset 6 on the police radio and Donnie to those who knew him, died unexpectedly at home. Family members, some moved to tears,…
Damariscotta may have to start paying to dump snow into the Damariscotta River. The town has been dumping it in the river from a spot north of the Damariscotta-Newcastle bridge for years; but now…
Damariscotta planning board
Maine-Ly Pawn’s request to have items outdoors at the Main Street, Damariscotta, business is in limbo after a Planning Board meeting Monday night. The board had expected to meet with Hoffman and…
Through Jan. 4, operators of local fishing vessels can apply to harvest a limited number of shrimp, and help scientists learn about the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp population.
It has become so…
People considering purchasing buildings with residential rental units, or current owners who want to enhance their skills and knowledge, are encouraged to attend “…
With the opening of the new 12-bed Zimmerli Pavilion slated for early 2016, St. Andrews Village Director of Nursing Cathryn Rayle, RN, is looking for registered nurses, certified…
With recent funding from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has taken another step forward in its ability to lead whale disentanglement efforts.
The $…
A prominent University of Maine oceanographer will deliver a lecture named in honor of her inspiration, pioneer marine biologist Rachel Carson, at the American…
Amy Warner and fiance Toby Stockford think a lot alike. They hunt and enjoy homesteading, living off their land in Alna as much as possible. That means less reliance on a grocery store; it’s also…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce members voiced hope Dec. 10 that, in 2016, a pair of events they are exploring will get more people spending time in town.
One, possibly featuring a…
Jeffrey and Audrey Miller, co-owners; Melba Gunnison, director; and Lucy Cressey, rental specialist, of Cottage Connection in Boothbay, attended and completed an intensive series of professional…
Susie Stephenson's new studio is open for business.
If Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee wants a shot at the town agreeing to change the dam, the panel should offer more options than the ones a consultant offered Tuesday night, Third Selectman Doug…
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…
A midcoast auto body and motorcycle shop is looking to expand into Edgecomb. Michael Benner of Friendship, who owns Brunswick Ford’s body shop and Twisted Irons Customs, a Wiscasset customized…
The Animal House in Damariscotta will be expanding its full-service grooming hours, with appointments available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning Jan. 2. New clients welcome…
Wiscasset Police Department
Wiscasset Police Sgt. Kathy Williams will miss her boys.
That’s what she calls the men she’s worked with for years at Wiscasset Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, where…
Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta is gearing up for its holiday season Member-Owner Appreciation Week, starting Saturday, Dec. 5 through…
On November 4, the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District held its Annual Awards at the North Nobleboro…
Organizers are following through on plans announced earlier this fall for an open meeting on the idea to bring grocery shopping back to downtown Wiscasset. The discussion is on for Tuesday, Dec. 8…
The Coastal Humane Society will host its first ever adoption event the day after Thanksgiving in an event called “Black Furiday” – the shelter’s take on a Black…
The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA) announced the release of its new report on the region’s coastal water quality. MCOA was formed in…
The Maine Community Foundation will host a grant information workshop for Lincoln County nonprofits in the Porter Meeting Hall at the Skidompha Library, 184 Main…
Growing up in Wiscasset, the Wiscasset School Department’s new gifted-talented teacher Karina Sprague didn’t think about becoming a teacher. “I always played school, but I didn’t think anything of…
Wiscasset Planning Board
A Liberty firm on Monday finished putting solar panels on Morris Farm’s 19th century barn on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road. Monday night, the same firm, ReVision Energy…
When Deb Schaffer first heard about the Feed Our Scholars program in Wiscasset to help food-insecure children, she was moved to tears, she said.
Until then, she hadn’t realized that there…
The International Maritime Film Festival (IMFF) is now accepting submissions for a juried contest of films celebrating the heritage, spirit of adventure,…
The recently established trade association for Maine vacation rental managers, Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine (VRPOMe), will hold its first all-day annual…
This Saturday, Nov. 21 the quiet streets of Boothbay Harbor will be bustling once again. It's the annual Early Bird sale, where discounts are everywhere starting as early as 5 a.m.
Most…
Soon, a decision will be formed as to whether or not to open the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp fishery.
The decision to open or…
Deb Wilson was presented the 2015 Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) for her exemplary work in…
Whether it be Ocean Point or Roderick Road, the forests along the Damariscotta River can breathe a bit easier.
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently unveiled the Rutherford…
In high school, Nate Pineau was drawn to helping professions and after graduating he began a career in criminal justice.
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