The nationwide search for a new executive director at the Maine Municipal Association ended with the appointment of a well-known executive who works very close to home.
Stephen W. Gove, who…
Work
The Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Macrobiota (NCMA) at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is developing a program to train the next generation of scientists and…
The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick has received a Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund grant through the Maine Community Foundation in…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Do you or your family own a woodland? Have you taken the time to plan and care for your land? If you’re like most women woodland owners, there are 101 reasons why…
The Wiscasset Municipal Airport Advisory Committee on Sept. 16 took issue with airport manager Frank Costa’s handling of a recent flying complaint. Members questioned Costa’s writing of a letter…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Wiscasset couple continues to challenge the town’s approval of fireworks storage near their home.
A brief filed by Thomas and Kathleen Bryant and new ones filed in response by the town, Al…
Timely forecasts of storms and effective management of commercial fishing are essential in the wake of extreme weather events and unprecedented warming in the Gulf…
The next meeting of the Head Tide Site Committee will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 8 at the Alna fire station. The theme will be the sea-run fisheries of the Sheepscot River.
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Alna Selectmen
When an Alna Fire Department utility truck went up for sale earlier this summer, a Craigslist ad drew 35 sealed bids. The winning one came in $71 higher than the $10,000 Fire Chief Mike Trask had…
A Maine court today held the former owners of a chlorine bleach plant accountable for tons of mercury it dumped into the Penobscot River over the course of four decades. The judge ordered the…
Wiscasset Planning Board
No sticking points emerged Monday night when the Wiscasset Planning Board heard the early details of a proposed…
A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…
The challenges facing small farms in Maine and the innovation leading to success will be the focus of this year’s annual meeting of the of Knox-…
The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast (RJP) is offering a free training for volunteers interested in mentoring young people involved in…
Alna Selectmen
A new statement by Alna's Head Tide Dam Committee has some residents concerned that the panel is beginning to lay out an argument for the town to remove the 99-year-old dam, selectmen said.
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A Boothbay man who is purported to have the longest criminal record in Lincoln County has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a 2013 home invasion.
Michael Brewer, 59…
The prospect of environmental cleanup at Mason Station is being be dusted off once more.
Wiscasset officials are eyeing regional and federal help in figuring out what needs to be done, just…
Central Maine Power will continue performing tree-trimming work in about nearly 30 communities in Central and Midcoast Maine during the coming weeks. The work along…
Home sales continue to rise at impressive rates across the state of Maine.
Maine Listings announced August 20 that…
Christine Schweighauser calls herself a legend in her own mind.
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The work that a lab is lining up for Peregrine Turbine Technologies (PTT) stands to bring in about $15 million to the Wiscasset firm, co-founder David Stapp said. But Stapp, of Bremen, said that…
Lincoln County Dental elected Carolyn Maunz to its board of directors at the July 2015 meeting. Maunz has been a resident of South Bristol since 1999.
Maunz brings to Lincoln County Dental…
Wiscasset Ambulance Service’s roster is growing at the same time as some existing members’ roles are changing.
The developments follow an outside review of the department and residents’ June…
Head Tide Dam Committee
Alna’s Head Tide Dam Committee viewed a contractor’s familiarity with the Sheepscot River as a plus that would help the firm draw up the committee’s ideas to show residents.
But Alna…
Sheltered overnight on an island
Jackson Day, the missing kayaker that prompted a Coast Guard search, has been located, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was paddling back to Swans Island this morning from a night on a…
For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…
There's a place over the harbor in Wiscasset to get a good lobster roll, a lobster dinner, or other seafood delicacies, that sometimes gets passed by because of a…
Less than a mile down Gardiner Road off Route 1 in Wiscasset, you will find the Morris Farm. Started in 1994, the Morris Farm is one of the last operational farms in the area that acts as both a…
On Saturday, Aug. 8, the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) in Walpole will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come explore the diverse…
Nathan Stubbert owned three businesses, worked as a promoter for the entertainer Gallagher, and chose college over a shot at the pros after a strong high school baseball career.
All those…
Ever wonder how scientists distinguish between -5 F and -50 F? (Answer: how fast shivering happens!) Maintaining body temperature is only one of the many challenges facing researchers in the polar…
July 21 was a day that started off like any other for lobsterman captain Jonathan Achorn and sternman Brandon McClure, both of Friendship.
There was thick fog all around while they were…
For anyone interested in a little palm or tarot reading, there is a woman in Boothbay Harbor with a natural born talent for seeing into people's deepest psyches.
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Get to Know...
In the 1990s, Rick Tetrev wore polished shoes to work as Naval Air Station Brunswick’s second-in-command.
On July 23, the Woolwich man was in Gap sneakers, walking Wiscasset Municipal…
It’s no secret: in Maine, we love blueberries. Whether we get them at the farmers market, at a roadside stand, at the co-op, or pick them ourselves, fresh…
Damariscotta had a look at its potential future Wednesday, July 29.
Although nothing has yet been decided, the board of selectmen, along with business owners and town officials, met with…
Wiscasset’s new town clerk, Linda Perry of Waldoboro, started work on Monday, Aug. 3.
“I’m excited. So far I’m loving it,” Perry said at the counter at the municipal building Monday morning…
Alna Selectmen
Proposed new values on Central Maine Power property in Alna would cut other taxpayers’ bills by hundreds of dollars each, starting this year, according to town officials.
Hiring the expert…
Ribbon-cutting at Wiscasset Village Antiques
After Wiscasset Village Antiques’ owners cut a ribbon on the business at 536 Bath Road on July 24, manager Sparky Lindsey said she was feeling like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Lindsey…
Technology is moving so quickly that scientists are now able to analyze even invisible DNA in ways not imagined even a few years ago. Pete Countway, a senior research scientist at Bigelow…
More than two decades ago, an idealistic group of citizens in midcoast Maine heard that one of the last farms in Wiscasset was about…
Judy and Roger Milinowski’s granddaughter, Elizabeth Szele, comes to Boothbay Harbor for four to six weeks each summer with her…
Wiscasset Primary School and the Mason Station properties are now in the hands of a local real estate agent to try to sell.
The school property will be listed at $895,000, Sherri Dunbar of…
Wiscasset Town Planner Jamel Torres is trying to help make prospective businesses aware of what’s on the market in town.
Torres, who…
In the two months since Vincent and Sally Thibeault went public with their plans for a family entertainment complex on Gardiner Road, the Wiscasset couple have been taking steps toward getting it…
Science on Tap
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC) is host of the Science on Tap Seminar series at the Newcastle Publick House on Wednesday evenings, from 6-7 p.m.
On July 29, the series…
A fishing heritage unique to Maine
ROCKLAND — U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, House Chair Chuck Kruger, D-Thomaston, Dave Miramant, D-Camden, and Thomaston’s Chris Rector, regional representative for U.S. Congressman Angus King…
Anna Jansen just wants to make bread, and she hopes people will buy it.
A classically trained chef and baker, Jansen graduated first…
Joe Lane is a multi-generation lobsterman. He said his lobstering ancestors probably date back to when fishermen started fishing for lobsters.
Lane said his father’s family came from England…
There's a new kitchen in town. It’s not in a restaurant, it’s not in a take-out concession stand, and it’s not in someone's home.
This…
