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In Wiscasset, Sweetz & More unveils ‘New England's largest sweet shop’

Sweetz & More is proud to announce the opening of its newest location, April 1 in Wiscasset. With 8,100 square feet of pure sweetness, Sweetz & More is New England's largest sweet shop....
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District

Trout stocking sale underway

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer two sizes, 4-5” rainbow trout and 7-9” brook...
‘You can’t see hunger’

Veggies To Table, a Newcastle-based non-profit grow-to-donate farm, has increased their grow space for the upcoming season by adding a new caterpillar tunnel and more fields, said founder Erica...
Wiscasset mobile home park resolves water issue

Water that, for weeks, was sometimes off, is back on and, knock on wood, will stay on, a lawyer representing Whippoorwill Mobile Home Park’s management firm, Maine Real Estate Management (MREM), said...
Maine lobster fishery sues Monterey Bay Aquarium, alleges defamation

Maine lobster businesses and industry trade associations today filed a federal lawsuit against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation (the “Aquarium”) for making false and defamatory statements about...
Maritime Explorers: Bruce and Maureen Kinsey

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime Explorers....
Rockland investor inquires about Pyro City building for restaurant

A Rockland man is interested in transforming the Pyro City Maine building into a restaurant. Edgecomb selectmen received a request from businessman Steve Stinson about fire and sewer infrastructure...
Fishermen’s Memorial gets $30k donation

The Fishermen’s Memorial Committee accepted a $30,000 donation Feb. 28. The money was raised through the revived Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge held last September. Tuna Challenge Chairman and...
House of Pizza: The ‘American Dream’ is now 30

This is a short story of an “American Dream.” At the age of 17, a young Mark Rigas left his homeland of Greece and set off with nothing more than determination and hunger to succeed in building a...
2023 Fishermen’s Forum, in photos

ROCKPORT - The 48th Maine Fishermen’s Forum concluded over the weekend at the Samoset Resort. Capacity crowds on Friday and a Saturday snowstorm failed to deter attendees nor diminish spirits. The...
Online farmers market FarmDrop comes to Wiscasset

Maine Tasting Center, located on Route 1 in Wiscasset, is excited to announce a new partnership with FarmDrop.us that will serve the community with an online farmers market platform for weekly, year-...
2022 commercial fisheries value returns to levels more in line with recent years

In the wake of 2021, a year of historically high value for Maine’s commercially harvested marine resources, harvesters last year earned $574,049,682, an amount that is more in line with recent...
Alna selectmen

Moratoriums make town meeting warrant

Alna selectmen Feb. 22 set public hearings to be held at the fire station at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9 for a building ordinance update and two proposed moratoriums. Voters face the proposals at town...
Cannabis hearings draw no comment

Wiscasset Planning Board Chair Karl Olson said Monday night via email, two members of the public were present for that night’s hearings on the proposed Adult Use Cannabis Business Ordinance, Medical...
Redemption center returns to Boothbay community

Those searching for a place to return their bottles and cans have found redemption at 15 Hardwick Road in Boothbay. Loriann and Stanley Barter Sr. have opened the region’s only redemption center....
Mid-Coast Audubon bird seed sale fundraiser

It’s time to prepare for your spring bird-feeding as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of our colorful migrants! Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders until March 11 to raise funds to...