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NNEPRA ‘hoping for’ 2020 Midcoast passenger rail service

Knox-Lincoln Extension Association to meet at Morris Farm

Morris Farm in Wiscasset will host the Knox-Lincoln County Extension Association annual meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at 156 Gardiner Road. Morris Farm board president and University of Maine...
Papers’ websites draw tall numbers

Numbers mean business, and ours are 28.1 million strong. Since launch in 2012, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper websites have racked up 28.1 million pageviews. In the last 12 months,...
Not until December, PUC says

Maine PUC to decide CMP metering, billing case prior to action on company’s rate hike request

The Maine Public Utilities Commission said Aug. 6 that it expects to rule on the controversial metering and billing case in December 2019, and shortly thereafter take action on CMP’s proposed rate...
Abutment down: Head Tide Dam update

Part of Alna’s concrete, century-old Head Tide Dam became history last week, and on Monday continued being pulled off the Sheepscot River. And the dam, the site and the fish and people who traverse...
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Jon Stormont joins the Newcastle Realty team

New to Newcastle Realty, agent Jon Stormont brings 30 years of experience in sales and marketing. Jon was the U.S. Procurement Director for Molnlycke Health Care, a company headquartered in...
Wiscasset’s Water Street Kitchen & Bar ‘great new chapter’ at former Le Garage

The last time Southport summer resident Ginny Colburn saw son Ed Colburn get a ribbon was in his school years, in soccer. Then at 15 Water St., Wiscasset July 25, he used Wiscasset Area Chamber of...
Free hospice volunteer training course begins Sept. 5

CHANS Home Health & Hospice is offering a free training course for individuals interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer. The Volunteer Training Program will begin on Sept. 5 and run for 10...
From raw bar to lab bench: Bigelow Laboratory Café Sci Aug. 6

In Maine and beyond, mollusks from raw oysters to steamed clams are popular choices among seafood lovers. Over the last decade, scientists have garnered a vast amount of genetic information from...
Maine home values hold strong despite dip in sales

Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine eased 7.18 percent comparing June 2019 to June 2018, according to Maine Listings. Values, however, increased 5.09 percent over that same time period to...