It’s been 26 years since photographer Robert Mitchell selected a dozen favorite photos and created his first Around Boothbay Harbor calendar, and now the 2027 edition is here. While this is an eminently practical wall calendar with plenty of room to keep track of dates and appointments, the pleasure comes from turning the pages and living each month with a stunning photo of our much-loved region.

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is opening its doors next month to the public for its annual open house. Visitors are welcome from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 10 at the Bigelow Laboratory campus along the Damariscotta River in East Boothbay.

AUGUSTA (June 9, 2026)—Although Maine home sales eased slightly year-over-year in May 2026, prices remained stable and many additional homes have recently come to market for the spring/summer season. According to Maine Listings, 1,206 single-family existing homes sold in May, and the median sold price of $425,000 was unchanged from May of 2025. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

As the current school year is winding down, and the weekend bags of shelf-stable meals are finished for now, the Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars/Set For Success group is gearing up in anticipation of school year 2026-27,  with the popular and important Set For Success event held at Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road on Aug. 16. Every child who attends the Wiscasset schools—as well as homeschoolers who would be attending—is able to "shop" for their teacher-suggested supplies to begin the new school year.

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites our members and local foodies to join us for our June Business After Hours on Friday, June 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Tasting Room at Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Road, Wiscasset.

This will be a Business After Hours with a little heat! Maine is home to a seriously impressive lineup of hot sauce makers, and they've rounded up six of the best. Sample and find your new favorite hot sauce.

Damariscotta Hardware and Randolph Hardware are inviting customers to support those affected by the recent fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont through a Register Round-Up fundraiser now underway at both stores. 

The fundraiser gives customers the opportunity to round up their purchases at checkout, with donations being matched by store co-owner Rob Gardiner and directed through the Maine Strong Memorial Foundation to support relief efforts connected to the tragedy. 

Community members are invited to assist with planning for Wiscasset’s Independence Day celebrations. Wiscasset’s July 4 Parade committee has adopted “America The Beautiful” as this year’s theme to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

The next Wiscasset edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St. Wiscasset. Join Brigid Carr, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, for a conversation about oil spills, plastic pollution and harmful algal blooms (a.k.a. what does a marine chemist do anyway?).

The next Boothbay Harbor edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 21, 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery at 25 Granary Way. Join Lobsterman Eben Wilson of the F/V Lettie Elise to hear about his experience lobstering on Midcoast Maine for (nearly) 40 years and learn about how the industry has evolved and what it takes to make a living on the ocean today.

J. Edward Knight Insurance (JEK) is pleased to announce the acquisition of The David Chapman Insurance Agency, with an effective date of June 15, 2026.

Wiscasset selectmen agreed April 21 to tap Old Ferry Road stumpage funds for pre-planning work ahead of any development of town property at Old Ferry Road and Mason Station. Officials said the needs include updating both a boundary survey and a deed and getting a commercial appraisal. 

To be or not to be manning one’s booth? That question appears moot, according to Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ look into a vendor’s request to be back at Main Street (Creamery) Pier this year. Selectmen Tuesday night are set to consider Potter's Shed’s request and those of other vendors.

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 15th annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 5 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Chapin Hall, Center for Environmental Education, at Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset. Chamber members and friends are invited to join the celebration.

Wiscasset Middle High School's newly announced Principal's Award winner, senior Olivia Marshall, was recognized and applauded at the April 8 school committee meeting.

The availability of homes for sale in Maine continues to be tight, though Realtors have reported positive trends happening in many counties. According to Maine Listings, the statewide figure for sales of single-family existing homes in Maine remained unchanged from last March, and the median sales price (MSP) of $375,000 stayed the same comparing March 2026 to 2025. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

Join scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for a behind-the-scenes tour of our campus in East Boothbay. Guided tours will run daily over school holidays, April 20-24, and will feature discussions about the science taking place in each wing and hands-on activities that are fun for the whole family!

When: Tours will run from 10:30 a.m. - Noon, daily April 20-24.

Wiscasset selectmen April 1 unanimously accepted the economic development advisory committee's draft of goals and directed the committee to seek public input. Participants said meeting with local groups, perhaps when those groups meet anyway, such as American Legion Post 54 at its Wednesday morning coffee time, could yield the most input.

Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield wants to know if the public agrees with the draft goals or feels any are missing or should be moved from short to long-term or vice versa. 

Award-winning Maine novelists Monica Wood and Lewis Robinson will share the stage on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for a fundraiser to support literacy education. The evening will feature Wood and Robinson reading from their work and in conversation about their inspirations and writing craft. A reception and book signing with the authors will follow.