A free session to help community organizations, nonprofits, and small businesses develop or improve their social media marketing strategies will be held in Wiscasset at 10 a.m. Friday,…
Commerce
A welcoming and familiar face at Cheney Insurance since 1993, Debbie Furman recently celebrated the culmination of her 30-year career at Cheney Insurance, a locally owned…
Wiscasset Creative Alliance invites you to attend an informative session on social media. In-person is encouraged, but a Zoom link will be provided, as well. Please RSVP to …
Audrey Miller and her daughter, Alexis Miller of Cottage Connection in Boothbay attended two back-to-back industry conferences in Nashville, Tennessee on December 4, 5, 6 and 7. Both 2-day…
A month into being Wiscasset’s economic development director, Aaron Chrostowsky told selectmen Dec. 19, “I don’t know Wiscasset,” and he wants residents to inform his work. The board nodded…
Most counties in Maine are seeing plenty of qualified buyers for available single-family existing homes. According to Maine Listings, 1,218 homes changed hands in November 2023, a decrease of 5.51…
Dan Pangburn said his brewery is tapped out. He talked about the past year at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor and a string of events that put the business in a bad spot. A slow start to the…
Wiscasset planning board
The last time Peter Wells asked the planning board about the potential single-resident occupancy (SRO) apartments upstairs at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church on Hodge Street, the new Wiscasset…
Tony C. McKim, president and chief executive officer of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, has announced the appointment of Adam Climo as branch manager based in…
Something did not feel as peppy, Midcoast Railservice Vice President and co-founder George Betke recalled an engineer saying after the last Coastliner passenger run in October, a Damariscotta…
Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night declared Aekeir Brewing’s application for a tap room at 111 Main St. complete and passed the proposal on to Lincoln County Planner Emily Rabbe. Aekeir…
Two pop-up shops in Wiscasset Village add new gift shopping opportunities during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest weekend, Dec. 1, 2 and 3. Filled with artisan wares, the old barn on Federal Street…
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
According to Rosie Bensen, assistant…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wawenock LLC expects masonry work to be finished next March on its Main Street, Wiscasset building that shed hundreds of bricks in April 2021. Wawenock’s latest update to the town follows Town…
Home values continue to rise in Maine, though a lack of inventory has contributed to lower-than-normal sales activity. According to Maine Listings, 1,435 single-family existing homes changed hands…
Help welcome Santa to his Wiscasset Village Workshop on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Santa will be arriving via a Merry & Bright Light Parade – cars, trucks and ATVs lit and decorated for…
In celebration of outstanding service, Cheney Financial Group (CFG) associates and guests recently gathered for the Annual CFG Awards and Recognition Event. Held at the 1812 Farm in Bristol, the…
Maine lobstermen who fish in federal waters have only a few weeks left until the Dec. 15 deadline to install and activate recently distributed tracking devices on their boats to comply with a…
Press release
Wiscasset is pleased to announce the establishment of a pivotal role within our town management – the job of economic development director. This reflects the commitment of the town manager and…
If it’s November, particularly in Boothbay Harbor on the third Saturday of the month, a flock of unusually feathered birds will be found downtown. This year it all happens on Nov. 18 for the Early…
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest 2023 is a Midcoast destination for excellent shopping and seasonal activities to put everyone in a holiday mood! In addition to boutique shopping with owners on-site…
The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fund raiser this year. The sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bremen Town…
Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2 and 3. The charming historic Village of Wiscasset will be decorated for the season by some remarkably busy elves. The unique shops and…
Shop for deals this Saturday, Nov. 11 at Wiscasset’s Early Riser. Check out the ads in our Nov. 9 print edition or…
The art of creatives of all media will be making the shopping scene at Studio 53 in downtown Boothbay Harbor in the annual Holiday Gifts for Giving show opening Saturday, Nov. 18. If that date…
Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 7 agreed to appeal in Lincoln County Superior Court…
A recent addition to the Newcastle Realty team, Sheila Dube brings competence, dedication, and integrity to her role as a real estate broker. Sheila joins the locally-owned real estate company…
On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 4, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a store-wide, half-price sale from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On sale at half-price will be thousands of hardcover and…
Cabot Mill Antiques, 14 Maine Street, Brunswick, located in the historic Fort Andross building, is holding a 27th Anniversary Celebration sale Nov. 4 and 5.
Items are 20% off storewide…
Wiscasset planning board
Tucker Chevrolet seeks to put a dealership and service center of about 22,100 square feet at 771 Bath Road, Wiscasset, opposite Norm’s Used Cars and Wiscasset Trading Post. Priority Real Estate…
Thank you to all who participated in ScarecrowFest. It seemed like everyone had fun, the weather was lovely, a perfect fall day!
Special shout out to our sponsors: Ames Supply, First…
Press release
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Cheney Financial Group, Dennis Hilton, was recently recognized as Business Person of the Year by the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce (DRCC). As…
Larry Sidelinger, executive director of Lincoln County Television and president of Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce, was the featured guest at Thursday evening’s Business After Hours. The…
AUGUSTA (Oct 19, 2023)—The availability of single-family existing homes in Maine remains tighter-than-normal, according to Maine Listings. Realtors around the state reported a sales total of 1,410…
Maine’s environmental protection board Thursday, Oct. 19 upheld a Department of Environmental Protection decision to exempt from taxes Maine Yankee’s canisters that hold spent nuclear fuel, the…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Selectman James Andretta told the board Oct. 17, a developer is still interested in leasing about 150 acres for a solar project on town land opposite Maine Yankee on Old Ferry Road. The…
A division of the Cheney Financial Group, locally owned by Dennis Hilton, Newcastle Realty has enjoyed steady expansion since its opening over 40 years ago. With a growing team of licensed…
Southport resident Climo Smith was one of nearly two dozen attendees Oct. 13 at a Pine Tree Power informational session in Boothbay Harbor, and he asked the question on everybody’s mind. “How will…
Augusta Civic Center or on Zoom is the place to be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 to witness the state’s consideration of Wiscasset’s appeal of Maine Yankee’s tax exemption for a chunk of its local…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Join your friends, neighbors and other area business people at the Wiscasset Chamber’s October Business After Hours, being held Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the lovely Water’s Edge…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The 55th annual Fall Foliage Festival is set to kick off this weekend at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum. A long standing fall tradition and Midcoast favorite, the festival features an…
An adequate supply of single-family homes for sale continues to be a challenge for buyers of single-family existing homes across Maine. Maine Listings reports an increase of 9.41 percent in home…
Area residents and visitors will have another opportunity to think seriously about increased availability of rail transportation the weekend of Oct. 7-8. The Midcoast Railservice-operated…
Maine Yankee might or might not end up paying Wiscasset as much as the town has decided. Selectmen Sept. 13 passed new property valuations for the ex-nuclear plant. Sept. 14, Maine Yankee’s…
After a three-year COVID-induced hiatus, Pemaquid Oyster Festival returns to celebrate its 20th anniversary this Sept. 24 from noon…
Wiscasset selectmen decided Sept. 5 to talk again Sept. 19 about the Wawenock building repair project downtown. Town Manager Dennis Simmons told the board, town counsel has drafted a letter to the…
Because the proposed changes to one of Wiscasset’s new cannabis ordinances are…
AUGUSTA (August 22, 2023)—Single-family existing homes remain in high demand across the state of Maine. Realtors reported a 7.34 percent increase in prices in July 2023 compared to July 2022,…
Born and raised in the Midcoast, Jessica Simmons knows what makes Maine a great place to call home. Growing up in East Boothbay, Jessica spent a few years living out of state before inevitably…
