ReVision Energy, Maine’s leading installer of solar energy systems, will donate a 5.3 kW grid-tied solar electric installation to one Maine-based 501 (…
Commerce
After a break in February, the Bath Antiques Show and Sale continues its 27th season at the Bath Middle School in Bath on Sunday, March 13.
During the time off, our dealers have been…
Woolwich selectmen awarded Riverside Disposal the town’s solid waste contract Monday night, Mar. 7. The Chelsea-based company submitted the lower of two bids for the one-year contract that…
Joe Norton has been building walls for around 12 years. They're not the kind of walls that keep people out. In fact they do just the opposite. Their artful beauty draws people in.
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Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is in the black and is growing in members, chamber officers said at the group’s annual dinner Thursday night, March 3.
The chamber finished the year with $…
Kerem Durdag wants to accomplish two things at the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner in Edgecomb March 3. The chief executive officer at Biovation in Boothbay wants attendees to…
Capt. Keith Colburn of TV’s “Deadliest Catch” will be in attendance at this year’s Maine Fishermen’s Forum, being held at the Samoset Resort in Rockland March 3-5. He is participating in the…
Maine Innkeepers will reduce room rates by 50 percent this spring to support Hospitality for Habitat, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, announced Maine…
Owning two hangars at Wiscasset Municipal Airport and a property next door, Steve Williams said he pays Wiscasset more in property taxes than he does Georgetown, where he lives.
For the last…
Tigger Leather Silversmith has been in Boothbay Harbor for 38 years. Owner Peter Dombrowski said it has been a labor of love.
The shop was originally in the building that is now Coastal Dog…
Tony C. McKim, president and CEO of First National Bank and its parent company, The First Bancorp, recently announced several staff promotions.
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Although at first glance it’s hard to imagine, a Maine lobster is a vulnerable thing. …
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation is sponsoring the show of Deborah L. Simard at The First National Bank in Boothbay Harbor in February and March.
This exhibit features the artist's large…
Maine shrimp lovers are hoping for the best this winter. With the shrimp population in decline over the past few years, and the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery being closed…
Tim Simmons of Boothbay just returned from a week in Sweden. As interesting and exciting as he said it was, it wasn't a vacation. He was invited to go by his friend, crustacean scientist Matz…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission
Before the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission introduces itself to property owners, its members want to make sure town officials understand the panel’s role.
Members on Feb. 4…
For over 40 years weary travelers arriving at Maine’s Prettiest Village have found a comfortable haven at the Wiscasset Motor Lodge. The inn on Route 1 recently changed hands but the tradition of…
Damariscotta planning board
In any town, sign ordinances can be one of the hardest to craft, Damariscotta Town Planner Anthony Dater said. That’s because the rules need to balance the townspeople’s aesthetic leanings with…
Mike’s Log Cabin on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road is ringing in 2016 with new owners and a new name: Maxwell’s Market & Deli.
Rumors the popular Wiscasset convenience store had been sold…
Wiscasset’s business environment took a turn for the better with the sale of Wiscasset Marketplace, the Route 1 strip mall across from Shaw’s Supermarket.
Summit Realty Partners, Inc. of…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
A mission statement could help the flying public and anyone else know what Wiscasset Municipal Airport is all about, airport committee members and airport manager Frank Costa said Jan. 20.
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Perfectly timed for Valentine’s Day, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ first auction of 2016 on February 13 and 14 will offer over 1,000 examples of fine artwork, estate jewelry, antiquities,…
The state’s rapidly shrinking paper industry is putting the squeeze on local landowners who have supplied Maine’s mills with low-quality pulp for decades. When the Verso Corp. closed its Bucksport…
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its 2016 “Beat the Winter Blahs!” cards can start saving you money this Fri, Jan…
Late in December, Conde Nast Traveler magazine announced its selection of Spruce Point Inn as one of the top 20 resorts in the U.S. for family reunions, highlighting the waterfront location,…
Popular takeout restaurant gets new look
Route 1 motorists can’t help but notice the renovations going on at the Dairy Queen in Woolwich which will soon have a new look inside and out.
The well-known takeout restaurant located just…
Two Main Street law firms in Damariscotta, Gallagher and Stein and The Law Offices of Marcia E. DeGeer have merged to form Gallagher, Villenueve…
Damariscotta may have to start paying to dump snow into the Damariscotta River. The town has been dumping it in the river from a spot north of the Damariscotta-Newcastle bridge for years; but now…
Damariscotta planning board
Maine-Ly Pawn’s request to have items outdoors at the Main Street, Damariscotta, business is in limbo after a Planning Board meeting Monday night. The board had expected to meet with Hoffman and…
Through Jan. 4, operators of local fishing vessels can apply to harvest a limited number of shrimp, and help scientists learn about the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp population.
It has become so…
People considering purchasing buildings with residential rental units, or current owners who want to enhance their skills and knowledge, are encouraged to attend “…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce members voiced hope Dec. 10 that, in 2016, a pair of events they are exploring will get more people spending time in town.
One, possibly featuring a…
Jeffrey and Audrey Miller, co-owners; Melba Gunnison, director; and Lucy Cressey, rental specialist, of Cottage Connection in Boothbay, attended and completed an intensive series of professional…
In response to the depleted condition of the northern shrimp resource, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section extended the moratorium on commercial fishing for…
A midcoast auto body and motorcycle shop is looking to expand into Edgecomb. Michael Benner of Friendship, who owns Brunswick Ford’s body shop and Twisted Irons Customs, a Wiscasset customized…
Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta is gearing up for its holiday season Member-Owner Appreciation Week, starting Saturday, Dec. 5 through…
Organizers are following through on plans announced earlier this fall for an open meeting on the idea to bring grocery shopping back to downtown Wiscasset. The discussion is on for Tuesday, Dec. 8…
The Coastal Humane Society will host its first ever adoption event the day after Thanksgiving in an event called “Black Furiday” – the shelter’s take on a Black…
The Maine Community Foundation will host a grant information workshop for Lincoln County nonprofits in the Porter Meeting Hall at the Skidompha Library, 184 Main…
Wiscasset Planning Board
A Liberty firm on Monday finished putting solar panels on Morris Farm’s 19th century barn on Wiscasset’s Gardiner Road. Monday night, the same firm, ReVision Energy…
When Deb Schaffer first heard about the Feed Our Scholars program in Wiscasset to help food-insecure children, she was moved to tears, she said.
Until then, she hadn’t realized that there…
The recently established trade association for Maine vacation rental managers, Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine (VRPOMe), will hold its first all-day annual…
This Saturday, Nov. 21 the quiet streets of Boothbay Harbor will be bustling once again. It's the annual Early Bird sale, where discounts are everywhere starting as early as 5 a.m.
Most…
In high school, Nate Pineau was drawn to helping professions and after graduating he began a career in criminal justice.
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Phippsburg’s Lynda Doughty knew exactly what she wanted when she got up for the Wiscasset Early Bird Sale…
St. Patrick Church
The annual Christmas Fair at St. Patrick Church will, once again, feature the Shamrock Café! The Shamrock Café will provide a quiet respite after shopping and…
From scarecrows throughout town in late fall, to a First Night with fireworks and ice dancing on the town rink, or maybe a Riverfest, the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s board, and a few…
When the Candy Cane Train takes Woolwich’s Reed’s Pass en route to Wiscasset then back to Bath, Dennis Youland plans to be where he has been in Decembers past, outside his home in a Santa hat,…
