A paved path along Wiscasset's downtown shoreline would impact the view at Le Garage restaurant and do little to spur job creation in town, the restaurant's longtime owner Cheryl Rust…

Ames True Value Supply in Wiscasset, Renys of Newcastle, King Eider's Pub/Stone Cove Catering of Bristol, and The Animal House in Damariscotta and Westbrook are four of the 32 finalists for the…

There will be a few changes at the Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor this summer, according to owner Max Ross.

Ross and his wife, Jennifer, have owned the inn and…

Tony Bickford, formerly the chef at the Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor, is opening his own restaurant in Wiscasset.

Bickford, who is…

Clay Adams, a 24-year insurance veteran, has joined J. Edward Knight Insurance. Adams’ experience includes 10 years of handling complex insurance claims for major…

Julie Cromwell with Cromwell Coastal Properties in Wiscasset has been awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation by the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council of…

On Feb. 24, nearly 30 Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Lincoln County Healthcare’s Miles Hospital conference room to…

The First Bancorp recently announced that Tony C. McKim has assumed the responsibilities and title of president and chief executive officer of the company and its…

With Radio Shack closings once again making headlines, local franchisee Russell Brackett confirmed that his stores, in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta, will continue operating.

The…

Thomas and Kathleen Bryant said the Wiscasset Planning Board’s vote Monday reapproving a project on JB’s Way was exactly what the couple expected to happen.

But they are not done trying to…

After almost 11 months of opening up the ceiling and replacing walls and floor to expose and enhance the beauty of the building they bought last March, Alison Evans and…

A Wiscasset couple is claiming the town broke state law and the Maine and U.S. Constitutions in handling a proposed addition to a storage building on JB’s Way.

Thomas and Kathleen Bryant…

Wiscasset Selectmen’s Vice Chairman Ben Rines Jr. on Tuesday night proposed a ballot question to pursue the closure of Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He withdrew the motion after board members and…

Maine Listings, on Dec. 22, reported a 9.85 percent decline in sales of single-family existing homes in November. The median sales price (MSP) dipped 1.43 percent…

Recent gas prices excepted, cost drops can be hard to find. But Wiscasset got two good pieces of financial news Tuesday night: Bids on sewer work came in on the low side, and a generator for the…

This is an important season to the economy of our community. So make sure to take advantage of the local businesses who have supported us in many ways through the year and that we in turn give…

Retired U.S. Marine Richard Bailey of Dresden has crossed over the old Richmond-Dresden bridge so often, he figured he and wife Faith Bailey should come out Friday morning and see the ribbon cut…

Hagar Enterprises of Damariscotta wasn’t Alna Fire Chief Mike Trask’s preference for the town’s snowplowing contractor this year. He publicly favored hiring back the last contractor, Hanley…

According to Maine Listings (Maine Real Estate Information System) statewide single-family existing home sales jumped 26.24 percent in 2014, compared to figures from October 2013. The median sales…

Anya Heyl is an entrepreneur. The Edgecomb woman has run Wannawaf in Boothbay Harbor since May of…

Perry, Fitts, Boulette and Fitton CPAs, located in Bath and Oakland, recently hired George Woods as the chief operating officer, Jennifer Hight, CPA…

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) today announced the fourth round of available funding from the Maine Technology Asset Fund (MTAF). MTAF is a competitive award program funded by Maine State…

It was cold at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, Nov. 22. It was 26 degrees Fahrenheit in Boothbay Harbor to be exact.

But that didn’t keep a lot of early risers, or “early birds,” from venturing…

A wood-fueled heating unit in a large kiln at Blackfly Firewood in Alna malfunctioned, causing a fire that destroyed the kiln Friday morning, Assistant Alna Fire Chief Roger Whitney said.…

Gordon Kontrath was in the garage at his Old Ferry Road, Wiscasset, home on Nov. 13 when his wife Lynne hollered to him.

“She said, ‘Did you see that train? It said Amtrak on it.’

“I…

Maine Made 2014, a unique consumer show featuring Maine-Made products, will take place at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5, children under…

Dawn had yet to break over Wiscasset on Saturday when DebraElizabeth’s on Main Street was already lit up and bustling with shoppers from as far away as Camden. The business was among the first to…

Developer Tony Casella said he now has the approval he has needed from the state to go forward with plans for a hotel on Route 1 in Edgecomb. The nod from the State Fire Marshal’s Office followed…

People are in a good mood when they come to Wiscasset’s Early Bird sale, Kelley Belanger said. The owner of “In the Clover” at 85A Main Street looks forward to the event that the store has taken…

Studio 53 Fine Art's annual holiday event, Gifts for Giving, is a cultural happening and opportunity to purchase unique gifts for family and friends on your Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas…

Ervin Deck confirmed Friday that he will be leaving his job as manager of the town-owned Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He will leave sometime after the first of the year, Deck states in an email…

When Linda Campbell and husband Jeremy Gardner of Wiscasset got Mae the bloodhound from Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick, the dog had some weight to gain. She gained a bit too much, however,…

After years of variances and appeals, the Harbor Theatre will soon have a permanent sign along Route 27. Boothbay Harbor selectmen voted to approve a year-round…

Underhound Railroad will be featured at The Animal House Early Bird Sale on Saturday, Nov. 1.

In addition to foster/volunteer information and adoptable dogs, they will also be offering gift…

The experienced crafts collector, as well as the simply curious, can all find one-of-a-kind pieces at the Augusta Fine Crafts Show. Maine Crafts Guild will hosts this year's 18th annual exhibition…

Wiscasset’s fine against Giles Rubbish of Boothbay will stand, following selectmen’s split vote on Oct. 7. Dan Giles said his business’ $100 fine hurt his pride more than his wallet, because it’s…

The owner of Giles Rubbish in Boothbay is questioning a fine he said the business has gotten from Wiscasset over a recycling issue. He plans to ask Wiscasset selectmen on Oct. 7 if it’s possible…

It can snow now in Alna.

However soon, or late, the flakes start falling on Wiscasset’s neighbor to the north, the plow blades of Hagar Enterprises of Damariscotta will be along to clear the…

Getting Congress to take action is key to getting Maine Yankee’s spent nuclear fuel out of Wiscasset, according to members of a panel pushing for the federal government to take the waste.

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After a week to think on it, Hagar Enterprises definitely still wants to plow Alna’s roads beginning this winter, a co-owner of the Damariscotta firm told Alna selectmen on Sept. 10.

The…

Alna still has all three of its selectmen and may be close to having someone to plow the town’s roads next winter, after the board’s latest meeting on Sept. 3. Just over a week earlier, voters…

In 2012, Michelle Peele built a barn next to the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset, as a drying house for lavender and to serve as part of the seasonal venue business she planned to start for weddings…

Red’s Eats already attracts patrons from far and wide to queue up for its famous lobster roll. But if the roll was any secret to readers of Esquire, it is no more.

The magazine’s September…

Alna residents’ Aug. 25 vote telling selectmen which snowplowing contractor to hire may not fly. A lawyer for the Maine Municipal Association has told the town that one of the changes made during…

A west coast firm’s $1 million loan has given a 20-percent boost to the funds an arm of Coastal Enterprises (CEI) in Wiscasset uses to aid economic development, CEI spokesman Elizabeth Rogers said…

The environment would not take a significant hit under a proposal to free up the Wiscasset Municipal Airport’s airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration has determined.

However, the…

Alna’s cost to keep its roads clear is spiking next winter and seeing smaller hikes for two years after that. Voters will gather at the Alna Meetinghouse on August 25 to raise the extra cash…

Federal Express comes daily to Edie and Phil Johnston’s farmhouse on Dresden’s Route 27. Sometimes, two trucks come to pick up shipments.

Boxes pile up on the porch and can creep into the…

Workers for the state were out making repairs to Wiscasset Municipal Airport’s runway on July 30, in the latest work to address cracking.

Ervin Deck, manager of the town-owned airport,…

Northeast Security Systems in Wiscasset is pleased to announce the hire of Kevin Bernier as sales manager for the company.

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