WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, in a news release, welcomed the finalization of the agreement to eliminate tariffs on live and frozen American lobster, which will help to…
Commerce
Low for-sale inventory and high demand for Maine’s lifestyle has driven real estate sales and values into double-digit gains. Today, Maine Listings reported that 1,965 single-family existing homes…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars for producers interested in selling packaged meat and…
The Wiscasset Select Board unanimously renewed a license for the sale of consumer fireworks for Big Al’s Fireworks Outlet on Route 1 when they met via Zoom Tuesday night, Dec. 15.
The…
Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced Dec. 7 the CDC has launched an investigation into East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty for a COVID-19 outbreak.
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 3, 2021.
The extension is aimed…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday an economic recovery grant program to support Maine’s tourism, hospitality, and retail small businesses, according to a news release.
Backed…
UMaine Extension
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two opportunities for livestock owners to get updates on forage resources and crop insurance starting at 10 a.m and again at 6 p.m.…
It wasn’t the same old Early Bird Sale in Boothbay Harbor. The crowds were smaller and special sales lasted a little longer due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But hundreds of…
After the closure of its summer 2020 season in May, Maine State Music Theatre’s 22 Elm Street offices have been quiet. The more than 150 summer staff and crew never arrived and there has been no…
The summer season shook out better than expected for business owners in the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions. Last spring, most just wanted to come out of it able to pay their rent and bills, and…
Westport Island selectmen
Westport Island property owners who answered a survey are mostly unhappy with their internet service, Al Doman of the town’s broadband committee told selectmen Monday night.
Results Doman…
“We were thinking the twisty would probably blow away,” Kim Andersson told fellow masked Wiscasset downtown decorating volunteers Sherri Dunbar and Terri Wells as she instead held green wires for…
Shopping safely with COVID-19 in mind was priority one for Wiscasset retailers taking part in the annual Early Bird Sale on Saturday, Nov. 14.
“This year we handed out packets of alcohol…
The Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest tradition continues in 2020. Visitors can expect a delightful shopping experience with added seasonal activities to bolster Christmas cheer. While Santa and…
Gregory McAllister has been playing the same numbers in the Tri-State Megabucks game since his 27th birthday, including the number 27, for 35 years. On Oct. 28, those numbers matched the winning…
Next to the gnomes and other festive decor that greets BIRCH customers is something else red and white, a sign saying “Cover your face, shop safe.” That precaution and the hand sanitizer are some…
Update Nov. 3: Maine State Lottery spokesman Angie Helton confirmed Tuesday morning, “the winner did claim the ticket,” but no name or other information has been released. Due to a five-day wait…
Extended Benefit Program likely to end mid-November
AUGUSTA — For the week ending October 24, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal…
Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announces the official launch of a new resource center that will help equip Maine’s small businesses with the tools and training they need to respond…
Wiscasset planning board
The Wiscasset planning board approved the site plan for Maine Tasting Center Monday night. At 506 Bath Road, the former Wiscasset Heritage Village, the tasting center will become an “event space…
The 32nd annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party, that jumpstart on holiday shopping in the Boothbay region, is still happening as always the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Nov. 21…
Water Street Kitchen & Bar owner Ed Colburn said Friday, the restaurant is putting safety first as it reopens, starting Saturday with takeout only, a week after an employee reported they and a…
AUGUSTA — With historically-low interest rates, and more buyers than sellers, sales of single-family existing homes increased 22.78 percent comparing September 2020 to September 2019. According to…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) reports on the state of tourism and surveyed tourism businesses to determine how they fared over Indigenous People’s Day weekend compared to 2019.
Some…
to sustain viability of small businesses; to help stabilize Maine’s economy
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced Thursday, Oct. 15 that the Mills Administration has begun distributing the first…
CEO Tony Cameron is pleased to announce that Tim Gatz has been hired as the Maine Tourism Association’s membership sales manager. As such, Tim will be responsible for acquiring new members,…
Press release
Amy Cowles Keenan has joined the William Raveis staff in Bath.
A proud Maine native, Keenan has spent the last 18 years focusing on accounting and resource…
Antiquers and vintage seekers will have a new place to peruse essentials and curiosities next May with Iron Horse Antiques & General Store at Boothbay Railway Village. Marketing and events…
First National Bank will soon provide a new way to serve customers with the launch of curbside banking in 15 of its branch locations.
Curbside banking is an additional option to its…
Central Maine Power has notified Lincoln County commissioners it intends to seek Department of Environmental Protection water permits in Alna, Whitefield and Wiscasset. On Oct. 6, County…
William Raveis Real Estate has announced the hiring of Melissa Averill of Alna. She will work out of its Bath office and will also be spending time working in the Boothbay Harbor office.
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Boothbay’s Highly Cannaco is among countless Maine soon-to-be retailers waiting to break into the adult-use cannabis market Oct. 9. Owner Jan Martin – also owner of Highly storefronts in South…
Press release
Suzanne Strachan, president of Cheney Insurance in Damariscotta, was elected to the Maine Insurance Agents Association (MIAA) Board of Directors recently. The MIAA represents and advocates for…
Ocean Point has history in the making in longtime seasonal resident Ted Fuller’s Cruzer Scooter. He calls the scooter “America’s scooter company.” The small electric equivalent of a 50cc motored…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
Shop now for the best Christmas deals and pay it forward by helping your community through Rotary.
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is ready to help you in buy now for Christmas at its sale of…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday her Administration will launch a second phase of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program beginning Wednesday, September 23.
Phase 2 will…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Over Zoom Monday night, the Wiscasset Planning Board reviewed the site plan application for a community shared solar project and a pre-application for Maine Tasting Center.
Andrew Gross…
Two weeks after Woolwich voters approved marijuana ordinances, the planning board received its first preliminary application for a cannabis cultivation business. The select board reviewed the…
Peter Wells told Friends of Wiscasset Village via Zoom Aug. 21, he and his Friends co-chair Will Truesdell came away from a recent lunch at Sarah’s Cafe with Town Manager Dennis Simmons with “a…
Ardiah Managed Services is pleased to welcome Annette M. Tolman as controller, where she will oversee Ardiah’s accounting team and client accounting oversight. With more than 34 years of…
Renovations are underway at the former Woolwich Grange Hall that will become the new home of an internationally recognized firm that specializes in the design of state-of-the-art energy systems…
Sales of single-family existing homes continue to recover from the impacts of the early months of COVID-19; Maine Listings reports a sales jump of 12.43 percent in July 2020, when compared to July…
On Aug. 18, Spruce Point Inn received TripAdvisor’s Annual Traveler’s Choice Award for the eighth consecutive year. According to TripAdvisor, the designation puts Spruce Point in the top 10% of …
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the formation of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support Maine…
approval would temporarily add $300 to weekly unemployment benefits
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Friday it will apply for Lost Wages Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which would temporarily add $300 to…
Negotiating committees for General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge S6 (LS6) reached tentative agreement (TA) for a…
A Boothbay Harbor business is moving to Edgecomb. For two years, Nick and Emily Mirabile have owned Harbor Tech Solutions located at 185 Townsend Ave., but the space proved too large for their…
Wiscasset’s Farmers’ Market can stay at the waterfront through the summer and into the fall. The select board was asked to move it after complaints the market was taking up parking spaces used by…
