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Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest
Cookie Challenge winner Becca Thayer, left, with Monique McRae. Ann Clifford photo

Cranberry Lime Snowballs, Gingerbread, Hot Cocoa Cookies, Molasses & Ginger. Just the names of the cookies are swoon worthy and lucky were the judges who got to taste every single…

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The Maine real estate market is beginning to see a shift to a more balanced market. Maine Listings reported Dec. 19 a 6.81 percent increase in sales of single-family…

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The Maine real estate market is beginning to see a shift to a more balanced market. Maine Listings reported Dec. 19 a 6.81 percent increase in sales of single-family…

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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Section is maintaining the current moratorium on northern shrimp fishing through the 2025 fishing year…

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Wiscasset is thrilled to have been selected to participate in the Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program (MECERP), a statewide initiative to foster economic growth and job creation in…

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Wiscasset is thrilled to have been selected to participate in the Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program (MECERP), a statewide initiative to foster economic growth and job creation in…

Wiscasset planning board
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Wiscasset Yacht Club got its OK Monday night to fix riprap that took storm damage last January. Wiscasset planning board's Jackie Lowell said via email later, everything on the night's agenda…

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Holiday gift shopping is a pleasurable experience during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest weekend in the Village, from Dec. 6 through Dec. 8. A fine collection of unique shops offers a vast array of…

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Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:

Alna: Moon, Noelle Catherine to Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway…

Wiscasset planning board
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JAR Cannabis has its OK from Wiscasset's planning board. In October, the board voted to have Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Emily Rabbe review the recreational…

Cookies and more cookies will be waiting for you at the Fair. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Registerr

“Snow drops and cookies and cakes of white chocolate, bright shiny trees and mulled spices in goblets, Holiday trees and wreaths of pine branches, Fairy houses…

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Home buyers across the state of Maine are actively pursuing the purchase of single-family existing homes, yet they still face a lack of available inventory. Maine…

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Home buyers across the state of Maine are actively pursuing the purchase of single-family existing homes, yet they still face a lack of available inventory. Maine…

Early Bird Sale & PJ Party is a shopper's dream - and a good time, too! STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Wear your best PJs to bed this Friday night, and remember to set your alarm on the bright and early setting (a.k.a. 5 a.m.) because the 36th Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is this Saturday,…

Alna selectmen
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Alna selectmen agreed Nov. 14 to send the planning board a copy of a draft of a blasting ordinance for the panel to review and make recommendations on by Dec. 15. Chris Cooper, who moderated a…

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MY CAP meeting

The Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel (CAP) on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Removal convened its annual public meeting Oct. 29. Panel members and attendees heard presentations on the status…

Isabelle Curtis

Isabelle “Is” Curtis joined the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper staff this week as a full-…

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Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio was out and about for Saturday's Early Riser in Wiscasset. Enjoy the comments Bond gathered along with the pictures.

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"I want to be very, very clear ...," Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said Nov. 5. The timber harvesting contract the board was nodding that night for Herman-based Gary M. Pomeroy…

 the Heart ‘n Soul Quartet bring the songs of the season to Wiscasset Village during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. Lucia Droby photo

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest heralds the gift-giving season with three days of local shopping and lots of activities for shoppers, families, locals, and visitors to enjoy! In 2024, visit…

Planning board
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Monday night, JAR Cannabis Co. owner Joel Pepin told the planning board the Lewiston-based company has been in the industry in Maine more than 10 years, and is proposing an adult use cannabis…

At Sweetz

This Santa had a beanie.

That fits, if you know "Big Al" Cohen or saw his commercials over the many years Cohen had Big Al's Super Values, "Route (rhymes with 'out') One, Wiscasset."

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A higher inventory of single-family homes for sale in Maine has started to bring about a more balanced market to the state. According to Maine Listings, 5.39 percent more homes were sold in…

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The Mills Administration announced Tuesday, Wiscasset and five other communities will receive technical assistance from the state to support locally determined revitalization projects at current…

Wiscasset selectmen
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Mason Station will get a temporary fence and first responders will have access to a key, a developer told Wiscasset selectmen Oct. 15. Yard work is planned this fall, with a goal to take out no…

Wiscasset municipal building. File photo

The Wiscasset Selectboard is announcing a tentative settlement in its real estate tax assessment dispute with Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company. Following a full-day mediation session led by…

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Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites our members and partners in our community to join us for Business After Hours, Friday, Oct. 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and hosted by Wiscasset Community…

Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield Sept. 3 said Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky’s written statement was true, that Wiscasset, known as Maine’s prettiest…

An hour and a half before Wiscasset selectmen were to hear the latest developments in Johnson Controls’ proposed energy project, something else happened that made it all “moot,” as Chair Sarah…

A three-year study monitoring Midcoast traffic patterns begins this fall with a focus on alleviating Route One congestion. On Sept. 3, Executive Director Emily Rabbe announced Lincoln County…

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Peregrine Turbine Technologies announced Tuesday, Sept. 3, recently retired Rear Admiral Larry LeGree has joined the leadership team at Peregrine Turbine Technologies of Wiscasset. LeGree will…
Wiscasset selectmen

Two legal issues will keep Johnson Controls’ proposed energy project off Wiscasset’s Nov. 5 ballot, according to Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ report released ahead of selectmen’s meeting Sept. 3,…

AUGUSTA (August 22, 2024)—Sales of single-family home sales in Maine remain healthy and in-demand, though the number of units-for-sale remains low. Maine Listings reported 1,482 homes changed…

Maine Food & Beverage Education Center (MFBEC) is excited to announce its first-ever Maine Night Market, taking place on Aug. 31, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Maine Tasting Center campus in…

Chicken wire, sticks, and dried hydrangeas, put to an artful purpose, are the tools of the trade for dried floral designer Maria Salcines. During Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday…

Maine Connectivity Authority’s board on Friday approved two grant awards through the…

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MobileNuclear Energy (MNE) and Wiscasset’s Peregrine Turbine Technologies’ Nuclear Energy System (PTT NES) subsidiary announced Monday their intent to collaborate on the integration of PTT NES’…

As a result of the March 2024 agreement by the National Association of Realtors to settle one of several class action lawsuits brought against them and a variety of large national real estate…

The future of our town is in your hands! Wiscasset is embarking on a journey to shape its future through comprehensive planning. We would appreciate your input so that we can better understand…

A notable increase in for-sale inventory is a positive for buyers of single-family existing homes in Maine. Today, Maine Listings released sales statistics for the month of June, which showed a…

Should a non-Wiscasset resident on a town committee be a voting member? And should they have to be a taxpayer? Those were some of the issues in selectmen’s public hearing July 16.

When planning a vacation, finding and paying for parking might be the last thing on people’s minds. This can become a problem when an unfamiliar parking system is…

Every now and then, life offers up occasions when you need to gather with more people than your home can hold. And if you're visiting Boothbay Harbor, finding a spot for private events can be…

The Second Annual Wiscasset Area Chamber “Battle of the Boards,” a charcuterie challenge, is coming to Wiscasset Saturday, Aug. 24. Wiscasset Area Chamber in partnership with Maine Tasting…

Robert Mitchell’s annual calendar is a very personal endeavor – for him and for those who will use it and enjoy the photos month after month. After flipping beyond the stunning sunset on the cover…

A week after Wiscasset’s Marty Fox suggested the town go out to bid on work Johnson Controls has proposed, Fox told selectmen July 2, his check with ReVision Energy indicated the town…

Linekin Bay Resort in Boothbay Harbor went through a transformative renovation and expansion during the 2023/2024 off-season. Known for its classic coastal charm and breathtaking views of Linekin…

Almost every year since 2010 there has been an Iris sale in Edgecomb. Louise Hardina raises these irises in Damariscotta. Irises are her passion.

This year there are about a dozen…

Come as you are to Wiscasset Village on Thursday, June 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of this pretty, vibrant and historic town center along the Sheepscot River…