This summer, Wiscasset will open Scout Hall’s bathrooms to the public. Selectmen’s decision March 15 is the latest turn in a longtime local topic, one Town Manager Dennis Simmons wants the board…

Originally from Jefferson and a Lincoln Academy graduate, Ashley Little has extensive knowledge of the Midcoast area and the wonderful things it has to offer. Having worked a number of years in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help…

A recent addition to the Newcastle Realty team, Tate Sandrock brings with him competence, dedication, and integrity to his role as a real estate sales agent. Tate is a man of many talents, with…

“There’s not a science to this, really” for how far a marijuana business should have to be from a school, Wiscasset Ordinance Review Committee Chair Karl Olson told fellow members over Zoom Monday…

Marita Fairfield said she has “always been all about making sure people can use technology.” Now she is doing it as chief operating officer of Wiscasset-based National…

Every day in Wiscasset, when motorists pass Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission on Route 1, they are also passing the non-profit National Digital Equity Center. Headquartered at LCRPC, the…

Sarah VonFrank has been interested in real estate for as long as she can remember. After receiving encouragement from friends and family, Sarah decided to make the leap and joined the Newcastle…

Maine REALTORS® experienced the second-best January sales month on record for single-family existing homes last month. According to Maine Listings, while…

Wiscasset is closer to a possible money-saving move on power. Titan Energy’s Adam Teff told the board the town has gotten a net energy…

Wiscasset ordinance review committee members and others took seconds Monday night to agree Routes 1 and 27 are where the town should allow marijuana businesses, and then much of the Zoom meeting…

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop is now accepting donations four full days a week instead of one. Donors are invited to leave books on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and…

Following months of talks, Alna’s planning board Feb. 1 passed Alna Community Solar’s proposal. The…

A late response to icing Jan. 5 was poor judgment,…

Expect a survey and grant-seeking to help plan broadband access. Over Zoom Tuesday night, Feb. 1, Wiscasset selectmen authorized Town Manager Dennis Simmons to spend up to $7,500 in American…

Company owner Dennis Hilton celebrated Newcastle Realty’s 2021 sales successes recently by presenting the following staff awards in a remote Zoom company-wide gathering. Realtor Sara Rogers of…

Talks have begun anew toward marijuana rules in Wiscasset after more than half of town survey respondents supported them. According to results the ordinance review committee reviewed over Zoom…

The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) recently polled its members about business over the holidays and what they are predicting for winter and spring business.

According to Tony Cameron,…

A new bank plans on opening in June at the former Key Bank location at the Meadow Mall, Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. Bangor Savings Bank officials confirmed the news Jan. 21 to the Boothbay…

Single-family existing homes across Maine remained in very high demand during the full sales year of 2021. According to Maine Listings, the statewide median…

About half a year since opening Market 27 at 475 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, the owners said they continue to go with what their customers want and the business is doing excellent. They announced…

In its Dec. 21 deliberation on the fate of electromechanical or analog opt-out electric meters, three Maine Public Utilities Commissioners were unanimous in their rejection of a 2011 Commission…

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced Thursday a workforce development pilot program to connect Maine people to good-paying jobs and meet the hiring needs of Maine employers.

The two…

Midcoast Federal Credit Union is pleased to welcome the following individuals to the Midcoast Team.

Midcoast FCU welcomes April Chubbuck as their new Member…

The proposed solar project off Route 218 is an Alna first, Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral told the…

Most people who have so far answered Wiscasset’s marijuana survey want an ordinance to allow licenses, Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield told the ordinance review committee Monday night. That…

To explore Wiscasset’s options for all of town to have fiber optic broadband, including how to ensure residents who cannot afford broadband, or do not know how to use  it, can get it and learn it…

Wet weather has continued to plague work to dry out the ash ponds at Mason Station in Wiscasset. Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen in a written report ahead of the board’s Jan. 4 Zoom…

This past June the Maine State Legislature signed into law a new requirement that affects some commercial businesses, rental properties, and certain forms of housing.

The Office of State…

For the past five years, licensed aesthetician Ashley Kate James has operated Ashley Kate Aesthetics in Brunswick where she provides popular beauty and skincare techniques. 

Now James is…

Wiscasset should move soon on seeking energy credits at a discount, Titan Energy’s Adam Teff told selectmen Dec. 21.

The program can help with electric costs without a town having to put…

Demand remains strong for existing single-family homes in Maine, while for-sale inventory is lower than a typical, balanced real estate market. According to…

Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) is hosting a holiday pop-up shop at their office at 93 Pleasant Street in Brunswick this Thursday, Dec. 23 from noon to 5 p.m. (masks required…

Friends of Wiscasset Village will continue, maybe with a revised name and some new goals. Over Zoom Friday, the group decided to stay intact.

“Wonderful ideas grow out of it,” Peg Konitzky…

Smoking and inside fires might be out and bounce houses, pets, alcohol and more might, in some cases, be in. Over Zoom Monday night, Wiscasset’s ordinance review committee talked about what to let…

Ames True Value Supply may ask permission to add to its parking and more, Wiscasset’s planning board heard Monday night.

According to an email the board received and the Zoom meeting with…

A Route 218 solar project got Alna planning board’s OK Dec. 7 for a business license, and a Portland-based consultant got more to do toward another nod the project needs. 

Veggies to Table has a new online shop with some of the perfect gifts for everyone. The funds from the sale of these gifts will help support our mission to end hunger in Maine.

Shoppers…

Hear ye, hear ye, the following businesses have set their intention to participate in the 2021 Men’s Night shopping event in Boothbay Harbor Dec. 15: Boat House Bistro, Cannery, China By the Sea,…

Holiday music filled the air, and red and green were the colors of choice Saturday afternoon, Dec. 4 as Wiscasset celebrated Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. The annual Yuletime event, a…

Wiscasset continues work toward possible marijuana rules and the town’s next comprehensive plan. Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield told the ordinance review committee Nov. 22, surveys would go out…

The site plan application for 51 Water St. and 2 and 4 Railroad Ave., was approved by the Wiscasset Planning Board at Monday night’s Zoom meeting. Applicants Craig and Laurie Winslow received a…

What’s made of wool, looks and feels like a hat, but is covered with soft and glowing flowers? It’s a one-of-a-kind crocheted hat by Jo Eaton of No Repeats Fiberworks. Eaton will be one of 20…

What has a new inside, a new, taller building next to it, and jobs temporary and permanent? The former Wiscasset Primary School within the next two years, according to one of the people working to…

Downtown Wiscasset was in a festive mood Saturday crowded with Early Bird shoppers looking for bargains and over 30 volunteers decorating Main Street for the holidays. The morning got off to a…

On Zoom Monday night, Wiscasset’s planning board heard from Craig and Laurie Winslow on their preliminary subdivision application.

The Winslows bought 51 Water St. and 2 and 4 Railroad Ave…

Nov. 13 is lucky this Saturday, for those looking for deals. And at this year’s Wiscasset Early Bird, plenty of the deals await shoppers who get a little more sleep…

Wiscasset Selectmen’s Chair Sarah Whitfield on Nov. 2 called the planned housing at the former Wiscasset Primary School exciting news. And Selectman Terry Heller said she looked forward to a lot…

New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for November. Classes are designed to…

Could Wiscasset Community Center someday let in alcohol for rented events with licensed vendors? Wiscasset selectmen talked over that idea and others Oct. 28 for a possible policy on private use…