Most boaters under age 25 will be required to pass an education and safety course before January 2024 to operate on Maine’s lakes and rivers because of a bill passed by the state Legislature this…
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Boaters under 25 would be required to pass safety course
Alna planning board
Look for organic vegetables and another year’s blasting in Alna. The planning board April 5 nodded Crooker Construction’s annual business permit and a permanent one for Underground Beets, 264…
Sowing seeds
For the third year in a row Veggies to Table has donated thousands of packets of seeds to local pantries, schools, and partners, giving community members a chance to start…
Who makes the best potato salad among the employees at Coastal Maine Popcorn?
A discussion on such at the Boothbay Harbor business has…
Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’
PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has received an extra pair of “eyes and ears” and a few more dollars to assist local community broadband expansion. On April 5, Executive Director…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling $17,500 to twenty-nine food pantries in the bank’s market area. “First National Bank is grateful for the critical…
Women on the Working Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
For the oyster lover who doesn’t mind getting a little muddy, cold, and damp, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is now accepting applicants to its two-year Oyster Gardening program. Participants…
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Hillary Barrett brings enthusiasm, competence, and strong community ties to her position at Newcastle Realty. Having worked a number of years in municipal government, hospitality, and insurance;…
Veggies to Table’s Supper Club speaker series continues on April 14 at 6 p.m. with Irene Brady Barber, landscape designer and horticultural therapist at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, discussing…
Friends of Wiscasset revised the group’s name on March 25, dropping Village. The group also adopted a new, broader mission statement, with the aim to “help Friends … serve in a positive way for…
To celebrate Maine Maple Sunday, Gov. Janet Mills and Commissioner of Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal visited Goranson Farm in Dresden March 27. They toured…
AUGUSTA – The Maine House delivered a strong bipartisan vote Thursday to advance a measure sponsored by Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, that would…
A coalition of six associations is proud to announce that it has opened an online tourism career center. The coalition includes the Maine Tourism Association, HospitalityMaine, Retail Association…
Change is in the air at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset. In addition to tentatively lifting mask mandates, the church has welcomed three new staff members in the past few months.
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AUGUSTA — Buyer demand for Maine real estate continues to fuel a competitive market, and a lower-than-normal supply of single-family existing homes for sale…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
Women of the Working Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a…
Press release
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…
Press release
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…
Celebrating Women on the Working Waterfront
Historically, maritime careers were considered for men only. Back in the day, a woman was more likely to be seen as the figurehead carved on the bowsprit of a boat rather than as a deckhand or…
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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…
Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm in Newcastle, is hosting a Virtual Supper Club series to create community connections and inspiration in this time of uncertainty and, for many, isolation.…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer two sizes, 4-6” rainbow trout and 7-9”…
The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) has released the first of its kind…
Ordinance review committee
“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…
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…
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…
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…
Like she did growing up, Cindy Collamore has worked her way through Wiscasset’s schools. She is transferring from…
Maine REALTORS® experienced the second-best January sales month on record for single-family existing homes last month. According to Maine Listings, while…
Bruce Hartford has decided to call it a career after 28 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Hartford was the Edgecomb postmaster for 4.5 years. Feb. 16 was his last day as he decided to reduce his…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee voted on Tuesday to advance a bill by Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, aimed at supporting Maine’s lobster fishing industry following recent…
Discover the important link between fish and the temperature of their stream habitats! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is excited to…
Wiscasset ordinance review committee
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…
Atlantic Captain's Academy will be conducting a Coast Guard approved captain's course at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath starting on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Classes will meet for…
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…
Alna planning board
Following months of talks, Alna’s planning board Feb. 1 passed Alna Community Solar’s proposal. The…
Darling Marine Center hosts 25 to 30 undergraduate researchers on the Walpole campus each summer. Student researchers work together with UMaine faculty and other DMC-based researchers on projects…
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…
ALNA — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is collaborating with Midcoast Conservancy to offer a program on pruning techniques needed to keep your apple trees productive, on…
Press release
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…
Press release
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…
