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…
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Join Midcoast Conservancy April 16 and 17 for this one-and-a-half day course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants have little or no experience with…
Press release
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…
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Lobster Management Board has approved for public comment Draft Addendum XXIX. The Draft Addendum considers implementing electronic tracking…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Each will support the laboratory’s mission to study the foundation of global…
Midcoast Federal Credit Union is pleased to welcome the following individuals to the Midcoast Team.
Midcoast FCU welcomes April Chubbuck as their new Member…
Alna planning board
The proposed solar project off Route 218 is an Alna first, Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral told the…
Ordinance review committee
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…
The kitchen staff at Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc. are no strangers to making meals for their neighbors in need. From March 2020 to April 2021 they ran a meal delivery program at their campus in…
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is working with an independent logger to complete the selective timber harvest that was begun at Dodge Point in Newcastle in 2019.
According to Project…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
no requirement for owner-occupied single-family homes that are not part of a rental arrangement
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 selectmen
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…
Commercial fishermen now have access to a free app that simplifies required harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.
Developed by technology company Bluefin Data…
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…
If the boater in your life, power, sail or paddle propelled, is like all the boaters I know, there’s always an item they would like as either a new gadget to add to their collection or an upgrade…
Ordinance review committee
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…
Wiscasset planning board
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…
Alna planning board
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…
Wiscasset selectmen
Essential workers employed from July 1 to Nov. 27 will get one-time stipends of 6.2% of their pay for actual hours worked, Town Manager Dennis Simmons said. So if they made $10,000 for hours…
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…
The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has made the difficult decision to cancel the Forum’s educational event and trade show originally scheduled for March 3, 4 and 5, 2022.
…
Ordinance review committee
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…
Wiscasset planning board
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…
A new initiative is calling on youth, fishermen, aquaculture farmers, new industry members, seasoned industry leaders, educators, mentors, workforce experts, training program leaders, and anyone…
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…
Whether you’re just starting out or you have years of experience, LincolnHealth may have a job that’s right for you – and you could be offered a job on the same day you meet with us.
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Wiscasset planning board
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…
On Nov. 6, The Morris Farm held an earring workshop with Barbara Gage in the education center. We had a great turnout and had lots of fun! Each participant made three pairs of hanging earrings to…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons is announcing that the current owners of the primary school property on Gardiner Road, JSJ Holdings, h…
Wiscasset selectmen
Erin Bean fears she will have no one working for her. The Wiscasset Ambulance Service director told selectmen that, in Oct. 28’s Zoom workshop as they mulled using some of the town’s federal…
Wiscasset planning board
A Gardiner Road solar project was approved unanimously at Monday night’s planning board meeting over Zoom. Members of the board attended a site walk Oct. 20. Board member Al Cohen said he didn’t…
Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm in Newcastle which donates top-quality organic produce to our neighbors experiencing hunger and flowers to create joy, needs your help!
After a long,…
Demand for single-family existing homes across Maine continues to be steady, exceeding pre-COVID numbers. According to Maine Listings, while sales statistics decreased 9.74 percent in September,…
The Maine Aquaculture Association has released the first Maine Aquaculture Occupational Standards, which specify the…
Alna selectmen Oct. 13 named a Richmond firm to work on Cross Road, pending voters’ OK in March. All State bid on two options for the project, one at $453,000; the other, $548,000, selectmen said…
Dusty Jones said a proposed lease of Wiscasset Municipal Airport land to MSD Wiscasset s…
