A new $10 million grant will bolster research into algae-based feed supplements that could increase environmental sustainability in the dairy industry…
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Wiscasset selectmen
Automatic generators are coming for some of Wiscasset’s sewer pump stations, freeing staff from starting them during storms and freeing the sewer department’s portable ones for use at other pump…
On Oct. 2-3, backyard gardeners, first-time Giant Pumpkin Growers, and seasoned Giant Pumpkin champions gathered at Pinkham’s Plantation in Damariscotta for two days of weigh-offs. The weekend…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District invites the public to its 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting and Conservation Awards Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Join us…
In a short meeting via Zoom Monday night, Wiscasset’s Planning Board gave the green light to the Wiscasset Gardiner Solar Project to move to the next step in the site plan review process. Kara…
Press release
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) today filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Secretary of Commerce in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
A realtor.com advertisement changed following a call from Edgecomb Selectman Dawn Murray. She heard about the online advertisement describing Gateway Condominiums on the Route 1-Route 27…
Each summer, Maine’s hayfields are filled with the bubbly song of the Bobolink, a migratory grassland bird that nests on the ground of agricultural fields. These small blackbirds are remarkable…
First National Bank recently announced that it has made donations totaling over $29,000 to 35 organizations fighting food insecurity in the bank’s market area in response to its program Dream…
Sales of Maine’s single-family existing homes eased a slight 4.76 percent last month, according to Maine Listings. Realtors reported that 2,063 homes changed hands in August 2021, compared to 2,…
Rockweed is a common and important seaweed in Maine, and a new program needs volunteers to help gather information about it at sites along the coast. Join Schoodic Institute and Kennebec Estuary…
Knickerbocker Group, the award-winning design, construction, and property management firm based in Boothbay and Portland, is delighted to announce that Danielle Betts, after 14 years with the…
Before the pandemic, Allen “Big Al” Cohen figured he would keep his Big Al’s Super Values store on Route 1, Wiscasset open another 10 years. Starting Monday, he’s selling everything at 33% off. He…
Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night approved Chandler Sowden’s transfer of business from 65 Main St. to 51 Water St. Sowden owns In a Silent Way, a wine bar, which was in the historic…
Alna selectmen
Drawing five bidders to engineer work at the Ben Brook bridge on Egypt Road was “pretty awesome,” Alna Third Selectman Charlie Culbertson said over Zoom Wednesday night, Sept. 8. Selectmen said…
“J Edward Knight will now be advising our clients on their Medicare plan options,” said Robert Wheeler, president of J. Edward Knight, in a news release.
Wheeler went on to say: “After…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich could eventually have two businesses less than a mile apart on Route 1 selling recreational marijuana. Following a public hearing with no comments in support or opposition Tuesday night,…
The University of Maine Darling Marine Center hosted a three-day orientation program last week for 27 first-year students in the School of Marine Sciences.
William “Wge” Ellis, associate…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen Tuesday night set the property tax rate at $20.08 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, a four-cent drop from last year’s rate. Meeting on Zoom, the board took two votes…
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association has announced it will not move forward with an in-person Common Ground Country Fair this year. Executive Director Sarah Alexander said, “The…
The Hot Spot Diner, the former Ship’s Chow Hall, at 277 Bath Road, Wiscasset is no more, and the property’s owners would like to see it stay a restaurant, Midcoast Properties General Manager Linda…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
Last summer, Boothbay Sea and Science Center went fully virtual due to COVID-19. Despite registration open starting in January, when the lockdown came in March the program was cancelled. But…
Carole McCarthy, volunteer manager of St. Andrews Thrift Store in Boothbay Harbor since 2018, said she is proud of its new premises. The store moved a few doors down in the Meadow Mall to the old…
After a year hiatus, Morris Farm is excited to once again invite members and the community to the Morris Farm annual meeting. On Saturday, Aug. 28, festivities begin at 5 p.m. with a social…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:
Alna: Sniffen, Peter to Suchoff, Jessica O'Rourke, Gardner, Kaitlyn and O'…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program seeks proposals from organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors…
AUGUSTA (Aug 23, 2021)—Home buyers are still out in force across Maine’s 16 counties. According to Maine Listings, home sales decreased 4.86 percent and prices rose 23.58 percent comparing July…
BOSTON — The Coast Guard urges all mariners to prepare for Tropical Storm Henri before its predicted Sunday landfall.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts Henri to…
On Aug. 10, University of Maine Darling Marine Center and Downeast Institute co-hosted the annual SEA (Science for Economic impact and Application)Fellows Summer Science Symposium. More than…
Innovative companies in Wiscasset and Biddeford engaged in developing clean energy technology have each been awarded $250,000 through the Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge, a joint…
Alna’s planning board Aug. 3 passed Central Maine Power’s corridor expansion 4-0. En route to that vote in the in-person and Zoom meeting, the board also passed verbatim CMP’s proposed…
AUGUSTA — For the week ending August 7, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 800 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 100 initial claims filed for federal Pandemic…
Every writer could use a little help now and then, and Mid-Coast Writers Collaborative is ready to provide that help to creative, non-fiction, and career writers. Founded by Dr. Wendy Galgan, the…
Westport Island selectmen
Westport Island selectmen learned Monday, Charter Communications has requested a contract directly with the town rather than through ConnectME Authority. In April, the town approved seeking a…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person day-long training in Basic and Advanced Erosion Control Practices Certification for Contractors on…
There is a growing interest in collecting and eating the best of Maine’s wild mushrooms. The only thing standing in the way is the knowledge and confidence to tell the good edible mushrooms from…
Tristan Koehling never had the chance to eat at Miss Wiscasset Diner. “But from what I understand, it was a good place to eat.”
The Bath man is working to make 762 Bath Road a good place…
Selectmen raised questions about the 50-year-old Wiscasset Municipal Airport Aug. 3. First, when Airport Manager Rick Tetrev said he was working on how to fund work on the fuel farm, Selectman…
The Art For Art’s Sake Show and Sale will be held Aug. 12-15. This favorite event of locals and visitors kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 12, but not at Hodgdon Yachts. For this year only, the venue…
Wiscasset should be proud, and become more conscious of, its rural lands “so that in 50 or 100 years, we’re not just all one big suburban playground,” comprehensive plan committee member Anne…
BATH – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening, July 30.…
Featuring a brew-pub style tasting room with all Maine-sourced food and beverages
WISCASSET—Lobster. Blueberries. Beer. Maine’s most well-known fare is synonymous with the state. But, what about sea salt? Seaweed? Kombucha and Jun? The native products that can be derived from…
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law July 26, 1990, it concerned access to physical property, but an area business was recently threatened with an accessibility lawsuit due to its…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its eleventh annual Heafitz lecture, “Planting Your Path,” with Abra Lee, online and in-person at the Gardens, Aug. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
A new $5 million grant will support the efforts of Bigelow Laboratory scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle — one of the largest human-caused sources of the greenhouse gas. The…
“Exciting times here at Peregrine (Turbine Technologies). Wiscasset is birthing new technology,” Chief Executive Officer David Stapp told Wiscasset Newspaper via email July 22. He shared a press…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is hosting a Forestry Walk and Talk on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at…
AUGUSTA — Demand continues to drive up the values of Maine’s single-family existing homes. Maine Listings reported a statewide median sales price (MSP) of $310,000 in June—a 24.5 percent increase…
Shortly after arriving, invitees to Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar's grand opening celebration July 21 huddled shoulder to shoulder under a couple of awnings on the Edgecomb business's rooftop…
