The town of Dresden is currently auctioning off a 1991 AutoCar by Volvo-White/GMC Tanker/Pumper and a 1975 Pierce Pumper (refurbished in 1996). Both of the fire trucks are in good condition and…
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Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm in Newcastle that grows organic produce to donate to community members in need, will be hosting a foraging workshop to raise funds and awareness of the crisis…
Drivers and walkers frustrated at traffic lights’ duration downtown have been going against them, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons told selectmen in his report for the board’s July 20 meeting…
Mowing Ancient Cemetery on Federal Street, Wiscasset July 15, Levon “A.J.” Travis Jr. of the public works department said sometimes when he mows there he thinks about what he learned about the…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event is back on Thursday, July 29 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at…
Get a broadband committee and learn from and maybe work with other towns on fiber, three people advised Wiscasset July 14. The town has internet service, but that and Wiscasset’s relatively low…
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission said July 15 that five storms in 2020, plus rising transmission rates approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has resulted in an approved Central…
Endeavor made its first trip on Tuesday, July 13 on its way to becoming the newest addition to the fleet of the Department of Marine Resources in Boothbay Harbor. Near completion by…
Central Maine Power will get back to Alna’s planning board on fire control and other questions the board asked over Zoom July 6. CMP plans about 5.3 miles of new line and 48 poles in Alna as part…
After a seven-minute public hearing, the Wiscasset Planning Board approved Central Maine Power’s site plan application for its transmission line corridor construction and improvements. The…
This week University of Maine Darling Marine Center will host the first of four shoreline science talks on their Walpole campus. Each week at 11:00 a.m. up to 15 participants will have the…
UPDATE: The start date for this project has been pushed to Sunday, July 18, according to The Maine Department of Transportation, in a news release.
Initial press release:
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The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) recently polled its members about July 4th weekend business, visitor trends, and how the workforce shortage is affecting business.
According to Tony…
Wiscasset selectmen
When is 2-1 a losing vote? When Wiscasset’s selectboard of five has two members abstaining. Member Pam Dunning explained Tuesday night, July 6, the vote to propose Schoonerfest aid at a special…
Alna selectmen are addressing potential legal issues over some town rules. The board voted 2-0 over Zoom Wednesday night, July 7 to give out no permits for accessory apartments or for two homes on…
white shark or something else? helping people confirm what they see in the water
The Maine Department of Marine Resources has unveiled a new online tool to help people confirm if what they see in the water is a white shark, or something else.
A form is now available on…
The Edgecomb Planning Board voted 4-0 for a change of use application for a U.S. Route 1 property to serve as a tattoo parlor and body piercing studio. The board approved Kat Stewart’s application…
This summer high school students, including rising freshmen and recent graduates, have an opportunity to learn about marine ecology while getting muddy in the Damariscotta River estuary. Sarah…
All her life, Mary Blanchard has loved really good food and baking. Now she is sharing her passion for making delicious homemade ice cream and baked goods and putting smiles on people’s faces with…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Central Maine Power was back in front of the Wiscasset Planning Board Monday night seeking a vote on the completeness of the company’s site plan application for a transmission line. Since the last…
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
Maine students have been able to eat and cook locally caught seafood because of Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s (MCFA) program, Fishermen Feedings Mainers. MCFA, a nonprofit whose…
Alna selectmen
Former Alna town clerk Lisa Arsenault is back in the job. Selectmen announced the hire over Zoom June 23.
Clerk Sheila McCarty resigned in February. Second Selectman Linda Kristan said,…
Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine continue a double-digit increase trend. Statistics released June 22 by the Maine Association of Realtors show 1,1613 homes changed hands across the…
Where in Wiscasset will Sea Bags set up to sell its well-known bags made of sails? Selectmen and Town Manager Dennis Simmons were not sure June 15, when the board approved Sea Bags’ latest…
UMaine Extension 4-H
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18.
Participants in the four-session "…
“That was awesome. It’s amazing what thrills you can feel at 72. Almost 73,” Cheryl “Shep” Rust said exiting Wiscasset Speedway’s pace car that took her and other Wiscasset Area Chamber of…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can conspire to…
...which is actually in Wiscasset, not Bath
WISCASSET—Ironically, Wiscasset’s first brewery is named after the nearby town 10 minutes away, but there’s a story for that. On Route 1, opposite from the Shaw’s Supermarket, Bath Ale Works, co-…
Central Maine Power was back for the Wiscasset planning board’s latest look Monday night at the company’s site plan application for a transmission line project. Lincoln County Regional Planning…
Stacey Souza has served Wiscasset’s schools 13 years. She still will, but fewer hours a week after she went to school for a longtime interest, real estate. Living all over New England and moving…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen on June 1 passed a policy letting merchants seek annual licenses from the town clerk for sidewalk space and letting other applicants seek selectmen’s OK. In any conflicts for…
In February 2020, Alex and Maria Nikolic bought Harborage Inn in Boothbay Harbor and looked forward to a robust tourist season. In March, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and curtailed any hopes they had…
With businesses in the Boothbay region and beyond looking to hire, an in-person hiring fair is being organized locally for noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 at Sherman Field, Boothbay Region High…
On Thursday, June 17, from 6:30- 8 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will offer a webinar on Damariscotta Lake water quality, focusing on the cyanobacteria outbreak last summer. Patricia Nease, Midcoast…
Maine native and University of Maine alumna Christina Cash has been named assistant director for outreach and communication at the Lobster Institute at UMaine, effective May 17.
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Nesting loons. Swarms of alewives. Camps, cottages, and stately homes. Sailers, anglers, and water skiers. Forests, wetlands, and rocky shores. All are home on Damariscotta Lake. This regional hub…
ConnectME Authority on Wednesday approved Westport Island’s $225,542 request to expand broadband.
“Oh, fantastic,” town broadband and cable committee member Jeff Tarbox said when Wiscasset…
The U.S. Coast Guard is America’s other multi-mission maritime military service with a list of mandated mission areas not shared by the U.S. Navy. One of the Coast Guard’s highest profile missions…
For six years, Twin Villages Food Bank Farm (TVFF) has been growing fresh produce to donate to food pantries and youth programs across Lincoln County. From the beginning, Great Salt Bay Community…
Monday’s Wiscasset Planning Board Zoom meeting began with a quiet public hearing on the solar facility project at Wiscasset Municipal Airport. Stephen Barrett of Barrett Energy Resources Group…
A Maine Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) official told a Wiscasset panel Monday, some towns write their rules before opting into business types. “(Then) you’re not in the unfortunate situation…
The barn at Morris Farm is once again filling up with a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes, hardy Maine-grown perennials, vegetable and flower seedlings. After a quiet year due to COVID-19, the…
Highly motivated buyers of single-family existing homes continue to pursue Maine real estate options. Statistics released today by Maine Listings show a 35.68 percent sales leap in April 2021…
The 70F weather was a welcome sight for 23 vendors at the annual Boothbay Farmers’ Market opening day May 20. The market operates from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday until Oct. 1. This is Boothbay…
pressing needs
NEWCASTLE — The Frances Perkins Center has received a conservation grant from The 1772 Foundation in partnership with Maine Preservation for the France Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark…
The procession was led by Brewer’s son, Maynard Brewer, who captained the Sherm & Jake, which was named for two of Brewer’s grandsons and towed one of the dories from his stop seining…
About a month ago, Francie Siegfried was still living in Norfolk, Virginia. Now the past high school English teacher, writer-editor, retail worker and social worker is living in Wiscasset over the…
The Wiscasset select board received a final briefing Thursday evening, May 13 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport on a proposed five-megawatt solar project there. Voters will decide June 8 if they want…
Wiscasset Monday night moved closer to a possible sidewalk policy, and to learning about, and drafting, marijuana rules. The ordinance review committee voted to send the sidewalk policy onto…
