Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced Dec. 7 the CDC has launched an investigation into East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty for a COVID-19 outbreak.
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday she will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 3, 2021.
The extension is aimed…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday an economic recovery grant program to support Maine’s tourism, hospitality, and retail small businesses, according to a news release.
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available for preorder, official release mid-december
CAMDEN — For the past two years, Camden author Ali Farrell has poured her all into her second book, a book showcasing the strength of Maine’s female fishermen, entitled Pretty Rugged: True…
UMaine Extension
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two opportunities for livestock owners to get updates on forage resources and crop insurance starting at 10 a.m and again at 6 p.m.…
It wasn’t the same old Early Bird Sale in Boothbay Harbor. The crowds were smaller and special sales lasted a little longer due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But hundreds of…
Lincoln County Treasurer Rick Newell will leave his term a little early. Newell informed county commissioners Nov. 16, he will resign at year’s end. The Republican was elected to a third four-year…
On Sept. 1, Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta awarded Veggies to Table a $500 sponsorship as part of the Co-op’s Loving Local Meals program.
Loving Local Meals began in April 2020 when…
After the closure of its summer 2020 season in May, Maine State Music Theatre’s 22 Elm Street offices have been quiet. The more than 150 summer staff and crew never arrived and there has been no…
While growing up in Rockland County, New York, Ryan Donohue witnessed the exceptional care provided to his sister through her complicated illness. It was her pulmonologist who took on the role as…
The summer season shook out better than expected for business owners in the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions. Last spring, most just wanted to come out of it able to pay their rent and bills, and…
Westport Island selectmen
Westport Island property owners who answered a survey are mostly unhappy with their internet service, Al Doman of the town’s broadband committee told selectmen Monday night.
Results Doman…
“We were thinking the twisty would probably blow away,” Kim Andersson told fellow masked Wiscasset downtown decorating volunteers Sherri Dunbar and Terri Wells as she instead held green wires for…
Shopping safely with COVID-19 in mind was priority one for Wiscasset retailers taking part in the annual Early Bird Sale on Saturday, Nov. 14.
“This year we handed out packets of alcohol…
The Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest tradition continues in 2020. Visitors can expect a delightful shopping experience with added seasonal activities to bolster Christmas cheer. While Santa and…
Gregory McAllister has been playing the same numbers in the Tri-State Megabucks game since his 27th birthday, including the number 27, for 35 years. On Oct. 28, those numbers matched the winning…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine lobstermen have been awarded a total of $36,284,110.12 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to China’s retaliatory tariffs, according to a…
Next to the gnomes and other festive decor that greets BIRCH customers is something else red and white, a sign saying “Cover your face, shop safe.” That precaution and the hand sanitizer are some…
Originally scheduled for Nov. 12, this online program has been moved to Dec. 10.
The Damariscotta River Estuary is an important driver of the local economy. It represents a livelihood for…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a webinar with the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association (SMMSA) about the home maple syrup production process 9–11:30 a.m.…
The University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole recently welcomed Dr. Meg Estapa, Libra Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences.
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Update Nov. 3: Maine State Lottery spokesman Angie Helton confirmed Tuesday morning, “the winner did claim the ticket,” but no name or other information has been released. Due to a five-day wait…
Extended Benefit Program likely to end mid-November
AUGUSTA — For the week ending October 24, the Maine Department of Labor recorded about 1,500 initial claims filed for state unemployment insurance, and 700 initial claims filed for federal…
Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announces the official launch of a new resource center that will help equip Maine’s small businesses with the tools and training they need to respond…
Wiscasset planning board
The Wiscasset planning board approved the site plan for Maine Tasting Center Monday night. At 506 Bath Road, the former Wiscasset Heritage Village, the tasting center will become an “event space…
Last month University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke visited Walpole for a tour of a waterfront infrastructure…
The 32nd annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party, that jumpstart on holiday shopping in the Boothbay region, is still happening as always the weekend before Thanksgiving. On Saturday, Nov. 21…
Alna’s Anne Simpson, in overalls, smiled next to the community garden Saturday as she recalled a surprise in the morning full of shovels, doughnuts, cider, mulch and baseball caps. Hearing from…
Press release
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Friday that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay is set to receive a total of $878,514 to conduct research on a new…
Water Street Kitchen & Bar owner Ed Colburn said Friday, the restaurant is putting safety first as it reopens, starting Saturday with takeout only, a week after an employee reported they and a…
AUGUSTA — With historically-low interest rates, and more buyers than sellers, sales of single-family existing homes increased 22.78 percent comparing September 2020 to September 2019. According to…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) reports on the state of tourism and surveyed tourism businesses to determine how they fared over Indigenous People’s Day weekend compared to 2019.
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to sustain viability of small businesses; to help stabilize Maine’s economy
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced Thursday, Oct. 15 that the Mills Administration has begun distributing the first…
CEO Tony Cameron is pleased to announce that Tim Gatz has been hired as the Maine Tourism Association’s membership sales manager. As such, Tim will be responsible for acquiring new members,…
The Strand Theatre and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will co-host a virtual Q&A with the director of the documentary “Entangled,” David Abel, and a…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) invites the public to its first Virtual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, November 10 at 5:30pm. Join us on Zoom from the comfort of your own…
Press release
Amy Cowles Keenan has joined the William Raveis staff in Bath.
A proud Maine native, Keenan has spent the last 18 years focusing on accounting and resource…
Visitors to Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site in Damariscotta may notice apple trees starting to re-emerge from a stranglehold of invasive vines. Thanks to a crew of Coastal Rivers…
Antiquers and vintage seekers will have a new place to peruse essentials and curiosities next May with Iron Horse Antiques & General Store at Boothbay Railway Village. Marketing and events…
First National Bank will soon provide a new way to serve customers with the launch of curbside banking in 15 of its branch locations.
Curbside banking is an additional option to its…
Central Maine Power has notified Lincoln County commissioners it intends to seek Department of Environmental Protection water permits in Alna, Whitefield and Wiscasset. On Oct. 6, County…
William Raveis Real Estate has announced the hiring of Melissa Averill of Alna. She will work out of its Bath office and will also be spending time working in the Boothbay Harbor office.
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Boothbay’s Highly Cannaco is among countless Maine soon-to-be retailers waiting to break into the adult-use cannabis market Oct. 9. Owner Jan Martin – also owner of Highly storefronts in South…
Press release
Suzanne Strachan, president of Cheney Insurance in Damariscotta, was elected to the Maine Insurance Agents Association (MIAA) Board of Directors recently. The MIAA represents and advocates for…
Press release
Three years ago, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) began working with fishermen and local businesses to improve scallop management and give a voice to scallop fishermen on important…
a third of the way through fundraising efforts
ROCKLAND — Maine Maritime Academy grad and former merchant marine Jay Sawyer is using his second career as a sculptor to erect an El Faro memorial in Rockland.
The ambitious…
Council votes Sept. 30 on changing requirements for groundfish monitoring
After returning home for a hot meal and quick snooze following three days alone at sea, Randy Cushman wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to begin the final steps of his fish and data processing in the sleepy,…
Ocean Point has history in the making in longtime seasonal resident Ted Fuller’s Cruzer Scooter. He calls the scooter “America’s scooter company.” The small electric equivalent of a 50cc motored…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
Shop now for the best Christmas deals and pay it forward by helping your community through Rotary.
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is ready to help you in buy now for Christmas at its sale of…
