Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a workshop on how to be “Shore Smart” from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Denny Conservation and Education Center in Damariscotta.
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Something did not feel as peppy, Midcoast Railservice Vice President and co-founder George Betke recalled an engineer saying after the last Coastliner passenger run in October, a Damariscotta…
Each fall Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds an election for one three-year position on the five-member Board of Supervisors. This year’s candidate for the open position of…
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson announced Nov. 29, USDA is awarding five Maine agricultural businesses, including Fields Fields Blueberries…
Wiscasset planning board
Wiscasset’s planning board on Monday night declared Aekeir Brewing’s application for a tap room at 111 Main St. complete and passed the proposal on to Lincoln County Planner Emily Rabbe. Aekeir…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) grows large quantities of storage crops like butternut squash, onions, carrots, cabbages, and beets to ensure a reliable and consistent flow of fresh local food…
Veggies to Table, a Lincoln County grow-to-donate organic farm, partnered with The Contented Sole restaurant in Bristol this past summer to raise funds and awareness of the vital work they do…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has received two grants totaling $5,050,658 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The funds will support research into alternatives…
Two pop-up shops in Wiscasset Village add new gift shopping opportunities during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest weekend, Dec. 1, 2 and 3. Filled with artisan wares, the old barn on Federal Street…
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
According to Rosie Bensen, assistant…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wawenock LLC expects masonry work to be finished next March on its Main Street, Wiscasset building that shed hundreds of bricks in April 2021. Wawenock’s latest update to the town follows Town…
Home values continue to rise in Maine, though a lack of inventory has contributed to lower-than-normal sales activity. According to Maine Listings, 1,435 single-family existing homes changed hands…
Help welcome Santa to his Wiscasset Village Workshop on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Santa will be arriving via a Merry & Bright Light Parade – cars, trucks and ATVs lit and decorated for…
In celebration of outstanding service, Cheney Financial Group (CFG) associates and guests recently gathered for the Annual CFG Awards and Recognition Event. Held at the 1812 Farm in Bristol, the…
Maine lobstermen who fish in federal waters have only a few weeks left until the Dec. 15 deadline to install and activate recently distributed tracking devices on their boats to comply with a…
Press release
Wiscasset is pleased to announce the establishment of a pivotal role within our town management – the job of economic development director. This reflects the commitment of the town manager and…
If it’s November, particularly in Boothbay Harbor on the third Saturday of the month, a flock of unusually feathered birds will be found downtown. This year it all happens on Nov. 18 for the Early…
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest 2023 is a Midcoast destination for excellent shopping and seasonal activities to put everyone in a holiday mood! In addition to boutique shopping with owners on-site…
The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fund raiser this year. The sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bremen Town…
New Hope Midcoast is holding a holiday sale starting Nov. 15. Large and small holiday collections may be ordered for Christmas or Hanukkah and include chocolate caramels from Bixby Chocolates,…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Monday, Nov. 20.
The deadline for the Nov. 23 issue will be Friday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…
Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2 and 3. The charming historic Village of Wiscasset will be decorated for the season by some remarkably busy elves. The unique shops and…
Shop for deals this Saturday, Nov. 11 at Wiscasset’s Early Riser. Check out the ads in our Nov. 9 print edition or…
The art of creatives of all media will be making the shopping scene at Studio 53 in downtown Boothbay Harbor in the annual Holiday Gifts for Giving show opening Saturday, Nov. 18. If that date…
Wiscasset selectmen Nov. 7 agreed to appeal in Lincoln County Superior Court…
Jeremy Cluchey of Bowdoinham, Nicole Evans of Bath, Kerry Lupien of Waldoboro, Meg Taft of Alna and Alex Zipparo of Newcastle are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF)…
Check YouTube for the latest episode of Nourishing Maine “Harvest the Maine Way- Potatoes!” featuring Tim Hobbs, former Deputy at the Maine Potato Board. The show highlights Aroostook County…
Veggies to Table in Newcastle is thrilled to announce they have been awarded a $7,500 Nourishment grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to be used for operating expenses on their grow-to-…
Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Nov. 11 to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming. Seed must be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m…
A recent addition to the Newcastle Realty team, Sheila Dube brings competence, dedication, and integrity to her role as a real estate broker. Sheila joins the locally-owned real estate company…
On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 4, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a store-wide, half-price sale from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On sale at half-price will be thousands of hardcover and…
Maura Niemisto is bringing a bit of mystery to the November assembly of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop monthly Virtual Speaker Series.
“It is hard to name a symbol or icon as closely tied to the…
Cabot Mill Antiques, 14 Maine Street, Brunswick, located in the historic Fort Andross building, is holding a 27th Anniversary Celebration sale Nov. 4 and 5.
Items are 20% off storewide…
Wiscasset planning board
Tucker Chevrolet seeks to put a dealership and service center of about 22,100 square feet at 771 Bath Road, Wiscasset, opposite Norm’s Used Cars and Wiscasset Trading Post. Priority Real Estate…
Thank you to all who participated in ScarecrowFest. It seemed like everyone had fun, the weather was lovely, a perfect fall day!
Special shout out to our sponsors: Ames Supply, First…
Press release
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Cheney Financial Group, Dennis Hilton, was recently recognized as Business Person of the Year by the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce (DRCC). As…
Barney Balch said he wears glasses due to his time looking through a microscope. But that lens of experience has given him perspective on the Gulf of Maine. This month, Balch retired from Bigelow…
Larry Sidelinger, executive director of Lincoln County Television and president of Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce, was the featured guest at Thursday evening’s Business After Hours. The…
AUGUSTA (Oct 19, 2023)—The availability of single-family existing homes in Maine remains tighter-than-normal, according to Maine Listings. Realtors around the state reported a sales total of 1,410…
Maine’s environmental protection board Thursday, Oct. 19 upheld a Department of Environmental Protection decision to exempt from taxes Maine Yankee’s canisters that hold spent nuclear fuel, the…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset Selectman James Andretta told the board Oct. 17, a developer is still interested in leasing about 150 acres for a solar project on town land opposite Maine Yankee on Old Ferry Road. The…
A division of the Cheney Financial Group, locally owned by Dennis Hilton, Newcastle Realty has enjoyed steady expansion since its opening over 40 years ago. With a growing team of licensed…
Southport resident Climo Smith was one of nearly two dozen attendees Oct. 13 at a Pine Tree Power informational session in Boothbay Harbor, and he asked the question on everybody’s mind. “How will…
Press release
Anna Hymanson, whole-animal butcher and co-owner of Broad Arrow Farm in Bristol, is the featured guest at the next gathering of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop (440 Old County Road, Pemaquid) monthly…
Augusta Civic Center or on Zoom is the place to be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 to witness the state’s consideration of Wiscasset’s appeal of Maine Yankee’s tax exemption for a chunk of its local…
Late fall is the time to start thinking about spring sprouts! The Wild Seed Project will be leading a workshop on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Join your friends, neighbors and other area business people at the Wiscasset Chamber’s October Business After Hours, being held Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the lovely Water’s Edge…
Join KELT for a free evening zoom lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. to learn about jumping worms and how to identify them in your garden. Jumping worms, also known as Snake worms, are an…
On Sunday Oct. 1 at 7:45 a.m. Maine Marathon participants left the gate, and many months of preparation, both training and fundraising, came to fruition. Each year, regardless of who crosses the…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The 55th annual Fall Foliage Festival is set to kick off this weekend at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum. A long standing fall tradition and Midcoast favorite, the festival features an…
