UPDATE: MLA welcomes Canada’s decision to remove seafood from retaliatory tariffs

Canada’s decision to remove seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list is welcome news and a relief to Maine lobstermen and the businesses and communities that depend on the lobster fishery. 

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will host a public meeting of the Kennebec-Lincoln Local Working Groups (LWG). Please join us from 10 a.m. to noon for the hybrid meeting scheduled for Sept. 17 at the Whitefield Fire & Rescue Station located at 24 Townhouse Road, Whitefield and virtually.

MaineHealth is offering a certified nursing assistant (CNA) apprenticeship training program, providing a paid pathway for individuals interested in beginning a health care career. 

The Bobby Blackman Scholarship Fund was founded by the Knights of Pythias. They recognized that not only did Bob Blackman work in the trades, but he supported them as well. This fund is dedicated to helping local students pursue careers in skilled trades by providing scholarships for trade school education.

Wiscasset's selectboard Aug. 18 was poised to consider Selectman Heather Jones' proposal to put on the November ballot a would-be moratorium, or temporary ban, on data centers. The proposal comes a year after the town heard from, and talked with, an agent for a data center outfit interested in the town-owned Old Ferry Road property. 

The residents and staff of St. Andrews Village were ready to greet two special guests Friday morning, Aug. 14, outside the Village Inn.

The special guests had nothing to say, but the greeters were sure smitten with them.

AUGUSTA (August 11, 2026)—An increase of single-family homes for sale in Maine has enticed awaiting buyers’ interest. According to Maine Listings, 1,697 homes sold in July—a jump of 7.75 percent from July 2025. The median sales price (MSP) also rose 1.67 percent to $427,000 comparing July 2026 to July 2025. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

The non-binding question on exploring a regional high school got its second nod Aug. 4. Wiscasset selectmen last month decided to put the question on the Nov. 3 ballot. And last week, they approved the municipal officers' order to make that happen.

The question reads: "Should Wiscasset explore the possibility of a single regional high school serving students from multiple area towns?"

By Maine law, the town clerk needed the order at least 60 days before Election Day.

J. Edward Knight, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Midcoast Maine since 1898, is pleased to announce the addition of Susanne Smith-Pinkham to its Boothbay Harbor team as Commercial Lines Agent.

Last week, over 250 friends and supporters of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences came together for an evening of discovery and inspiration. Through the Big Splash fundraiser, the institute raised over $800,000 in sponsorships and bids — far exceeding the original fundraising goal — all of which will go to support the institute’s “bold science for our blue planet.”

Midcoast Conservancy is pleased to announce it will be hosting the State of the Lake on Thursday, Aug. 20, 4-6 p.m., at the Jewell Lodge at Wavus Camp in Jefferson. 

The community is invited to Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s annual Banquet and Conservation Awards Celebration on Thursday, Aug. 13 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Our banquet will be held at Beaver Lodge in Hope with dinner by Megunticook Market from Camden, and homemade pies from D-Zerts by Daphne from Westport Island.

The state has said Wiscasset can seek an Economic Community Development Block Grant on behalf of Zero Energy Homes. "We're excited about the prospect of supporting new jobs," Wiscasset Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky said in a phone interview July 21. Chrostowsky has been working with ZEH on the grant try. 

AUGUSTA (July 9, 2026)—Realtors across Maine report a record-breaking June median sales price for single-family existing homes. According to Maine Listings, the median sales price (MSP) for the 1,556 homes sold reached $436,000—a 2.59 percent increase over June of 2025. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less. Sales were up 7.31 percent, comparing June 2026 to June 2025.

Resident Steve Christiansen said in selectmen's public comment time July 7, Wiscasset’s Fourth of July fireworks were pathetic this year, probably some of the worst he’s seen.

"I share that sentiment, and a lot of other people do as well," Town Manager Dennis Simmons responded. Simmons said he was very disappointed and reached out to the hired business, Central Maine Pyrotechnics, "to express my disappointment and see how we're going to rectify this situation ..."

When Jodie's Cafe & Bakery on Water Street, Wiscasset closed in May, owner Jodie Roquemore thought that was temporary. It was not, she would find. 

"I honestly thought we would find a way to reopen. I held onto that hope for as long as I could. But as the weeks turned into months, I had to face the reality that reopening simply wasn’t going to happen," Roquemore has written on the business' Facebook page. 

It’s been 26 years since photographer Robert Mitchell selected a dozen favorite photos and created his first Around Boothbay Harbor calendar, and now the 2027 edition is here. While this is an eminently practical wall calendar with plenty of room to keep track of dates and appointments, the pleasure comes from turning the pages and living each month with a stunning photo of our much-loved region.