The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC), in partnership with the Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is hosting an informational workshop on tourism, hospitality, and restaurant workforce development on Thursday, March 12, 10 to 11 a.m., in LCRPC’s conference room at 297 Bath Road in Wiscasset.   

Join us Friday, March 20 at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St., Wiscasset at 6 p.m. to learn about "The Science Behind Oyster Farming."  Paxton Spencer, Maddi Cox, and Justin Dickenson of Mook Sea Farm and Muscongus Bay Aquaculture will talk about farming oysters, from larvae to market. 

Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory. Our goal is to bring people of the community together over the fascinating world of the ocean.

Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce invites our members and others who might have an interest to join us for our first Business After Hours of the year! Hosted by Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, the event is Tuesday, March 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Pub at Islebrook Village, 146 Gardiner Road.

AUGUSTA (February 12, 2026)— Although the Maine winter season brought out fewer buyers due to the weather, home values continued to hold. According to Maine Listings, 778 single-family existing homes changed hands in January, a decrease of 9.53 percent compared to January of 2025.  The January 2026 median sales price (MSP) rose 0.65 percent to $389,000 compared to last January’s MSP of $386,500. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

Tony Goulette first walked through the doors of Wiscasset School Department in 1990. Tired of traveling construction jobs and working in the bitter Maine cold, he was looking for something different, a position with good benefits for his family, and an opportunity to do what he loved: carpentry and building repair. He found much more than a job. It became a calling that would span 36 years, touch countless lives, and leave an indelible mark on every building in the district.

The Boothbay Regional Development Corporation (BRDC) has announced a significant price reduction across its new townhome condominium project at Cedar Bend (Butler Road, Boothbay), paired with a new down payment assistance fund designed to help qualified buyers purchase one of these newly constructed homes. 

Wiscasset selectmen Feb. 3 OK’d town officials to let a contractor take overweight equipment and loads on town ways while paving Route 27. Maine Department of Transportation still has to pick the firm, so the contractor’s route is not yet known; and thus, it is hard to seek a bond yet for any potential damage, Town Manager Dennis Simmons said.

Sales of single-family existing homes thrived during 2025. According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state closed 15,133 transactions—an increase of 4.78 percent over the prior year—during 2025. The median sales price (MSP) reached $405,000, a rise of 3.85 percent. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

Alex Zipparo from the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and Sarah Demers from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development will host a Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Catalyst Program Grant webinar on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. This webinar will be remote via Zoom.  

Wiscasset selectmen Jan. 6 voiced some interest in allowing parking spaces' use at the town office for high speed charging stations for electric vehicles, but needed more information. Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky got it for them later in the week, and the board was considering meet Jan. 13 to consider doing a letter of support for Universal EV, LLC's proposal to Efficiency Maine. The application deadline for the grant round is Jan. 20, Chrostowsky has said.

Crooker Construction, LLC, a Topsham, Maine-based general construction contractor with a 90-year history of family and private ownership, has announced its transition to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making all 175 current employees owners of the company.

Longtime owners of TREATS in Wiscasset village, Stacy and Ryan Linehan, have announced the following:

"It is with great joy and a little bit of mixed feelings that Ryan and I have sold TREATS! 

Wiscasset selectmen Jan. 6 are set to eye letting a company keep electric vehicle charging stations in the park and ride lot at the town office. 

Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky tells the board in a Dec. 30 memo, Railroad Avenue would have been preferable, but was a no-go because the area the chargers would have gone there is state-owned.

“I think we’re going from one extreme to the other extreme,” Wiscasset ordinance review committee member Allen Cohen said Dec. 22 about selectmen’s proposed change to the planning board’s handling of surveys. 

AUGUSTA (December 19, 2025) — According to Maine Listings, Realtors across the state reported a median sales price of $399,000 for single-family existing homes sold in November; 3.64 percent above November 2024 but -6.34 percent below October 2025, Maine’s historic high. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less. Sales decreased 11.59 percent; 1,160 homes were sold in November 2025 compared to 1,312 homes during November 2024.

With this season’s harvest, Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm in Newcastle, Maine,  now celebrates seven seasons of impact—growing and donating over 95,000 pounds of produce and 153,400 flowers to local folks in need of food and joy.  We are feeding those in need in our community while bringing beauty and connection to every corner of Lincoln County. 

Wiscasset selectmen agreed Dec. 16 to recommend the planning board proceed as if a potential change involving surveys is already in the site plan review ordinance. 

In a next-day memo to longtime planning board and ordinance review committee chair Karl Olson, Selectboard Chair Sarah Whitfield, on the selectboard’s behalf, explained what it worked out regarding the planning board and ORC.

From the town Dec. 17: The Maine DECD’s Office of Community Development is pleased to announce two major funding opportunities designed to strengthen local businesses and revitalize community spaces: the Community Enterprise Grant (CE)Program and the Economic Development Program (EDP). These programs provide critical support for business improvements, streetscape projects, and job creation initiatives that benefit low- and moderate-income residents.

Our thanks to Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio for these moments from Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. The festivities ran from Dec. 5 to 7.