The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Building and Trades Chamber Chat on Wednesday, April 10 in the YMCA Community Room, second floor, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Light snacks will…
Commerce
HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) is proud to announce that this year’s inductees into the Association’s Hall of Fame are Ed Palmer of Sable Oaks and Tom Palmer of…
Does your small business need money for marketing? New Ventures Maine's marketing mini-grant/Pitch program strengthens access to markets for entrepreneurs by supporting the development of…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and Maine Office of Tourism announced Wednesday that Maine’s 2019 Governor’s Conference on Tourism will be held in Augusta on…
Sea Bags, designers and manufacturers of handmade items from recycled sails, is coming to Boothbay Harbor. The retail store at 8 Wharf St. will open Friday, April 12.
Paul Gori, vice…
Everyone is invited to the all-day “Spring for Books” party at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta on Saturday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This celebration of…
AUGUSTA (March 22, 2019)—Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine eased slightly, while prices rose 2.85 percent comparing February 2019 to February…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is delighted to host their first Business After Hours for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, March 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the…
Atlantic Motorcar
Tall ships, the Irish countryside, dreamy castles and nautical scenes are all being showcased on the walls at Atlantic Motorcar (AMC) until June. Maureen Dittmer, a lifelong photographer and New…
Press release
Luke’s Lobster, a seafood company and restaurant group founded by Luke Holden in 2009, in collaboration with the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation (Foundation), is excited to announce its…
Press release
AUGUSTA (February 21, 2019)—Home values are holding steady in Maine, while sales during the month of January 2019 declined compared to January 2018. According to Maine Listings, sales of…
This fall, Ocean Point Casino will be getting a new look, make that an old look, as the trustees will return the colony’s main structure to its original appearance. On Feb. 20, the Boothbay…
Press release
As the Maine high school basketball season comes to a close, First National Bank is pleased to report the successful results of their signature athletic programming sponsorship…
The end of 2016 was somber for many Boothbay Harbor locals as the sale of Romar Bowling Alley was finalized. Sisters Nancy, Sue and Marianne Rowe sold the five-generation waterfront property for $…
Wiscasset’s Le Garage at 15 Water St., shuttered since Cheryl Rust closed the 40-year-old restaurant in 2017, has a new owner and a new lease on life.
Ed Colburn and Rust closed on the sale…
Harbor Theater
The Harbor Theater will offer a free screening of the documentary "Lobster War" on Saturday, March 2 at 2 p.m., accompanied by a Q&A session with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
Meeting Thursday evening, Feb. 7, the Edgecomb planning board quickly approved the site plan for a visitor information center and market-café on Route 1. Gayle Hunt and Bill Burge represented…
Things will be buzzing in downtown Bath this February and March as Main Street Bath’s annual Be Bath, Buy Bath promotion returns. Over forty businesses in the city downtown are participating in a…
When the Edgecomb planning board meets Thursday, Feb. 7, it will be asked to review and approve the site plan for a Midcoast Gateway Visitor Information Center and market/café on Route 1.
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Do you have a business idea you want to put into action? New Ventures Maine (newventuresmaine.org) will offer a free…
Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee
Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham), has proposed a bill to buy Central Maine Power and Emera using revenue bonds, creating the new entity “Maine Power Delivery,"owned by taxpayers and known as a “…
Topside Inn in Boothbay Harbor has again been recognized by Trip Advisor’s readers.
The inn, owned by Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz, is a 2019 Travelers’ Choice Award Winner. It was…
Shannon Schmelzer had always wanted to be her own boss, running her own business, she said in an interview before launching Shannon's Unshelled in spring 2014, as a seasonal lobster roll and hot…
Maine experienced positive growth and set new records in the single-family existing homes…
“Give a girl the right support and watch her conquer the world.”
There are many rites of passage in our lives. For most girls, their first bra marks the first rite of puberty. Most girls will always remember wearing that first bra - and depending on what…
The Brunswick Area Coin & Stamp Club in Brunswick will hold a winter Coin & Stamp Show on Sunday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Exhibition Hall, Topsham Fairgrounds, Topsham.…
Tony McKim, president and chief executive officer at First National Bank, has announced that the bank’s trust and investment management division, currently known as First Advisors, is changing its…
The Boothbay Lights Committee would like to thank, first and foremost, this amazing community that we live in. The 2018 season of Boothbay Lights and Gardens Aglow was a huge success and it really…
The Joint Economic Development Committee welcomed Edgecomb resident Roger Ferrell to speak about a project he and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce are working on – a business…
Le Garage, the waterfront restaurant in Wiscasset which has been closed since the retirement of owner Cheryl Rust in April 2017, is now under contract, Rust said.
Reached by telephone Jan.…
The Boothbay House of Pizza will be reopening soon, according to a sign owner Mark Rigas recently posted on the restaurant’s front door. The restaurant was…
For Ryan McPherson, the third time before Edgecomb’s planning board was the charm. After a Nov. 15 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum, at the Dec. 6 meeting he was asked to return with…
Begin the New Year with a visit to the Bath Antique Sale. This antiques and collectibles marketplace offers a one-stop venue for the curious shopper and seasoned collector alike. The gymnasium of…
Perry, Fitts, Boulette & Fitton CPAs (PFBF CPAs) with offices in Bath and Oakland, have taken steps to solidify their brand reputation within the community and beyond.
The firm is…
Central Maine Power Co. is reaching out to customers to help them understand why portions of their bills may be higher in 2019.
Beginning in January, residential customers will receive a…
AUGUSTA (December 19, 2018)—Values are increasing for Maine’s single-family existing homes. According to the Maine Listings, the median sales price (MSP) for homes sold in November reached $219,…
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Liberty Consulting, the group the Maine Public Utilities Commission hired to conduct an audit into higher than expected electric bills for Central Maine Power customers at the start of 2018 and…
6.7 percent monthly bill increase
In competitive solicitations concluded Dec. 10, the Maine Public Utilities Commission accepted bids and set new prices for standard offer electricity supply for customers of Central Maine Power (…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has bold plans for new and expanded programs. The Board of Directors and Advisory Council gathered in September for a retreat. Robin Zinchuk,…
The sale of Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor to Lafayette Hotels was finalized the morning of Friday, Nov. 30, according to Ramsey Lafayette. Lafayette Hotels is a family-owned and run group of 26 hotels…
Los Angeles-based Khanlarian Entertainment has optioned Kay Stephens’ 2009 novel, The Ghost Trap, for an independent film.
Stephens’s debut novel tells the story of Jamie Eugley, a…
No New England kitchen should be without one, Westport Island's Art Weber said about his unique, handmade scooper, Maudie’s Super Squash Scooper. He has found a growing market for it.
The…
AUGUSTA (Nov. 21, 2018)— Statewide real estate sales were positive for the kick-off of…
If it’s November, it’s Early Bird sales season. Early bird shoppers have flown to Bath, Wiscasset and Damariscotta this month and on Saturday, Nov. 17 they will be flocking to the Boothbay region…
Living in New York City, Helen Mohney couldn't get to Saturday's Early Bird sale in Wiscasset. But an Instagram she shared that one of the participating businesses, Rock Paper Scissors, sent out…
Twenty-five percent off is a sale so big, some fireworks will be below cost, Big Al's Super Values and Big Al's Fireworks owner Al Cohen said about his stores' early bird sales on everything, from…
Sawyer’s Way Auction Company is pleased to announce auctioneer Jeff Dowdy has joined his wife Jen to become a REALTOR® team with Keller Williams Realty. Jen has served as a licensed REALTOR® since…
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, has been voted “Maine's Best Pet Store” by a Downeast Dog News readers’ poll (October 2018 issue) for the sixth…
Anyone strolling into Sweet Bay this past summer looking for a chat with owner Ken Rayle may have been surprised to find him missing. Likewise, anyone heading to the town dock to people watch or…
Kirsten Ingram recently joined Newcastle Realty as an associate broker.
Ingram said she found the group of brokers at Newcastle Realty to be a supportive, welcoming, and enthusiastic team…
