Damariscotta had a look at its potential future Wednesday, July 29.
Although nothing has yet been decided, the board of selectmen, along with business owners and town officials, met with…
Commerce
In the two months since Vincent and Sally Thibeault went public with their plans for a family entertainment complex on Gardiner Road, the Wiscasset couple have been taking steps toward getting it…
Joe Lane is a multi-generation lobsterman. He said his lobstering ancestors probably date back to when fishermen started fishing for lobsters.
Lane said his father’s family came from England…
Anna Jansen just wants to make bread, and she hopes people will buy it.
A classically trained chef and baker, Jansen graduated first…
The farmers market on the Boothbay Town Common was teeming with fresh vegetables, meats, breads, flowers, cheeses and pretty much everything else edible, healthful or…
For anyone who has been to the Trevett Country Store lately (or maybe ever), the lobster and crabmeat rolls are already well-known.
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The Inn at Cuckold Lighthouse off Southport Island is currently featured on Fodors.com as one of…
There's a new kitchen in town. It’s not in a restaurant, it’s not in a take-out concession stand, and it’s not in someone's home.
This…
For anyone who is in need some pampering and nail maintenance, there's a new spot in the harbor where you can enter with tired aching feet, or nails in need of some…
Steve Reynolds recently opened his new business, Patriot Flooring, in the space previously occupied by Jim's Carpet. Jim Pitcher, owner of Jim’s Carpet, was Steve…
Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty is pleased to announce that Dennis Gleason has joined our Damariscotta real estate brokerage office as a vice president. With offices in Portland,…
The Carmolli family have experienced the sweet taste of success for four decades making fudge and taffy. Dave and Pat Carmolli began Downeast Candies in 1974 almost as an afterthought.
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When Sumner and Pam Price Richards moved to Damariscotta in 1985, they had no clue that they would be starting a business that would survive for 25 years.
"I had an idea to open up an old-…
Lobsterman's Wharf in East Boothbay is under new ownership this summer.
Dan and Eileen Miller bought the business from Bill Murphy in…
When then 20-year-old Keith Wass took over his ex-wife’s uncle’s hot dog stand in Rockland in 1972, he was studying psychology in college.
The owner of the newest branch of Wasses Hot Dogs…
On Aug. 8 and 9 at Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club will hold an event that club president Ed Goud hopes will become an annual one. The half-century-old club will host its…
The Lobster Dock, on the East side of Boothbay Harbor, is celebrating its 15th season in business.
Dawn and Mitch Weiss, originally…
After months of reconstruction and renovations, the Boothbay Harbor Hannaford opened its doors at 7 a.m. on June 13 to hundreds of people hoping to score a gift card…
Talking to Ralph and Elena Smith, you get the feeling they just don't know the meaning of “spare time.”
The Smiths are the owners/…
Nearly all the reaction Vincent Thibeault has read and heard about his and wife Sally Thibeault’s plans for an entertainment complex has been positive.
“It’s very promising,” he said May 13…
Could tenpin bowling be coming to Wiscasset? How about six lanes, along with indoor batting cages, billiards, virtual golf, video gaming, a dance club, an ice cream shop and dining, all in a two-…
“With every ebb tide there brings a wave of change.”
Ian Ronan, 26, and Jie (Jenny) Chan, 22, waxed philosophical as they talked about…
Rachel’s Hair Studio, formerly Rachel’s Shortcuts, has relocated to the Meadow Mall at 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.
After her daughter was born, owner…
James Simmons, a 40-year-old lobsterman from Friendship who had all of his commercial fishing licenses suspended in February for two years by the Department of…
Ames True Value Supply in Wiscasset, Renys of Newcastle, King Eider's Pub/Stone Cove Catering of Bristol, and The Animal House in Damariscotta and Westbrook are four of the 32 finalists for the…
There will be a few changes at the Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor this summer, according to owner Max Ross.
Ross and his wife, Jennifer, have owned the inn and…
Jody Lewis has started a new business.
Lewis is the owner of Jody Lewis Caretaker & Property Maintenance in Boothbay Harbor.
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Approximately 400 people attended a celebration at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Sunday, March 29 to honor community plow and tow truck drivers and essential…
A modest crowd waited at the Boothbay Register newspaper offices as the clock struck 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, to find out which business would be the recipient of the first-ever Cash Mob.…
Tony Bickford, formerly the chef at the Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor, is opening his own restaurant in Wiscasset.
Bickford, who is…
Clay Adams, a 24-year insurance veteran, has joined J. Edward Knight Insurance. Adams’ experience includes 10 years of handling complex insurance claims for major…
Bath Savings Institution’s President & CEO Glenn Hutchinson announced the promotion of two bank employees.
Linda…
Oak Street Provisions is going to have more pies, breads and baked goods to offer their customers. Owner Doug Roberts plans to expand his current operation by connecting a 16- by 18-foot pre-…
Julie Cromwell with Cromwell Coastal Properties in Wiscasset has been awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation by the Seniors Real Estate Specialist Council of…
Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce
On Feb. 24, nearly 30 Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce members gathered at Lincoln County Healthcare’s Miles Hospital conference room to…
Building construction will be completed by summer
There has been a lot of speculation about what is happening at 8 Wharf Street in Boothbay Harbor ever since last June. Back then, Boothbay Harbor Planning Board…
Stacey McLellan was in her restaurant, Capers, on Monday, March 2, when Lori Higgins poked her head in the door and asked if she was open. She didn’t see the “Open”…
Osman Page in Boothbay Harbor, provider of accounting and technology outsourcing services for small businesses and nonprofits, recently announced the addition of two new members to the management…
The First Bancorp recently announced that Tony C. McKim has assumed the responsibilities and title of president and chief executive officer of the company and its…
On Feb. 14, Carrie Koskela saw a black Honda Pilot pulling into the parking lot of the Humane Society Thrift Shop in Boothbay Harbor.
For Koskela, office manager of Lincoln County Animal…
Alison Evans and Chris Fritz have entered their new ceramics business in a contest being offered by FedEx Corp. The global shipping company will award grants, valued at from $5,000 to the grand…
With Radio Shack closings once again making headlines, local franchisee Russell Brackett confirmed that his stores, in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta, will continue operating.
The…
New St. Andrews Village Marketing Manager Bob Drury knew the Village was a good fit from the first time he met staff and residents during the interview process.…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is hosting pastel artist Jan Roberson at The First, N.A. bank, now through March.
Roberson lives nestled in the woods on the shores of Quahog Bay in…
Anyone who has driven into the Boothbay Harbor Hannaford's parking lot lately has noticed that a large part of the lot is closed off to parking.
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After almost 11 months of opening up the ceiling and replacing walls and floor to expose and enhance the beauty of the building they bought last March, Alison Evans and…
Wiscasset Selectmen
Wiscasset Selectmen’s Vice Chairman Ben Rines Jr. on Tuesday night proposed a ballot question to pursue the closure of Wiscasset Municipal Airport. He withdrew the motion after board members and…
Maine Listings, on Dec. 22, reported a 9.85 percent decline in sales of single-family existing homes in November. The median sales price (MSP) dipped 1.43 percent…
Russell Pinkham knows seafood. He's been selling it since the early '80s when his parents opened a wholesale clam business on River Road in Boothbay.
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