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Wiscasset Early Bird: Two Margots, some chai and ‘the uniform’

Lottery for scallop licences closes Nov. 8

AUGUSTA —The Maine Department of Marine Resources announces the opening of two license lotteries: one for scallop drag licenses and one for scallop dive licenses. Based on licenses retired in 2018,...
Wiscasset businesses to welcome early birds Saturday

Wiscasset merchants will open early on Saturday, Nov. 9 for the Early Bird Sale. But it is the early birds who come to shop who will get the worm – or at least a substantial discount – by foregoing a...
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Gray area creates nightmare for Whitefield hemp farmers

At Uncas Farm in Whitefield, farmers Teryn and Ben Marcus looked forward to a new cash crop this fall, only to be caught up in a nightmare scenario involving the intersection of newly legal hemp...
Nathan’s Wellness Pharmacy & Apothecary opens

Nathan's Wellness Pharmacy & Apothecary has opened in Boothbay Harbor, at the Meadow Mall, in the last available space next to Ice Cream Factory on the left and Key Bank on the right. Andrew K....
Bath Antique Show and Sale opens Nov. 10

The Bath Antique Sale, a monthly antiques marketplace in Midcoast Maine, will open its 2019-20 season on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Bath Middle School at 6 Old Brunswick Road in Bath, Maine. This sale...
Winter tours at Bigelow

Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay is pleased to offer weekly public tours during the Boothbay Lights season. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Nov. 7 through Dec. 19 (except for...
Hodgdon Yachts launches new super-yacht tender

Hodgdon Yachts launched a brand new 8-meter tender on Monday, Oct. 27 at the Hodgdon Yacht Services yard in Southport. The boat’s styling and Naval architecture is by a French design team, while the...
Half-price sale at Skidompha Book Shop Nov. 2

Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 2, with a half-price sale all day on everything in the shop. According to...
Rotary Club loans original Bowdoin half model to Windjammer Emporium

Windjammer Emporium in Boothbay Harbor has a new item in its growing collection of artifacts historic to Boothbay region shipbuilding. The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor has loaned the original half...
Maine home sales and value up in September

Consumer confidence bolstered sales of single-family existing homes in Maine last month. The Maine Association of REALTORS® released statistics Tuesday showing a 11.01 percent jump in sales during...
Coastal Shipping moves to Edgecomb

The decision to move Coastal Shipping from Boothbay Harbor to Edgecomb was not made lightly by owners Mike and Jennifer Elkins. “Coastal Shipping has been in the harbor for more than 20 years,” Mike...
Chamber to host Business After Hours for H.T. Winters Company

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is delighted to host a Business After Hours for Chamber member, H.T. Winters Company. The event will take place at H.T. Winter’s Showroom located at 289...
Genesis Fund directors announce leadership transition

The Genesis Fund announced this week that Bill Floyd will step down from his position as executive director at the end of December, after leading the organization for 12 years. Bill has overseen a...
Researchers leverage new grant to benefit climate, cows

A new $3 million grant will support the efforts of New England scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle – the largest human-caused source of this potent greenhouse gas. Bigelow Laboratory for...