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Join Jim Parmentier for his program at Wiscasset Public Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 as he presents “Reconstructing the 1607 ship Virginia.” In 1607, English colonists settled at the mouth of the Kennebec River in what is now Phippsburg...

After years of pressure on the shipbreaking sector and specifically in emerging countries such as Bangladesh, the industry is marking a milestone with...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although the Port of Green Bay shipping season has recently come to a close, officials want Green Bay area residents to g...

Main Street Bath, a non-profit that partners to promote and preserve historic downtown Bath, is bringing back Bath’s Winterfest for a second time, Feb. 10-11. Sparked by the desire to bring some light into the dark season of the year, Winterfest aims to bring joy and laughter to all ages, according to Main Street Bath. […]

The Virginia the Popham Colony built in 1607, with Maine wood and the iron, ropes and sails the colonists brought over from England, was pretty much a UPS truck, created, like the colony, to make money, Rob Stevens explained. The Woolwich...

Nonprofit organizations in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Community Building Grant Program. The grant program invests in local projects and organizations that help build...

Members of the Maine’s First Ship group have spent more than 20 years researching the first ocean-going vessel built by Europeans in North America. Last summer plans became reality when, after years in construction, a replica of the Virginia of Sagadahoc was launched in Bath, according to a news release from Bob McIntire, Row House […]

From sewer needs, would-be waterfront and Whites Island projects, the ash ponds cleanup, Wawenock block repairs and Optimus Senior Housing, to the first James Weldon Johnson Day, Wiscasset rallying for a teacher’s child who had a stroke, the airport...

Having 3 words as the lens I look through daily has simplified decision making and improved forward motion on all projects I choose to participate in.

The Maine’s First Ship vessel, the Virginia, sailed from Bath to Wiscasset Monday, arriving at the town dock in early afternoon, participants said. Selectmen on Sept. 6 agreed to rent out a float at the recreational pier for the vessel to...