Wiscasset

A judge has temporarily blocked the planned demolition of the former CEI headquarters acquired by the Maine Department of Transportation to create a public parking area as part of its $5 million plan to ease traffic congestion in downtown Wiscasset.

A veteran of the retail automotive business and a former restaurant owner, Louis Rylant of Bedford, N.H., has purchased the Sea Basket Restaurant in Wiscasset for an undisclosed price.

It's an impasse in all senses of the word: Wiscasset business owners worried about losing storefront downtown...

The Maine Department of Transportation's project to improve traffic flow and safety on Route 1 through downtown Wiscasset is being cited by Maine Preservation as a threat to the town's historic district.

Le Garage Restaurant, which has served ice cream and chowder in Wiscasset since 1974, will close April 30.

Four Wiscasset Village businesses have filed a complaint and a motion for preliminary injunction in the Lincoln County Superior Court, seeking to stop a Maine Department of Transportation project on Route 1 that Wiscasset voters approved in a nonbinding town referendum vote in June 2016.

QT's Ice Cream Parlor, the Wiscasset homemade ice cream maker known for its roster of 26 flavors including one made from pureed lobster, has found a new home.

Twisted Iron Customs, a Wiscasset-based custom motorcycle and automobile maker, has expanded the brand into the world of barbecue and other casual culinary offerings with the opening of Twisted Iron Grille, a new barbecue stand on Route 1.

Several business owners in Wiscasset are voicing their opposition to a vote by the town's board of selectmen to move ahead with a proposal from the Maine Department of Transportation that eliminates on-street parking from a section of downtown.

The Wiscasset Water District received funding from the USDA Rural Development office totaling $4.3 million for infrastructure upgrades on nearly 13,000 feet of century-old water lines.