Congratulations Award Winners!
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated four awardees at our Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner: Patricia Cloutier received the Lifetime Achievement Award; Dave’s Disposal earned the Growth and Development Award; The Garden Club of Wiscasset was honored with the Unsung Hero Award and First National Bank's Wiscasset Branch received the Community Impact Award for their respective contributions to the community.
Thank you to our host for the evening - Chewonki Foundation - and to our "Taste of Wiscasset" catering partners - Back River Bistro, Panacea, D-Zerts by Daphne and Sea Basket. The event in Chewonki’s Chapin Hall also raised over $1,200 for student scholarships through a dessert auction generously donated by local bakers. Our sponsors were: Edward Jones Investments - Matt Crane, Chewonki Foundation, First National Bank, Chewonki Campground and Red’s Eats. Flowers by Water Lily Flowers & Gifts. Thank you to our Annual Dinner Committee: Sara, Sheila, Corrinna, Phaelon, Duane and Brie.
Read more about the awardees and see more photos from the event: Annual Awards on the Chamber Website.
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Welcome Back
National Digital Equity Center
Returning member National Digital Equity Center has launched a new website:
🌐learn.digitalequitycenter.org
NDEC provides free and low-cost digital skills classes, including classes in AI Safety, Microsoft Word & Excel, Google Docs & Sheets, as well as WordPress - primarily online live and on-demand video.
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2026 Regional Guidebooks Available!
We're pretty excited about this year's Wiscasset Regional Guidebook - it reads more like a magazine. Check out features in lodging, restaurants, shopping, exploring and more! Our gratitude to Sara Gross for design, Corrinna Stum for content, Sheila Sawyer, Monique McRae and Mike Costigan for sales.
Wiscasset Regional Guidebook - Digital Copy
Did you miss this year's advertising deadline? Email us to be on the list for next year.
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Wiscasset's 4th of July - Celebrate America's 250th with parade, music, food & more!
Community members are invited to assist with planning for Wiscasset’s Independence Day celebrations. Wiscasset’s July 4th Parade committee has adopted “America The Beautiful” as this year’s theme to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Individuals, businesses, groups and organizations are encouraged to participate. The committee will meet on June 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center. If you are interested in attending please contact Duane Goud, dgoud@wiscassetrec.com.
For more details and to register for the parade by July 3rd:
Learn more and sign up for the parade.
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Tonight! Wiscasset Selectboard Candidate Forum
Tuesday, May 26 at 6:00 PM at Wiscasset Community Center. Hear from candidates Clifford Hendricks, Heather Jones, William Maloney, Cassaundra Rose and Sarah Whitfield.
Co-hosted by WACC and WCC.
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Upcoming Business After Hours Events
Friday, June 19 - Maine Tasting Center ...more details to come!
Wed., May 27 - former Midcoast Conservancy building - POSTPONED. New date TBD.
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Digging Wiscasset - Special Wormfest Promotion Opportunity for Wiscasset Area Businesses
Wiscasset Wormfest returns June 12-14
Wiscasset area businesses are invited to partner with the Wiscasset Area Chamber and Wiscasset Wormfest to promote your business during Wiscasset Wormfest with Wormfest related tie-ins June 11-14. Chamber members get additional coverage, but all businesses and organizations are welcome to participate. Learn more and sign up today!
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Summerland Cove Book Launch Party June 2
at Wiscasset Yacht Club with Fiction Bookshop
Tuesday, June 2 at 6 p.m. at the Wiscasset Yacht Club - join author Ellen Baker to celebrate the release of her new Midcoast-Maine-set HarperCollins novel, Summerland Cove, at an immersive launch party featuring a menu inspired by the novel, a scene brought to life from its pages, signed books available through Fiction Bookshop, and special giveaways. All are welcome.
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Lunch & Learn Series: Digital Accessibility for Communication
An informative series on Digital Accessibility will be held the first Tuesday of the month from 12-1pm via Zoom. Learn tips and tricks to make communications accessible to all who read them.
Sponsored by Maine CITE and Coastal Maine Regional Broadband
Full List of Sessions
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Update Your Hours on Website & Social Media Sites
With the start of the summer season did you remember to update your hours on your website? And your social media sites and sites like Google, yelp and others. Customers are looking!
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Ignore Scam Emails
Members may receive an email purporting to be from the Chamber with an offer to purchase our database of contacts and emails. This is a scam solicitation and should be deleted. We do not share or sell our list.
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Sign Up for the Chamber Member to Member Discount Program today!
Go HERE to find out more about the program and how to sign up - over 15 businesses are on the list - yours could be, too!
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Chamber Calendar of Events
wiscassetchamber.com/events
Visit our calendar to find out what's going on locally. Members are welcome to send us your events!
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New Hope Midcoast Collecting Clothes and Accessories for Annual Summer Sale
New Hope Midcoast, the Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Midcoast Maine, seeks donations of high-quality new and gently used clothing and accessories for our upcoming summer sale. Items may be bagged or in boxes and will be collected through June 30th. Clothes can be for all family members, all seasons, and of all sizes (free of damage, please; no used undergarments, and new only if for children). Accessories include jewelry, footwear, scarves, hats, mittens, gloves, and bags.
Contact Joan at (207) 691-5969 or developmentdirector@newhopemidcoast.org to arrange for drop off. For more information and to see other collection sites throughout our service area, visit newhopemidcoast.org/shop-for-hope.
Save the date for this event July 16-18 at the Flanagan Center in Rockland!
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