The owners of Seacoast Coffee Co. in Wiscasset started a new venture this month — Birches, a coffee shop and market selling coffee, food, and local goods.

Butter Up Cakes, a gluten-free bakery, cafe, and cider bar, will open in Damariscotta this month after two years in Bangor.

The family-run retail and wholesale seafood market in downtown Damariscotta, Fisherman’s Catch, reopened in full swing on Thursday, Dec. 3.

The merger of Damariscotta Bank and Trust into Bangor Savings Bank is official as of Dec. 1, and changes are underway at the bank’s three branches in Lincoln County.

Dwayne West loves to hunt. And he loves the art of breaking down a deer — slicing away the layer of fat, cutting the steaks from the tenderloin, carving the chops from the ribs, working his way carefully around meat damaged by bullets. He recalls learning the trade, how he would have been happy to do the work for free. It’s not surprising that he makes his full-time living managing the meat department at Hannaford in Damariscotta. But it’s this seasonal family business that is his passion.

A pop-up restaurant and bar are open in Edgecomb, offering an option for dinner and drinks on the way to Gardens Aglow at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.

Bliss Skin Care, a salon offering facials, manicures, waxing, and more, has moved to Nobleboro after three years in Damariscotta.

The Newcastle-based online store Citizen Maine is moving into a retail space in Damariscotta, which it plans to open in the spring, and expanding its offerings to include furniture and interior design.

A new business offers Mac and PC sales and service from a space in the Damariscotta Center building, at 157 Main St. in downtown Damariscotta.

The first recreational, or adult-use, cannabis shop in Lincoln County, Coastal Cannabis Co. LLC, opened in Damariscotta on Nov. 9.