How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset

By: Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 3,605

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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On a crisp afternoon in early April 2026, Richard Davis walked to the end of a boat launch on the Back River, a tidal channel that cuts through Midcoast Maine’s rocky coastline. As the tide swept in, Davis, co-founder of a local group called Protect Wiscasset and an area …

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