TIMES RECORD • May 13, 2025
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust in Damariscotta has closed on the purchase of its largest independent acquisition to date in Newcastle. The 270-acre Deer Meadow Brook Preserve is part of a block of nearly 4,700 acres of undeveloped wildlife habitat along Deer Meadow Brook. Located on West Hamlet Road, the Rugman family property extends from the shore of Damariscotta Lake at State Route 215 (Pond Road) to Deer Meadow Brook, where it includes over 1,600 feet of stream frontage. Deer Meadow Brook flows into Marsh River and eventually into the Sheepscot River. The forested corridor to either side of the brook represents the largest undeveloped block of land in Newcastle.