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FLAG FOR THE HARBOR. Lieutenant Commander Drummond Boord presents Boothbay Harbor Selectman Linc Sample with a flag that flew over the U.S. base in Balad, Iraq. Boord, who has family and friends in Maine, said that he “felt adopted” by the Harbor while stationed at Balad and was presenting the flag as a gesture to his “hometown.” He and his wife, Lieutenant Commander Angel Boord, are presently stationed in Virginia but own a home in Boothbay Harbor and plan to retire here. The flag and plaque will be displayed in the town’s meeting room. Staff Photo/Sue Mello
CSD Trustees review roof projects at first meeting of school year
By LISA KRISTOFF
Staff Reporter
The first order of business on the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District trustees’ agenda was to welcome new principal Dan Welsh to the meeting.
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Check’s in the mail – to the jail
By CHARLOTTE BOYNTON
Staff Reporter
A payment from the state to the Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset, due on July 1, will be in the mail this week, according to Scott Ferguson, Director of Administrative and Financial Services Corrections Service Center.
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County EMA receives $85,000 in grants
By CHARLOTTE BOYNTON
Staff Reporter
Lincoln County will be getting $85,000 in three Homeland Security grants Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Tim Pellerin announced recently.
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Bon appétit! It’s Restaurant Week
September 19-25
By LISA KRISTOFF
Staff Reporter
The region’s first-ever restaurant week will bring taste-tempting fare your way for $22.09.
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BRHS Homecoming
is next week
The third week of school next week will be Boothbay Region High School’s Homecoming week.
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Offshore wind technologies
meeting in Wiscasset
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Minor injuries in two-car accident
On Thursday, September 3 at 12:25 p.m., a two-vehicle traffic
collision occurred at the intersection of Route 1 and Eddy Road in
Edgecomb. This crash resulted in injuries to all three people
involved.
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Boats and Blooms
discounts: A coastal
combination
Visiting either Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens or Maine Maritime
Museum is a memorable, even life-changing experience. Visiting both
within a day or two of each other offers a whole new perspective on
the world we call Maine, and discounts make the prospect just about
irresistible.
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Westport Island doc
to chair committee By CHARLOTTE BOYNTON Staff Reporter
Westport Island resident Dr. Norma Dreyfus has agreed to chair the
Lincoln County Public Health Emergency Committee to help coordinate
resources throughout the county, Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
Director Tim Pellerin told county commissioners recently.
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Land Trust annual dinner to feature
Damariscove talk Submitted Article
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Cuckolds? Submitted Article
On the first September weekend, deep-sea diver, Richard A. Merrick,
located two cables that once carried electric power from Southport
Island to the Cuckolds Fog Signal & Light Station.
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Artist
extraordinaire By JOE ORCHULLI II Staff Reporter
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Maine State Dolphin Open
to be held this weekend
Lee Stoddard, owner of Dolphin Mini Golf in Boothbay, is hoping for better weather this weekend than what June, July and August gave him.
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Lincoln Arts rides the bus
to see "Carousel" in Monmouth
Submitted Article
Boothbay Harbor’s Lincoln Arts will present its grand season finale, a bus trip to view the beloved musical "Carousel" at the Monmouth Theater, on Saturday, September 26.
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Storm coming to Opera House
Internationally touring Celtic band Gaelic Storm in concert September 17
Submitted Article
It has now been over a decade since Gaelic Storm’s career lifted off with their appearance in the blockbuster film, "Titanic." Since its big-screen debut 10 years ago, the band’s fan base continues to multiply with each new album, turning the one-time pub band into one of the premier touring acts in the Celtic/World music genre.
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Secretary of State Matt Dunlap Announces Order of Questions to Appear on November Ballot
In a brief ceremony in the Office of the Secretary of State, Matt Dunlap drew from a glass vase blank envelopes that contained the final questions for four initiated bills that voters will have the final say on in the upcoming November election.
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Countdown to centrifuge project completion is on
By LISA KRISTOFF
Staff Reporter
The Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Trustees met on September 2 and handled a light agenda.
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Maine ghost gear retrieval and disposal efforts
By LISA KRISTOFF
Staff Reporter
The debate on how detrimental lost fishing and lobster gear is on the ecosystem, and the role it plays in the mortality rate of sea creatures, has been receiving increased coverage as of late.
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Medical funds account for Zak L’Heureux, Jr.
The First has opened a medical funds account for Normand (Zak) L’Heureux, Jr.
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Boothbay Harbor Post Office wins customer service award
The latest Gallop Organization survey of customer service at the U.S. Post Office is out and the northern New England district, comprising Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, along with 87 individual post offices are winners.
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Boothbay Register News September 10, 2009 |
