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Over the past several years school leadership has spent time at each of their meetings to convince themselves and taxpayers that our schools need repair. They do. We all agree…

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At the Jan. 13, 2020 Boothbay Harbor Selectboard meeting, after several rounds of board and public input, Baker Design Consultants shared a footbridge concept with a…

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There seems to be a good bit of noise concerning the upcoming vote on the high school ballot initiative and that is what it is, noise—not facts.

While nobody wants…

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Do you have a family member or dear friend who is struggling with cognitive decline, memory loss and the ability to perform everyday tasks? Are you the descendant of a parent/…

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I had the pleasure of attending two unifying community events over the past few weeks. The homecoming parade/bonfire and the groundbreaking for the Center for Ocean Education…

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I believe that the referendum questions about the schools in this coming election will have significant implications for the future or our communities. I am a resident of…

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It is with much appreciation that Friends of the Library Directors wish to thank the following organizations for their support of the Booktober Fest, all proceeds which benefit…

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Bond Question One, Repair and Upgrade K – 8 buildings. This bond issue would borrow up to $28.8 million dollars. Much of this is the result of deferred upgrades or repairs.…

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There is a lot misinformation circulating regarding the potential high school project and possible alternatives. Here are the facts:

Enrollment Trends…

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In the Oct. 5 issue of the Register is a great article about our local Opera House by Lisa Kristoff. I always enjoy her articles and her enthusiasm for the arts. She knows her…

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Will replacing Central Maine Power and Versant Power with Pine Tree Power, a Maine consumer-owned and operated electric utility, lower our monthly bills and accelerate our…

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Twenty-two years ago, I opened the Yellow Pages (yes! there was actually a book with Yellow Pages where you could find all the local business listings). I called the first…

The funding of the new school/renovation project is not a right/wrong or black/white issue. It should be entered in thoughtfully and circumspectly. One response from those…

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Preparations have started for our third annual A Very Southport Halloween. Now that the countdown has begun, I feel compelled to share the motivation…

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Do you know the executive director of the parent company of CMP? Or the chief executive of that company? The executive director is José Ignacio Sanchez Galan. The chief…

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I, too, listened to the long-range planning meeting for the school last week. The members of the various town boards and school boards were not timid, but simply being honest…

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The Southport Island Quilters would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who responded to the wonderful article written by the…

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We’ve all seen a lot of time and money wasted on a proposed expensive construction project that may actually stand in the way of longer-term education solutions for all area…

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Saturday, Sept. 23, two trucks pulled into my driveway loaded with landscaping gear and a team of volunteers. They came to do a fall cleanup and prepare my yard for winter.…

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My sincere congratulations to the East Boothbay Methodist Church scholarship committee for awarding to Alex Antoine a scholarship to attend York County Community College. This…

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On Sept. 9, my family and I went on the…

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If you are not from the Boothbay region, you may have never heard about our small community and how it rallies around one of own in need. On Aug. 27 if you were driving by the…

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Over the past two years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe first hand the talent and dedication of our school staff throughout AOS 98 and the incredible generosity of…

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It seems you can’t drive anywhere this summer without being held up by a lane closure for bucket trucks and utility work.

Could the upcoming ballot Question 3, to…

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I would ask your readers to consider the name of Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani…

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In discussing the potential cost of a new high school, one fact has been largely ignored: There are simply not enough high school students in the Boothbay Region public school…

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It’s wonderful that the Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor select boards have agreed to meet with school leadership and interested people to review other options for our local CSD…

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As a senior citizen taxpayer in Boothbay, I urge the public to attend the school hearings being held in Boothbay Harbor Oct. 25 and in Boothbay Oct. 26.

We are being…

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As a member of the Rotary Club I want to thank my friend Hazen Smith for taking our visiting Rotarians from Barcelona, Spain out lobstering on his fishing boat, Jenny…

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I wanted to share my personal experience that might shed a different light on the late term abortion debate. On June 7, 1976 my husband and I gave birth to a full-term baby. As…

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Research suggests high schools between 400-500 are the most successful. They can maintain their intentional culture and a coherent curriculum.

“High school is often a…

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A recent letter to the editor by Denise Griffin raised two big issues, both of which are unfortunately either misleading or inaccurate. Her statements about “ subsidizing”…

The Boothbay selectmen placed obstacles in the path of a solar farm that has been approved by the Boothbay planning board, first by charging a $39,204 permit fee,…

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Our village post office was recently closed and boxes moved to Boothbay Harbor, purportedly because the previous building at the marina was deemed unsafe.
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The Fishermen's Memorial,  "Oars At Rest," on Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor was placed on a parcel of land given to the Boothbay Region Fishermen's Association by the late…

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I get it!

Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor vote to spend $89 million to build a school so that young families will be attracted to the region, but because the cost will be…

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Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor CSD school board members and trustees have recommended that we move forward with elementary school renovations and a new high school building at a…

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I know I’m not the person to be writing this letter to the editor: first, I am from away so my opinion doesn’t count; second, I’m a crackpot artist (i.e. I paint neither Maine…

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I want to encourage the Register to publish a thorough summary of the most important details that voters will need to consider before the Nov. 7, 2023, vote on a new bond…

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Oakley Alexander, our  5-year old cat, was lost in one of our recent severe thunder storms in the Lakeside Drive area of the Harbor. He is an 18-pound part  Maine Coon and has…

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Joel Morley’s letter in last week’s paper made a very big statement as to how our elected official do not listen to what their constituents want. They vote the party line. In…