Dear Editor:

On Sunday, Oct. 6, the 26th National Life Chain will be held across the United States and Canada. Tens of thousands of pro-life people will gather beside main streets to pray…

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On behalf of the people of the Boothbay region, I’d like to say thank you to the members of the Lincoln County Health Board of Trustees. They have done more harm to the Boothbay…

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Upon receiving a letter and a survey from Lincoln Medical Partners, in which both my name and my doctor’s name were incorrect, I called Lincoln Medical Partners to correct the…

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This weekend they will be filming the TV show, “Getting Away Together” featuring the Boothbay region (even though we are still $14,000 shy of the $55,000 needed to fully fund…

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At the age of five our grandson Sam firmly believed God lived in Maine. He knew God lived in heaven and as his mother repeatedly said “Maine is heaven,” that was where God lived…

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I would like to call your attention to the serious and sometimes deadly issue of domestic violence in our…

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I am not a regular contributor to the “Letters to the Editor” but the proposed new TIF district in Boothbay has me so concerned I feel it is necessary to voice my opinions.

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The Regional School Unit 12 board has formed a committee to actively pursue consolidation of the Wiscasset schools. If the RSU 12 board recommends a closure, or a transition…

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I am writing to tell you about a very important group in this community, the Boothbay Region Community Resources or BRCR. This group formed to help people who are in need of…

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If the Lincoln County Healthcare Board of Trustees had any compassion or common sense, they would save St. Andrews Hospital instead of closing it.

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The September 21, 2013 meeting of the Health & Wellness Foundation, “The Task Force,” included a presentation of the legal issues involved in the efforts to stop the closing…

Dear Editor:

Jim Donovan has denied the Health and Wellness Foundation permission to hold a peaceful farewell ceremony for the St Andrews ER in the St. Andrews parking lot on October 1 at 8…

Dear Editor:

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library celebrated a wonderful event on September 14, held at Mine Oyster called The Poetry of Wine.

This was the kick-off event of our 2013/…

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Having read the proposal for the Boothbay TIF district, I strongly encourage everyone to do as the town manager suggested and inform yourselves of this plan. We have to ask:…

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The development plan that Boothbay selectmen have created (without public input) seems to me a huge gamble with the quality of life in the Boothbay area and the pocketbooks of…

Dear Editor:

When my husband and I became involved in the hospital crisis, we did so because we believed strongly in the cause. During the past few months I have heard over and over again…

Dear Editor:

The proposal put forth by Boothbay Elders (as Elders they should know better) is sufficiently broad and vague so as to encourage hijinks down the road.

As a measure…

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To the anonymous person or persons who graciously bought dinner for three uniformed members of the USCG…

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“Let's not politicize this” is a creation of rhetorical genius by the gun manufacturers’ lobby. It does…

Dear Editor:

I have followed the Lincoln County Heathcare proposals and cannot agree with them.

The recent Mark Fourre article, “The nature of emergency medicine” with his memory of a…

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I would like to give my sincere thanks to the St. Andrews Free Bed Fund for all the help they have given me and others over the years.

Medical bills can be overwhelming on…

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Last week’s Register featured on its front page a story headlined “Name changes and drop in costs.”…

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Last night I woke up with a rash on my body. I called St. Andrews Hospital to see if the emergency department was open. It was open.

Living in Boothbay Harbor, it was a…

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This is the time for the Lincoln County Healthcare Board of Trustees to…

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I would like to thank Mr. Coulombe and his landscape design team for finally planting the rest of the roadside trees. That view from the road of the golf course was hideous.…

Dear Editor:

You asked for it so you got it: my slant on the Syrian issue. This may come as a huge surprise to many of…

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Why is it that, on any day of the week, our country can go into another country and get a full-fledged war going before lunch?

But when a fire breaks out in our country,…

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The reality of the closing of 105-year-old St. Andrews really hit home yesterday, while I was picking up my father from the hospital. For years, I’ve been comforted by the…

Dear Editor:

I recently suffered a peanut allergy attack and had to be taken to St. Andrews Hospital by the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service. I suffered the attack at about 8:30 p.m. and…

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I am very concerned about the situation in Syria. I realize that most people do not support involvement. I do. I think it is vital at this time to support President Barack Obama…

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The Boothbay Region Historical Society intends to have a Civil War exhibit consisting of artifacts and documents relating to Boothbay sailors,…

Dear Editor:

I read your newspaper's story of the sailors rescuing the kayakers with great interest and respect for their quick, effective and most assuredly life-saving action.

I…

Dear Editor:

An emphatic “no” to intervention in Syria, and here is why:

1. President Barack Obama is not trusted as a world leader, and that is simply why all three of America's…

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I admit to confusion regarding YMCA Board and member Andrew Morley's response to…

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Seven years ago, I happily returned home to Boothbay Harbor, after being gone for 40 years, to take care of an aging parent. It has been a wonderful opportunity to return to…

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The Brits are at it again!  They are now making a formal inquiry into the death of Princess Diana. There are reasons to believe she was “murdered” the powers-that-be now say.…

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Today (August 29) is my birthday and what a wonderful gift I received from the merchants and citizens of Boothbay Harbor!

Yesterday, my 14-year-old son, Andrew asked me to…

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I've been a summer and short off season visitor to Southport since 1979. I'm “from away” yes, but I know I share a similar perspective on the recent changes to the environment…

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I'm writing in response to the letter by Brian McDonald.

Dear Editor:

Many thanks to Rebuilding Together, and especially to Tom Caron and his helper, for reroofing my…

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As the summer season starts drawing to a close, it's an appropriate time to note thanks from those of us who inhabit the harbor for the services of the town's fine Harbor Master…

Dear Editor:

On August 21, there was a meeting to discuss the possible addition of…

Well done, Molly Hutchins (Letter: “No man is an island”). But here we are.

This did not happen…

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Our Y is one of the finest in the country. The beneficence of Dr. Borsage, Mary Louise Cowan and innumerable others has been magnificent. I cannot find fault with any aspect of…

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I serve as the chairman of the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board and have done so for over the past three years. I also attend numerous selectmen’s meetings and am involved in a…

For 75 years, we have provided assistance to worthy local residents to help them pay their hospital bills. And regardless of what changes occur regarding the status of our local hospital, we plan…

Kudos to the staff, board, and volunteers of the Opera House for an outstanding summer of performances and concerts. Since mid May we have enjoyed more than a dozen shows and have tickets in hand…

Dear Editor:

A standing ovation for yet another summer of great music theater we enjoyed at the…

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I am relieved to announce that the Boothbay Harbor property tax rate will be rising by only four percent or 45 cents per thousand. During these challenging fiscal times, where…

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South Beach on Pratts Island is a beautiful place, with waves rolling toward shore.

Under the rocks is a huge amount of sea…