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• WATCH: Maine CDC Director provides June 1 COVID-19 update

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 1:45pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The following is the livestream of the Maine CDC press briefing for the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the status of Maine’s tracking, testing and health care situation. The briefing is held Monday through Friday in Augusta.

• Boothbay Cooperative Parish Church re-launch

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 1:45pm

  Pentecost Sunday, May 31 was a huge success! We cleaned, sanitized, opened doors, and prayed for the presence of God and God’s blessing upon all those who would come for worship and those who would choose to stay home and worship there. Despite the masks, soft singing, and distancing, it was a grand time. We’re proud to be in compliance with all safety guidelines resulting from our Governor’s Executive Orders. These guidelines were developed in partnership with the Maine CDC, the Maine Council...

• Buy a brick for the Eastside Waterfront Park

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor will soon have its own Eastside Waterfront Park. A centrally located property at 65 Atlantic Avenue is currently under development for this purpose. This community park will provide green space, free short term boat docking, a splash pad and a small general store. Visitors will have access to expansive views of our beautiful, historic Boothbay Harbor. Located adjacent to the Town Fish Pier, the park also offers a pier dedicated to the working waterfront. Nearby is the famous...

• June 1 update: New COVID-19 recoveries outpace new cases statewide

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, June 1, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,349 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,093 confirmed cases and 256 probable cases. Across the state, 1,586 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 89 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 284. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 52 hospitalized,...
• Obituary

  Charles B. Davidson

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 11:30am

  

  Charles B. Davidson, 89, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on May 22, 2020. He was born on Jan. 21, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to L. Otis and Sarah Davidson. He graduated Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1953, and served in the United States Air Force from 1953 – 1956 where he was a linguist in the Russian language. He then began a career as a reading teacher in Pittsburgh and later in Hicksville, New York. He resided in Pittsburgh, Long Island, New York, and Boothbay...

• BRHS graduation practice commences

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 10:00am

  

  The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 began its first day of marching practice for the June 5 graduation ceremony on Monday morning, June 1. Dean of Students Allan Crocker explained the new format, which has the graduates, wearing face masks, marching into Porter Memorial Gymnasium behind class marshal Colby Babcock and stopping at their socially distanced chairs on the gymnasium floor. Music teacher Mary Miller provided the playing of “Pomp and Circumstance,” the traditional marching...
• Boothbay Region High School

  BRHS Class of 2020 to march June 5

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Members of Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 will march on together at 2 p.m. June 5. Essential staff will accompany the 30 students to keep the gathering to 50 people per Gov. Janet Mills’ orders. Parents, friends and the community will witness the ceremony live via Boothbay Region TV, Channel 1301. Dean of Students Allan Crocker and Principal Tricia Campbell have worked out a schedule for the days leading up to graduation which will bring students and staff together safely to prepare...

• Used Book Store improvising for sales

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 8:00am

  Friends of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library regret that we are still unable to open the Used Book Store for the 2020 season. Our snug old abode does not allow for proper safe distancing, so we are doing some improvising. We will stock the porch with many more recent books and try opening by appointment for single, or family purchasers, a few days per week. So, if you are desperate to stock up for yourself or a friend, please call Ann at 633-7228 or “Sam” at 350-6772, and we will try to get...

• Rotary Club cancels annual auction

  Mon, 06/01/2020 - 7:45am

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club regretfully has decided to cancel the 63rd annual Rotary Auction scheduled for the first Saturday in August. All the tents were ordered, committees formed and our hard working pick-up teams were answering calls and starting to fill the Rotary Barn. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. As reluctant as we are to cancel this fun community supported event, the health and safety of all participants is the first concern of the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. We...

• May 31 update: 43 new statewide COVID-19 cases announced

  Sun, 05/31/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 31, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,325 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,067 confirmed cases and 258 probable cases. Across the state, 1,552 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 89 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 283. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 49 hospitalized,...

• Bryer still contemplating when to fully reopen municipal building

  Sun, 05/31/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Boothbay selectmen will make their first attempt at returning to a normal meeting schedule in the COVID-19 era by meeting June 10 in the municipal building’s conference room. Since March, selectmen have either skipped one of their of bimonthly meetings or met by video conferencing, but town officials are hoping June 10 will be the first board meeting with all five selectmen meeting in the same room since March. Town Manager Dan Bryer is preparing for all five selectmen to meet together on June...

• Signs of optimism at Southport General Store

  Sun, 05/31/2020 - 8:30am

  

  Memorial Day weekend saw some changes at Southport General Store – new signs outside, new furnishings inside. Owners Todd and Barbara Leland of Southport hope the changes will be seen as a nod to the past, a salute to the present, and a signal to the future: The store is here to stay, no matter what the world may throw at it. Two years away from the store’s 140th anniversary, the Lelands are keenly aware of their responsibility to the store’s heritage. “Owning the store is like stewardship,”...

• May 30 update: Lincoln County individual recovers from COVID-19

  Sat, 05/30/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 30, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,282 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 2,025 confirmed cases and 257 probable cases. Across the state, 1,505 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 89 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 272. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 46 hospitalized,...

• Lincoln County Lifesaver program finds East Boothbay woman

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  A Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency search team was a real lifesaver May 27 for an 82-year-old East Boothbay woman. Lincoln County Communications received an emergency call around 11 a.m. from the woman’s husband reporting his wife, who has a cognitive impairment, was missing. The woman is one of four participants in the county’s Project Lifesaver program. In 2018, Lifesaver began as a pilot program to aid public safety officials in locating people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease,...

• UPDATED: Additional Cumberland death raises statewide COVID-19 death toll to 85

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 29, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 85. The individual was a resident of Cumberland County. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. Case County Age Sex 1 Cumberland 80s Male 2 Cumberland 80s Female 3 Cumberland 60s Male 4 Kennebec 80s Female 5 York 80s Female 6 Cumberland 80s Female 7 Cumberland 80s Female 8...

• May 29 update: 2,226 statewide COVID-19 cases

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 29, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,226 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,971 confirmed cases and 255 probable cases. Across the state, 1,458 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 85 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 270. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 53 hospitalized,...

• WMHS graduation moves to Wiscasset Speedway

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Wiscasset School Department announced Friday, Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2020 will graduate at Wiscasset Speedway instead of in the school lot as first announced. The fireworks at the school and the procession though town are still on, according to Principal Charles Lomonte’s letter to seniors, friends and families. “We are honored” and thrilled, Vanessa Jordan said of her and husband Richard’s feelings about having graduation at their speedway on West Alna Road June 11, with a...
• Wiscasset school committee

  Graduation excitement builds; ‘big decisions’ ahead for next Wiscasset school year due to COVID-19

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  From virtual marching practice to fielding parade questions and planning a fun summer break sendoff for elementary school families, Wiscasset’s school department is working toward the school year’s end; and once the state picks a plan for next fall, school districts can start work on that, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood told the school committee May 26. Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte said seniors’ excitement for graduation is “growing ... building and mounting,”...

• Judy Reid retiring from Edgecomb Eddy after 30 years of service

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  As the 2019-20 school year winds to a close, in Edgecomb, it’s more of an end of an era than the end of school. This school year marked the 30th and last one for Administrative Assistant Judy Reid. In February 1990, Reid began her tenure answering a plea from former Edgecomb Eddy School principal Joyce Sirois who lost her secretary midway in the school year. Reid had two kids in kindergarten and first grade at the school. She was a housewife who hadn’t been a member of the workforce in 12 years...

• No candidates for Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor CSD trustees

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:30am

  

  Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Board of Trustees have two seats up for election, one in each town. No one took out nomination papers for either seat. Incumbents Chair Richard Hallinan of Boothbay Harbor and Ashleeann Lowery of Boothbay have said they did not seek reelection, but would serve again if they receive enough write-in votes. “I have told the town office that if I'm written in, I will go another term,” Lowery wrote the board in an email. Hallinan said in a March 4...

• Evans joins Red Cross chapter

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:00am

  

  Nicole Evans has joined the American Red Cross of Northern New England as executive director of the Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter. Evans brings more than 20 years of experience in community impact, development and communications to the role. As the chapter’s executive director, she represents the Red Cross in the community, building partnerships and capacity with the chapter board and other volunteer leaders to help the Red Cross fulfill its mission. “I am honored to be working alongside...

• Maine State Archives offers grants for preservation of archival collections

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and the Maine State Archives have launched the New Century Community Grant Program for the preservation of archival collections. This grant program will provide resources for collecting institutions throughout Maine to care for and improve access to their archival collections. Funding for the grant program comes from the Maine State Cultural Affairs Council and the Maine State Archives. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations are finding...

• Momma mallard leads her brood to the Southport school pond

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 8:15am

  

  A mother mallard led her eight ducklings across the road for a swim in the pond at Southport Central School on Wednesday, May 27. Traffic stopped so the swim party could commence.

• BRES eighth grade drive through graduation June 9

  Fri, 05/29/2020 - 8:00am

  

  On Tuesday, June 9 at 6 p.m., Boothbay Region Elementary School administrators and grades 7-8 staff will hand out promotion certificates to eighth graders who will be in a family car. The cars will drive in front of the school around the bus loop to receive the certificates from staff, then the cars will proceed to the lower parking lot to wait for the Boothbay Harbor Police Department to lead them through downtown Boothbay Harbor for a celebratory parade. Friends, relatives, school staff and...

• Sec. Dunlap clarifies vehicle registrations provision amid COVID-19

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:45pm

  

  AUGUSTA — Secretary Matthew Dunlap has clarified provisions currently in place regarding vehicle registrations, during the statewide emergency closures and reduction in public services due to pandemic precautionary measures, according to a news release. On May 26, Governor Janet Mills signed Executive Order #53-A setting guidelines for vehicle registrations during this state of emergency. According to this order, if a person can register their vehicle through their municipality or Bureau of...

• UPDATED: Three more COVID-19 deaths raise statewide toll to 84

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 28, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 84. The individuals were residents of Cumberland County. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. Case County Age Sex 1 Cumberland 80s Male 2 Cumberland 80s Female 3 Cumberland 60s Male 4 Kennebec 80s Female 5 York 80s Female 6 Cumberland 80s Female 7 Cumberland 80s...

• May 28 update: 2,189 statewide COVID-19 cases

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 28, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,189 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,951 confirmed cases and 228 probable cases. Across the state, 1,402 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 84 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 264. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 58 hospitalized,...

• Maine Judicial Branch releases phased re-opening plan for courts

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:45am

  The Maine Judicial Branch announced May 27 the release of the State of Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Phased Management Plan. The plan creates a five-phased process for reopening Maine Courts and is based on the most recent scientific data available from the Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and stakeholder input. The plan is available on the Judicial Branch website here: https://www.courts.maine.gov/covid19/covid-management-plan.pdf The plan sets out guidelines that must be...

• Deb Frenkel, Tim Simmons reflect on recently sold T&D Variety

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 10:00am

  

  Boothbay’s T&D Variety went to new owners Max and Sage Patel May 18. Deb Frenkel and Tim Simmons said the idea to sell the convenience store and gas station after seven years came a few months ago when they knew they wanted to slow down a bit. “Things happened very quickly. Monday the 11th we were told we would be closing on the Friday the 15th,” said Frenkel. “We actually closed on the 18th on a Monday. It was kind of a whirlwind, less than a week of making it happen.” Frenkel and Simmons...

• Gov. Mills addresses gathering issue for town, school budget meetings

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 9:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — During the May 27 daily COVID-19 briefing in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills addressed the issue of gathering for annual town meetings and school budget meetings this summer. “We’ve been working on additional executive orders regarding elections and public meetings, trying to gauge things as we go,” Mills said. Ultimately, however, Governor Mills hinted annual town meetings this summer will differ than past years. “With the gathering rule in effect [...] we don’t want people to have...

• Adams and Knickerbocker watershed grants available

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 8:45am

  

  What happens in Adams Pond and Knickerbocker Lake watersheds has a big impact on lake water quality. Watershed property owners play an important role in keeping our public water supply lakes healthy and Boothbay Region Water District offers a lake-friendly grant program to help. Human development around lakes results in less forest cover, more hard surfaces and more runoff and contaminants, which can degrade water quality. As water quality declines, algae blooms are more likely — increasing...
• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  July 4 fireworks a no go

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Like many towns and cities in Maine and across the U.S., Boothbay Harbor will put off July 4 fireworks. Following the canceled Windjammer Days by a week, the event would be in the middle of Gov. Janet Mills’ order to keep public gatherings to at most 50 people. Town Manager Julia Latter said restaurants, inns and businesses have been asking what the town is planning to do. She said the fireworks company and barge owner Gerry Gamage are also waiting. “Well, it’s hard not to see an area where...

• Head Tide Dam update

  Thu, 05/28/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Recently, partners from Midcoast Conservancy, the Town of Alna, Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) met onsite at Head Tide Dam. “We have had many inquiries about the alewife return this year: ‘Are they here yet?’ ‘Have you seen any fish?’” says Midcoast Conservancy’s Senior Watershed Restoration Manager Shri Verrill. “We haven’t seen any fish, which means the Head Tide project was successful”, says ASF Vice President Andy Goode, who was looking for alewives with...

• 2020 BRHS graduation banners go up in Boothbay

  Wed, 05/27/2020 - 3:45pm

  

  Boothbay Public Works employees spent Wednesday morning placing graduation banners for the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 on Route 27 on the light posts around the Boothbay Common. Here is a sample of the graduates’ banners

• UPDATED: Two more deaths raise statewide COVID-19 death toll to 81

  Wed, 05/27/2020 - 12:30pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 27, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 81. The individuals were residents of Cumberland County. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. Case County Age Sex 1 Cumberland 80s Male 2 Cumberland 80s Female 3 Cumberland 60s Male 4 Kennebec 80s Female 5 York 80s Female 6 Cumberland 80s Female 7 Cumberland 80s...

• May 27 update: Lincoln County individual recovers from COVID-19

  Wed, 05/27/2020 - 12:15pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,137 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,914 confirmed cases and 223 probable cases. Across the state, 1,357 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 81 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 260. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 59 hospitalized,...

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 05/27/2020 - 11:00am

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live virtual worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 1301 for Spectrum subscribers. Interim Pastor, Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz will preach about growing from dormancy to vibrancy in his Eastertide sermon series, EMERGE. In many of the resurrection stories, Jesus appears to the disciples in closed rooms which is so appropriate to remember during this season of physical...

• Squirrel Island summer may have fewer people

  Wed, 05/27/2020 - 7:15am

  

  There are many things quintessentially Boothbay region, but few more so than a bustling footbridge and packed Squirrel Island parking lot on a balmy July afternoon. That might be a different picture this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic upheaval. Squirrel Island harbormaster and constable Rob Hopkins said as Memorial Day Weekend wanes, the pandemic has clearly affected the small community. And comments from summer residents do not paint a great picture for the upcoming season. “It's very, very...

• Boothbay Harbor police blotter

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 2:00pm

  Boothbay Harbor Police Department made one arrest between April 1 and May 21. On April 11, Officer Tom Chryplewicz arrested Kyle Gornto, 27, of Boothbay Harbor for violating conditions of release. The department responded to the following emergencies: 911 check, 19; animal complaint, seven; administrative, two; alarm, burglar, 12; assist citizen, 45; compliance check inmate, seven; property check, 190; criminal mischief, two; community paramedicine, two; community policing, 11; disabled motor...
• Obituary

  John Lothrop

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 1:45pm

  

  On May 23, 2020, John Lothrop passed away in the arms of his wife and daughter at his home in Newcastle. John was born in 1942 to Reverend Donald and Helena Lothrop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brookline High School, where his passion for running began. John received a degree in social work from Boston University. He and his wife settled in Brooklyn, New York where they raised their family, and John worked as a probation officer for 27 years. During his time working as a...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Two arrests

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 257 calls for service for the period of May 18 to May 26. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,116 calls for service. Summonses Christian S. Ayer, 21, of Harpswell was issued a summons May 21 for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, which occurred in Dresden, by Detective Scott Hayden. Courtney E. Peaslee, 28, of Whitefield was issued a summons May 23 for Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer, on Hilton Road,...
• Obituary

  Rex M. Johnson

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  Rex Mason Johnson, 61, passed away at his home in Alna on May 21, 2020. He was born on June 6, 1958 to Raymond and Janet Johnson in Seattle, Washington. He grew up in the suburb of Bothell, Washington and graduated from Inglemoor High School in 1976. Immediately upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy. He served ten years on active duty and sixteen years as a reservist in VP8 and VP92, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He retained a lifelong respect for the military. While stationed...

• Dam’s repair brings back Wiscasset’s Holbrook’s Pond

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Holbrook’s Pond is back to looking like it’s supposed to and not like an overgrown mud puddle. This wasn’t the case last summer after a small dam gave way threatening the Wiscasset landmark at the junction of Route 1 and Old Bath Road. The dam’s failure caused in part by its age resulted in a rapid drop in the pond’s water level. Its water source is a brook that is partially spring fed. Along with forming the pond, the dam regulates water as its funneled through a cement conduit that passes...

• UPDATED: COVID-19 statewide death toll rises to 79

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 11:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 26, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 79. The individual, a male in his 80s, was a resident of Cumberland County. Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine resulting in deaths. Some information has not been provided by the Maine CDC. Case County Age Sex 1 Cumberland 80s Male 2 Cumberland 80s Female 3 Cumberland 60s Male 4 Kennebec 80s Female 5 York 80s Female 6 Cumberland 80s Female 7...

• May 26 update: 2,109 statewide COVID-19 cases

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 11:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,109 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,894 confirmed cases and 215 probable cases. Across the state, 1,318 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 79 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 258. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 60 hospitalized,...

• Wiscasset eateries adjust to changing rules

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 11:15am

  

  Wiscasset’s eateries are gradually reopening or opening for the season as the state allows, according to interviews and the businesses’ Facebook pages. Red’s Eats is gearing up to open May 30. Co-owner Debbie Gagnon noted multiple safety precautions are now in place and she even has 12 employees who are certified ServSafe. Another counter has been added to have customers further from the ordering window. There will also be plenty of signage encouraging social distancing, and plenty of hand...

• Habitat ReStore reopening June 2

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 8:30am

  Habitat for Humanity’s Topsham ReStore is reopening to the public with new safety precautions in place. As an essential business, we know that there is a high demand for our ReStore merchandise that Habitat wants to continue to make available. In opening to the public we also know that we must strike a balance to ensure that we keep our customers, donors, volunteers, and staff safe. To better serve our customers, the ReStore is offering these shopping opportunities: ReStore shopping by...

• Southport photo project

  Tue, 05/26/2020 - 7:30am

  The Hendricks Hill Museum Photography Committee is collecting photographs on Southport Island from 2020 to document this momentous year – Maine’s 200 th Anniversary and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our way of life on the island. Submissions can be prints or digital images. All should be identified with the photographer’s name, contact information, and a sentence or two describing the image. If submitting digitally, please send to: mrbjtuna@gmail.com If you would like to submit prints...

• Memorial Day 2020: Honoring the fallen

  Mon, 05/25/2020 - 2:15pm

  

  Ceremonies in the Boothbay region on Memorial Day 2020 were called “moving,” “touching” and somewhat “eery,” as the COVID-19 pandemic took away the annual marching of veterans, school bands and scout groups; there was no gun salute, no amplified speeches by clergy honoring the war fallen, and the gathering of onlookers was a mere pittance to what usually turns out. However, a small team of American Legion Post 36 members did perform ceremonies at the Newagen library monument, the Southport...

• May 25 update: 2,074 statewide COVID-19 cases

  Mon, 05/25/2020 - 11:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Today, there are 2,074 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,858 confirmed cases and 216 probable cases. Across the state, 1,290 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 78 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 257. Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 59 hospitalized,...

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