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• Remembering the many lives lost to COVID-19

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 7:45pm

  

  Candles lined Wiscasset’s Main Street for Route 1 motorists to see on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and, at 5:30 p.m., the sound of church bells tolling echoed through town. It was a time of remembrance in honor of the lives lost to COVID-19. Similar observances were being held simultaneously nationwide at places of worship and communities large and small. The solemn tributes were in response to a request by the Biden-Harris Inaugural Committee for a “national moment of unity and remembrance.” “We wanted to...

• Thousands of Moderna vaccine doses possibly ruined by temperature change

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 3:45pm

  

  AUGUSTA — A shipment containing 4,400 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that recently arrived in Maine may have to be discarded, according to Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah, speaking during his Jan. 19 afternoon media briefing. The doses may have to be discarded after the doses’ shipping container exceeded the mandated minimum cooling temperature at which the doses must be kept. Maine CDC began fielding notifications late Monday morning, and throughout the rest of the holiday, from...

• COVID-19 vaccinations start Jan. 25 at YMCA

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  Individuals age 70 and up who have an appointment will be the first to be vaccinated at MaineHealth’s Community Vaccination Clinic in Boothbay on Monday, Jan. 25. The appointments will take place at the Marylouise Tandy Cowan Fieldhouse at the Boothbay Region YMCA. The Y has graciously provided the space for the clinic, which will be open on weekdays for several months. “We’re excited to begin vaccinating people over age 70,” said James Donovan, president of LincolnHealth. “There are many...

• WATCH: Maine CDC holds COVID-19 briefing

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 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. Briefings are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, though the schedule is subject to change with minimal notice. Once the livestreams are concluded each day, an archived version of the stream is available on YouTube .

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: Six arrests

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 275 calls for service for the period of Jan. 12 to Jan. 19. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 493 calls for service. Summonses Mark W. Harrison Jr., 38, of Dresden was summonsed Jan. 11 for Domestic Violence Assault, on Cedar Grove Road, Dresden, by Detective Scott Hayden. Matthew S. Sewall, 18, of Damariscotta was summonsed Jan. 12 for Criminal Mischief and Criminal Threatening, on West Side Road,...

• Jon Lewis joins Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 12:30pm

  

  Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation is announcing Jon Lewis, the former director of Maine’s Aquaculture Division, is joining PMFHF’s efforts to protect the ocean. Lewis said, “I am joining this effort because too many aquaculture leases are being approved without the ability to adequately oversee and monitor those leases. Lease applications are growing quickly in both number and acreage requested which is leading to increased conflict along the Maine coastline. We have a gold rush...
• Obituary

  Judith A. Seiders

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 12:15pm

  

  Judith Alice (Benner) Seiders of Whitefield passed away at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor on Jan. 19, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Jan. 10. Judy was born in Bristol on May 28, 1945 and was the daughter of Douglas R. Benner and Alice E. (Plummer) Benner. She graduated from Bristol High School in 1963 where she played basketball and softball. Judy loved sports and thoroughly enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren play. If one of her...

• Refuse district approves buying new grinder

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 11:30am

  Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District unanimously approved spending up to $1,040,000 Jan. 14 to buy a new grinder and pay off the balance of a 20-year bond. In 2006, the district borrowed money to purchase a grinder and construct a new building. The bond still has five years remaining on the term, but the grinder in its current condition either needs extensive repairs or replacement. Trustees reviewed three bids for a new grinder and narrowed their choices to two. The contending bids came...

• Jan. 19 update: Midcoast records seven new COVID-19 cases

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 19, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...

• Church seeks youth leader

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:45am

  The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor is seeking a youth ministry coordinator to organize events, programs, and retreats for Jr. and Sr. High youth. 5 hours/week. Send a cover letter and resume to church administrator, Heather Lorrain, at admin@congochurchbbh.org . If you have any questions please call 633-4757.

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by five

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 19, an additional five COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 519. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female...

• Boothbay Green residents, staff move

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 7:45am

  

  ElderCare Network’s Boothbay Green staff and residents have made a smooth transition to other facilities in the network, said President Dr. Allan S. “Chip” Teel. ElderCare notified the three residents and their families Oct. 23 of the Dec. 22 closure . The residents could choose between facilities in Edgecomb, Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Waldoboro or Round Pond. The locations all had openings due to the risk and logistics of moving people during the pandemic, said Teel. “No one really wanted to...

• ‘Woodchucks’ part of a New York Times feature on wood banks

  Tue, 01/19/2021 - 7:00am

  

  While researching Maine wood banks, the New York Times discovered a volunteer group made up mainly of senior citizens in the Boothbay region. That research led the newspaper known for reporting “All the news fit to print” to the Boothbay Public Works lot on Jan. 16. The research is part of a February feature story about wood banks. At 1 p.m., on a windy and rainy Maine Saturday afternoon, about a dozen Woodchucks were interviewed and photographed by a New York Times news team. The Woodchucks...

• St. Columba’s online services

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 4:45pm

  St. Columba’s Episcopal Church continues to have online services available by going to: stcolumba’ smaine.org/media Other useful links are: facebook.com/stcolumbasmaine On Sunday, Jan. 24, Bishop Thomas Brown will conduct the service by Zoom. For further information go to episcopalmaine.org St. Columba’s continues to serve the community and thanks all who help in this mission. For further information, contact Senior Warden Patty Colhoun at 207-350-9051.
• Obituary

  Deborah L. Mullen

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 2:30pm

  

  Deborah Lee Mullen, 78, died on Jan. 14, 2021 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts. Born on Nov. 1, 1942 in Quincy, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Rita (McKowen) Coolen. She grew up in Enfield, Connecticut and was a graduate of Enfield High School, after which she married the love of her life, Leon Mullen Jr. They transitioned their family to Westfield, Massachusetts and lived there until the late 90s. Deborah was predeceased by her husband...

• St. Giles Jefferson welcoming new Rector Dana Stivers

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  After a year-long search, parishioners at St. Giles Episcopal Church Jefferson will meet their new rector in a Zoom service Sunday, Jan. 24. The Rev. Dana Stivers is “thrilled to join such a loving and caring community where all are welcome.” Rev. Dana will be joining St. Giles after serving several parishes in Connecticut while simultaneously serving as the associate executive director and chaplain of Incarnation Center, America’s oldest Episcopal camp and conference center. Most recently she...

• 2021 tax filing season begins Feb. 12; IRS provides tips for easier filing, speedier refund

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 2:00pm

  

  WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Internal Revenue Service has announced the nation's tax season will start Friday, Feb. 12 when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The Feb. 12 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the Dec. 27 tax law changes that provided a second round of Economic Impact Payments and other benefits, a news release stated. This programming work is critical to...
• Obituary

  Diana D. Breslav

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 1:00pm

  

  Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister and friend, Diana Dorothy Paris Breslav of Tamarac, Florida, passed away peacefully with family on Jan. 8, 2021 at University Hospital in Tamarac, Florida. Diana was born Jan. 17, 1943 in Rochester, New York to Dorothy and Walter Paris. Diana graduated Wheatland-Chili High School in Scottsville, New York in 1960, where she was an active leader participating in the national honor society, planning social events, and as yearbook editor. In 1964, Diana...
• Obituary

  Andrew C. Twaddle

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 11:30am

  

  Andrew Christian Twaddle, 82, died of complications from the COVID-19 virus on Dec. 2, 2020, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 21, 1938, the son of Ruth (Bridenbaugh) Christian and Paul Holmes Twaddle. He was a longtime resident of Columbia, Missouri and East Boothbay, Maine. He spent his early childhood years in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, New York, Newport, Rhode Island, West Hartford...

• Y Arts awarded Excellence in Ensemble Work at Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 11:15am

  

  Y Arts has done it again! Twenty-five of our local youth worked together to create a competition piece for this year's Junior Theater Festival and received high honors winning the award for Excellence in Ensemble Work. This was the tenth year Y Arts has competed at the festival. In years past the team would travel to Atlanta to participate in the weekend of Arts festivities. Due to the pandemic, iTheatrics decided to host the festival in a new online platform, Broadway Unlocked. This gave our...

• Protesters delay elimination of Southport school pond

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 10:30am

  

  A Southport selectboard decision to fill in the pond at Southport Central School drew about 20 protesters to the pond early Monday morning, Jan. 18. Word spread through Facebook, emails and phone calls on Sunday that a construction crew was to show up Monday morning to begin the work of eliminating the pond. In an email to Boothbay Register on Friday afternoon, Selectman Gerry Gamage wrote: “We have decided to fill the pond back in rather than keep spending money digging out the cattails on a...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll increases by three

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 18, an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 514. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female...

• Jan. 18 update: Midcoast records 25 new cases, one new recovery

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 8:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...

• Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce year in review

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 8:00am

  

  It is official, we survived 2020. There is no question it was a trying year for each and every one of us. The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce was amidst a significant self-examination and organizational re-boot when the pandemic hit, forcing us to reassess and re-adapt like everyone else. Thanks to the dedication and commitment of our Board of Directors, the chamber was able to continue serving our members and community when they needed us most. We have enthusiastically moved forward...

• Boothbay Harbor Selectmen meeting Jan. 25

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 7:00am

  The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. The public may join the meeting virtually. See instructions below. The agenda will include: RFB-Broadband, personnel policy adoption, COVID-19 discussion, and Atlantic Avenue sidewalk discussion. The board intends to consider widening a portion of Atlantic Avenue for the purpose of adding sidewalks. The portion to be widened would extend along the westerly side of Atlantic Avenue from the footbridge to Fishermen’s...
• Obituary

  Robert W. Cochran

  Sun, 01/17/2021 - 9:00am

  

  Robert W. Cochran I, with his loving family by his side, peacefully ran out of runway at his home in Winthrop, Maine, on Jan. 8, 2021. He was 87. The youngest of four children, he was born in the township of Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Donald and Olive Cochran. After graduating from Colestock High School in Titusville, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, serving in Fleet Air Squadron Six V-10. After fulfilling assignments in Morocco and...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll increases by four

  Sun, 01/17/2021 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 17, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 511. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female...

• Jan. 17 update: Midcoast records 14 new cases, one new recovery

  Sun, 01/17/2021 - 8:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 17, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...

• Chamber welcomes 2 new businesses

  Sat, 01/16/2021 - 8:45am

  

  Atlantic Edge has opened its next chapter. Married couple Nick and Kristin Page and Nick’s brother Andy Page are the new owners of the longstanding Boothbay Harbor business at the town’s fish pier on Atlantic Avenue. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce welcomed them and a new Boothbay business Jan. 15 with ribbon cutting ceremonies. Harbor Nutrition on Route 27 in Boothbay is co-owned by Paige McLellan and Kimberly Gordon. The Page family has a long history as lobstermen. They have sold...

• Jan. 16 update: Midcoast adds 26 new cases, three new recoveries

  Sat, 01/16/2021 - 8:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll increases by 30

  Sat, 01/16/2021 - 8:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 16, an additional 30 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 507. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female 10...

• AARP state scam alerts: Scam map

  Sat, 01/16/2021 - 7:00am

  

  Scammers make their living by keeping up their ploys day in and day out. Often, they aren’t solo con acts but are part of a large criminal enterprise scheming to fund illegal activity, from child trafficking to terrorism. And often, our reaction to hearing about a scam is to shake our heads and not understand how someone could “fall for it”. Once we know, though, that these are sophisticated criminal enterprises, and that the money they steal funds deeply troubling criminal activity, we could...

• ZIP code COVID-19 case data: Lincoln County

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 2:45pm

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has released COVID-19 confirmed and probable case data by ZIP code. With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all individuals in Maine — resident or not — to abide by all established COVID-19 guidelines whether cases are within their particular ZIP code. Do not rely solely on ZIP Code data when making decisions on what you should or should not do amid the pandemic, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Oct. 28, during a COVID-19 update briefing. “While...

• Maine Boatbuilders Show to return in 2021

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 1:45pm

  

  We like boats more than we have good sense and want everyone to share that passion. Every March at the equinox, since 1987, the Maine Boatbuilders Show has been on the minds and calendars of the marine industry in New England. Portland Yacht Services opened its doors to those who found the art and craft of messing around in boats a consuming passion. We have been tangled up by moving and didn't have the facility to host the Show in Portland. We have built a beautiful new campus. The “pandemic...
• Boothbay Harbor Planning Board

  Langlois, Dickinson to open Oak Street tea and shake shop

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 11:30am

  

  Kourtnee Langlois and mother-in-law Laurie Dickinson will open a “nutritional shake and energizing tea shop” in the yellow building at 43 Oak St. by early April. The Boothbay Harbor planning board approved the site plan application Jan. 14. “It's going to be like a grab-and-go style place … on your way to work, a quick meal for the waitresses in town to be able to grab something between shifts,” Langlois said to the board. “We're not looking to have a sit-down restaurant or anything like that...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll increases by 16

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 15, an additional 16 COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 477. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female 10...

• Jan. 15 update: Midcoast records 29 new COVID-19 cases

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 15, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...
• BRHS Project Graduation

  Take a chance and win a piece of history

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 7:30am

  

  Larry Brown of East Boothbay has donated a beautiful bench, made from the Boothbay Region High School bleachers which were in place for 60 years, as a raffle prize for the BRHS Class of 2021 Project Graduation. Brown has donated a few of these benches, and also handed out plaques made from the bleacher wood by his friend, Jim Roberge of Greene. A total of 200 raffle tickets at $20 each are being sold by members of the BRHS senior class and at Bath Savings in Boothbay Harbor. The bench, 4 feet,...

• Enjoying family outdoor adventures with UMaine Extension 4-H, community partners

  Fri, 01/15/2021 - 7:00am

  

  University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is partnering with the Maine Primitive Skills School and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to offer a new monthly outdoor educational series for families with youth ages 7–18. “ Outdoor Family Adventures ” is for those interested in learning more about Maine’s ecology, observing birds and their habitats, responsible fire building, and safely spending time in the Maine outdoors. Programs will be held from 3–5 p.m. Jan. 31, Feb. 28, March 28 and April 25...

• Boothbay Region COVID-19 help resources

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 2:15pm

  

  FOOD RESOURCES AOS 98: School Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with curbside pickup at Main Entrance: Boothbay Region Elementary School Southport Central School Edgecomb Eddy School Boothbay Region YMCA Student Curbside Grab & Go Meals Stephanie Tucker 633-2855 Monday-Friday 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boothbay Region Food Pantry Fleet Davies 350-2962 Fridays 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Delivery available, call ahead Updates provided on Facebook page Boothbay Rides...

• BRYMCA will host COVID-19 vaccinations

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 1:30pm

  

  COVID-19 vaccinations are on the way to the Boothbay region as part of Gov. Janet Mills’ updated Phase 1A and 1B of her vaccination plan. Residents identified as being “at-risk” to COVID-19 and age 70 or older will be eligible to schedule appointments for the inoculation. On Jan. 14, LincolnHealth spokesman John Martins confirmed the hospital would use the BRYMCA field house as a clinic. He is not sure when vaccinations would begin or when vaccines would arrive. “So many of the details are...

• Tonight’s BRHS basketball games rescheduled

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:15pm

  

  Allan Crocker, Boothbay Region High School athletic director, has announced that tonight’s basketball games at BRHS (girls) and at Winthrop (boys) have been postponed and have been rescheduled back to their original scheduled dates of Feb. 4.

• DMR will be holding virtual Vibrio training sessions in 2021

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:15am

  2021 Vibrio training is required for harvesters and dealers who harvest or buy oysters or hard clams directly from the Damariscotta River, New Meadows Lakes and the upper Sheepscot River. Please note that a regulation change is being proposed that will include the Nonesuch and Scarborough Rivers as well as Spinney Creek to the Vibrio Control Plan (Chapter 115). This change will likely be effective in early March so DMR strongly recommends harvesters and dealers who harvest or...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by eight

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 8:45am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 14, an additional eight COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 461. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female...

• Jan. 14 update: Midcoast adds 16 new cases, one new recovery

  Thu, 01/14/2021 - 8:30am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 14, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...
• Obituary

  Gary Lewis

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 1:15pm

  

  Gary Lewis of Gardiner passed away Jan. 9, 2021 at Glenridge Rehab Center in Augusta, Maine after a long illness of dementia. Gary was born in Wiscasset, the son of Dorothy and John Lewis, now both deceased. He graduated from Wiscasset High School and attended University of Maine and Central Maine Institute. He retired from Bath Iron Works after many years as a contract manager. Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, all sports (especially the Red Sox and the Patriots), golfing and bowling...

• Barters Island fire deemed accidental

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:15am

  Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford said this week, the Dec. 31 fire in an apartment at 21 West Side Road, Barters Island, Boothbay was accidental. Spofford said the fire started around a cook stove, according to an insurance adjuster. The Maine Office of State Fire Marshal did not send an investigator, said Spofford.

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:00am

  

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 7 or 1301 for Spectrum subscribers. Please join us for the second week of the Epiphany Worship Series, God is Holding Your Life: A Journey of Assurance for the New Year. We can swing between disappointment, helplessness, and gratitude on a daily basis. There are also seasons of our lives when we feel inundated with more...

• Jan. 13 update: Midcoast records 25 new cases, one new recovery

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 8:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Jan. 13, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine. Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. The below data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. “Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the...

• Maine’s COVID-19 death toll rises by four

  Wed, 01/13/2021 - 8:15am

  

  AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Jan. 13, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 453. 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 Cumberland 70s Male 9 Cumberland 80s Female...

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