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• Lincoln Medical Partners welcomes pediatrician

  Sat, 10/19/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Lincoln Medical Partners is pleased to welcome Melissa Keeport, MD to its Damariscotta practice. Dr. Keeport, a pediatrician, will provide care to children up to age 18. Dr. Keeport earned a bachelor of arts in political science at the University of California-Berkeley and a master in Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. She completed her pre-medical studies at Harvard University and earned her medical doctorate at the Tulane University School of Medicine. Prior to...

• Lincoln County releases latest roads update post nor’easter

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 6:45pm

  Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released an updated list of post-nor'easter road issues Friday evening. The list is attached.

• Boothbay Planning board again denies deck add-on

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  The old adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” may be wearing a little thin for a New Vineyard couple seeking an addition to their Murray Hill Road summer home. Marcia Rowland and Suzanne Adams were denied a building permit for a second time Oct. 16 for a home expansion project. The couple sought a permit on May 15 to add a deck to their house’s east side. But the planning board ruled there wasn’t enough buildable area. The house is a non-conforming property in general residence...
• Obituary

  Robert J. Lord

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 11:00am

  Robert James “Bob” Lord, 64, of Portland, Maine and formerly of Rockland, passed away Sept. 27, 2019 at Sussman House, Rockland surrounded by close friends and family. He was born Aug. 21, 1955 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of the late Richard S. Lord Sr. and Pauline A. Allen Lord of Rockland. Bob attended Rockland District High School and South Portland High School where he relocated. He enjoyed the outdoors, spending time by the ocean, and working on his collection of cars. Most important to...

• Post-storm roads update for Lincoln County

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 7:15pm

  Shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency released the attached list on issues with roads around the county following Thursday’s nor’easter. The email from EMA Director Casey Stevens cautioned, the list “may not be 100% accurate.”

• Genesis Fund directors announce leadership transition

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  The Genesis Fund announced this week that Bill Floyd will step down from his position as executive director at the end of December, after leading the organization for 12 years. Bill has overseen a notable period of growth for the Genesis Fund, as the organization increased capital assets from $4M to $25M and transformed into a truly statewide organization. Founded in Lincoln County in 1992, the Genesis Fund is a mission-driven lender dedicated to supporting the development of affordable housing...
• Obituary

  Angela Eastman-Brewer

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 11:15am

  

  Angela Eastman-Brewer, 48, passed away on Oct. 7, 2019. She was born April 1, 1971 to Archie Wilmont Brewer and Constance Elaine (Shuman) Brewer of Wiscasset. She was a 1989 graduate of Wiscasset High School. She worked at Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta for 15 years as a CRMA/assistant manager assisting the elderly. She enjoyed providing care to the elderly residents who lived there. Angela loved spending time with her family and friends. She was kind-hearted and always enjoyed helping others...

• Join the BRHS Boosters Club!

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 11:00am

  

  The Boothbay Region High School Boosters Club is looking for volunteers to join our group. The purpose of the Boosters Club is to support the sports teams. We are a nonprofit organization comprised solely of volunteers. We offer a variety of ways people can lend a hand and encourage everyone to participate whether in concessions sales or event planning. Through the donations of both time and finances, over the past three to four years, we have been able to provide the following: $5,000 towards...
• Boothbay Harbor selectmen

  Permanent cameras possible at meetings

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Boothbay Region TV Station Manager Cody Mitchell proposed to Boothbay Harbor selectmen a two-camera live video and streaming system. Selectman Ken Fitch renewed interest in the idea after several residents said they tune into meeting broadcasts. Mitchell's proposal would cost $10,919 including a live video production system, two cameras, a remote controller, video monitor, pickup microphones, audio mixer, network switch, power supply, cables, mounts and racks. BRTV would install it at $20 per...

• BRHS open house postponed

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 10:15am

  Due to the widespread power outages in the region, tonight’s scheduled open house at Boothbay Region High School has been postponed to a date to be announced, according to Allan Crocker of BRHS.

• UPDATED: Over 156,000 CMP customers still without power in state

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 10:00am

  

  Updated: As of 10: 47 a.m., over 156,000 Mainers are still without power due to the overnight rain and wind storm which brought down power lines, trees and more, according to Central Maine Power’s website. In Lincoln County, over 16,000 CMP customers were still without power. In Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb, 3,738 customers were without power, with Boothbay leading the way with 2,438 out. Fire departments were out early clearing some roads and closing off...

• Library announces changes to Halloween parade route

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Since the local Halloween parade’s inception, participants have gathered at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library prior to their trek up Townsend Avenue. But this year, library officials announced a slightly altered parade route. Over 500 expected participants will still gather at the library around 3 p.m. before proceeding up Townsend Avenue’s sidewalk an hour later. The change occurs after participants complete the route at Union Street. As participants proceed back, they will walk in a special...

• Morris Farm supper, silent auction Nov. 2

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:15am

  Join the Morris Farm for a silent auction and baked bean supper on Saturday, Nov. 2. The Morris Farm Trust Board of Directors will be busy preparing baked beans, hot dogs, salads, and brown bread for all to enjoy. Desserts and soft drinks will also be provided and you are offered the option of BYOB. This “Saturday Night” special will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. and is by donation only. The silent auction will open for bidding promptly at 5 p.m. Hand-crafted items, gift baskets and gift...

• Researchers leverage new grant to benefit climate, cows

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:00am

  

  A new $3 million grant will support the efforts of New England scientists to reduce methane emission by cattle – the largest human-caused source of this potent greenhouse gas. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has spent the last two years developing tools to evaluate potential algae-based supplements that might have the desired effect, and it will now lead a collaborative effort to test for the most promising Maine seaweeds. “This is some of the most exciting research I’ve been a part of,”...

• Pownalborough Court House offers eery evening tour Oct. 19

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:00pm

  The stewardship committee of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden invites the public to a special Voices from the Past tour on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Will you meet a ghost? The public is invited for a night of historical spooks. There will be plenty of hot cider, cookies and scares. Admission is $5 for adults; children 12 and under are free. The Pownalborough Court house, built in 1761, was in use as a court house through the Revolutionary War. The house museum is...

• Coastal Senior College presents October Maine bicentennial events

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Join your friends and neighbors to learn more about Maine’s history and culture as CSC continues its Maine Bicentennial offerings this month with two must-see illustrated presentations, both free and open to the public. On Oct. 28, “Maine State Museum Director” and “A Story of Maine in 112 Objects” author Bernard Fishman presents Historic Maine in 3-D from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. with time for questions afterward, at the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta. On Oct. 29 at the Camden Public Library...

• Maine Honor Flight taking three local vets to DC

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Three local veterans will join 41 others in traveling to our nation’s capital for a weekend to remember. On Oct. 25, Richard “Dick” Elliott, Merlin “Cush” Gray and Arthur Richardson will be the latest local vets to travel to Washington, D.C. as part of Honor Flight Maine. In 2014, the non-profit organization began honoring Maine’s military veterans with an opportunity to remember and reflect their service by visiting war memorials during a Washington, D.C. weekend visit. Richardson served four...

• Harbor Peer and Wellness Center’s Keith Arvanitis revamps programming

  Wed, 10/16/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Harbor Peer and Wellness Center has undergone changes in recent months, but the addiction support center is still alive and well. Keith Arvanitis has been the program coordinator since July and has been working diligently to return some of the region’s much needed programming to the center’s schedule. “It's been a slow transition, but as the weeks are coming, we're getting busier,” said Arvanitis. “That's a good thing.” The center is trying to create more engagement and events for more people...

• Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office: 11 accidents

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 2:30pm

  Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 252 calls for service Oct. 8 through Oct. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 11,595 calls for service. Summonses A 15-year-old male juvenile from Alna was issued summonses Oct. 12 for Operating Vehicle without License and Theft by Unauthorized Use of Property, in Boothbay, by Deputy Chase Bosse. Arrests Elisabeth Kershaw, 64, of Rockland was arrested Oct. 9 on two warrants from Rockland District...
• Lincoln County Commissioners

  Sheriff: Jail funding focus of statehouse meetings

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett said Tuesday, an Oct. 22 meeting at the statehouse, preceded by a meeting with Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty, will focus on jail funding. The counties are concerned about the state’s new sentencing guideline that lets inmates be held in county jails for two consecutive nine-month sentences, plus another six months, without the state saying how it will be funded. The change is so counties have better programming than the state...

• Tall ships for Bicentennial WJD

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  The 58th annual Windjammer Days (WJD) Festival, June 21-27, is happening during Maine’s bicentennial, and the Friends of WJD are planning a festival full to the gunwales, starting with the return (after 15 years) of the Victory Chimes , that gorgeous three-masted schooner! The Victory Chimes is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, and the last surviving Chesapeake Ram schooner. The Oct. 8 Friends of Windjammer Days meeting was primarily about bringing more ships to Boothbay...
• Boothbay Harbor Select Board

  Finalists for town manager position announced

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 11:15am

  The Boothbay Harbor Select Board has announced the finalists for the position of town manager. The finalists, Julia Latter and Robert Peabody Jr., were selected from a field of 25 applicants in a national search. Latter is a Maine native who grew up in Boothbay Harbor and is living in the community. She has an associate’s degree in applied science from Andover College. Latter has worked for the town of Boothbay Harbor for 22 years and is currently acting town manager and finance officer/human...

• Doing the right thing the right way

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:45am

  

  The meeting room at Boothbay Harbor’s Congregational Church was packed Saturday, Oct. 12 for the first public meeting of the proposed Boothbay Harbor Housing project on Middle Road, Boothbay Harbor. Leading the informational session was committee chair and Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer. The property Boothbay Harbor Housing hopes to develop is 24 acres. Bryer explained to attendees – some potential housing applicants, some abutters and other concerned community members – a nonprofit is being...
• Obituary

  Eleanor Taylor

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:45am

  

  On the evening of Oct. 9, 2019, Eleanor Taylor passed away peacefully at home after a short illness. Ellie was born to Paul and Sophie Paoletti on June 28, 1935. She grew up in Terryville, Connecticut with her sisters Rosemary and Sandra. After graduating from Terryville High School, Ellie took a job with Bell Telephone Company as an operator. She married USMC Msgt. Richard Duprey and to that union were born Rick and Paula. Through the years Ellie was employed by the Farmington answering...

• BRHS students seek community service projects

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:15am

  For a student to graduate from Boothbay Region High School, they are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service during their four years at BRHS. Anyone that has a community service opportunity should contact Allan Crocker at BRHS at 633-2421.
• Obituary

  Marjorie J. Hawkes

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 9:45am

  

  Marjorie Jean Rogers Hawkes of Bath, went to meet the love of her life, Edward, on Oct. 8, 2019 at their final destination. Born May 5, 1930 to Parker and Eleanor Morse Rogers, she enjoyed her childhood between the family farm on the Clifford Road and later in the Winnegance section of Phippsburg. She attended school in Phippsburg and graduate from Morse High School in the Class of 1948. As a young lady she worked at Holland Hunt Jewelry Store on Front Street in Bath. On June 12, 1948 she...
• Obituary

  Roger E. Cowley Jr.

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 9:00am

  Roger E. Cowley Jr., Lt. Commander USCG (Ret.), 83, of Wakefield, Rhode Island passed away on Oct. 10, 2019. He was the husband of Mary E. (Smith) Cowley for 63 years. Born in Wiscasset, Maine, the son of the late Roger and Beatrice (Colwell) Cowley. Mr. Cowley served as a lieutenant commander for the U.S. Coast Guard for 25 years. Early in his career, Roger as an engineering officer served on five different Coast Guard vessels. Near the end of his Coast Guard service, he served as a deputy on-...

• ‘Dreams come true,’ rail ‘rescue’ part of WW&F milestone

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 5:00pm

  

  Off Route 218 Sunday, No. 9, an 1891 locomotive that last crossed Alna’s Trout Brook in 1933, crossed it again, over a different bridge. And, in a change of plans, No. 9 was on a mission. Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum officials showed Wiscasset Newspaper where a piece of rail broke about an hour after being placed Sunday afternoon, on a stretch being built during the nonprofit’s annual fall work weekend. The rail broke, “trapping the work train” that had crossed the new...
• Obituary

  David E. Landry

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 10:45am

  

  David Elmo (yes, his middle name is really Elmo) Landry, 67, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away Oct. 9, 2019. He was born Dec. 28, 1951, in Lewiston, Maine to Bertrand and Therese Landry. David graduated from Lewiston High School, class of 1969. He went on to become a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono with a bachelor’s degree in education. If you ask any of David’s friends or family to describe him, they all will say that he was such a nice guy. Even...
• Boothbay Harbor Planning Board

  Change to plans for ex-Sprucewold Lodge site passes

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor’s planning board unanimously approved an amendment Oct. 9 to Katama Acquisitions’ application approved in May. Katama owns the former Sprucewold Lodge at 4 and 5 Nahanada Road and has planned extensive renovations to the buildings and property, including extensive storm water mitigation. The change simplifies the plans. SJR Engineering civil engineer Steve Roberge, representing Katama, said the Department of Environmental Protection was nearly done reviewing the storm water...

• Curt West receives Quilt of Valor

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 7:00am

  

  On Saturday, Oct. 12, long-time Boothbay resident and World War II veteran, Curtis West, was presented a Quilt of Valor by Donna Brookings (Maine State Coordinator for the Foundation) at Edgecomb Green. She and her husband, a U.S. Navy veteran, travel all over the state of Maine delivering the vibrant, handmade quilts to deserving veterans. The Quilts of Valor program was founded in 2003, when the mother of an Army soldier who was deployed in Iraq at that time had a vivid dream. Donna Brookings...
• 50 years of submarine qualification

  Holland Club welcomes Paul Adams

  Sun, 10/13/2019 - 8:45am

  

  In June 1943, Paul Adams joined the Navy and became a submariner. Last month, he joined another organization of submariners, the Holland Club. Named for John Phillip Holland who developed the Navy’s first commissioned submarine, the club is exclusively for those qualified in submarines for 50 years or more. “Qualifying means you have to know how everything on the submarine works,” Adams told the Boothbay Register. Ceremonies marking his induction were held by United States Submarine Veterans,...

• Pumpkins, pageantry, a parade and more

  Sat, 10/12/2019 - 6:15pm

  

  Here’s a look at Damariscotta Pumpkinfest’s Giant Pumpkin Parade on Saturday, Oct. 12.

• Robert A. Goodspeed

  Sat, 10/12/2019 - 4:30pm

  

  Robert Alan Goodspeed, 90, passed away peacefully Oct. 11, 2019. Robert was born on Dec. 25, 1928 the son of the late Glenn and Ruth Wylie Goodspeed. He grew up locally and was a graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School with the class of 1946. Upon graduating Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for two years aboard the vessel LC1 (L) 573 in the duty engine room. He was honorable discharge in 1948 and was a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal. After returning from the...

• Wiscasset fly-in: ‘The prettiest scenery’

  Sat, 10/12/2019 - 4:15pm

  

  “I’m Lou. I’m from Atlanta, and I’m going to have a lobster roll,” a smiling Lou Furlong of Atlanta, Georgia told the Wiscasset Newspaper before he stepped out of his Cessna 180 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Friday. Furlong spent June in Montana. He said the Rocky Mountains are pretty, but he’d take the coast of Maine anytime. “Once you’re a little northeast of Portland and just flying the islands it’s the prettiest scenery of any I’ve seen in the United States.” One after another, he and 28...

• Pumpkinfest: Plan B and the 5-year-old ‘superfan’

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 4:45pm

  

  Damariscotta’s Deb Arter was all set to make an apple with a swimming noodle as a worm for her giant pumpkin creation this year. It would be less work than some things and she had family visiting. “Then I got here and I said, ‘That’s not an apple.’” So the Pumpkinfest veteran thought porcupine and finally hedgehog. Early Friday afternoon, she was about four hours into it. The resource room educational technician in the Boothbay schools makes at least one Pumpkinfest pumpkin into something every...

• Rotary Club bike return time

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  The last day planned for seasonal workers - foreign and domestic - to return bikes to the Rotary Club is Saturday, Oct. 12. Bikes should be returned to the Rotary barn at 66 Montgomery Rd., Boothbay Harbor. There are several bikes that have not been returned. Please make special arrangements to do so by calling 1-800-670-6471 or 633-2069 to arrange a date and time to return a bike. Also, the Rotary would appreciate business owners who have employed seasonal workers who utilized the Club’s bike...
• Obituary

  Beatrice Kessler

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:45am

  

  Beatrice S. Kessler, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Monterey, California Oct. 6, 2019. “Bea,” as she was affectionately known by all, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Percy and Edith Bachelder on Feb, 14, 1930. She attended Clark University. She married Laurence (Lonnie) Sisson in 1951 in Worcester, Massachusetts. They moved to Boothbay Harbor, Maine shortly thereafter where they raised their four children. Bea worked for a few years in the town administrative offices...

• Pumpkin Hunt at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Oct. 26

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is getting an autumnal makeover, gearing up for its annual free event, The Great Pumpkin Hunt. As the weather cools, staff horticulturists begin to dot the landscape with festive pumpkins galore. This year, pumpkins — from traditionally plump, orange specimens to rare and unusual gourds in all colors and textures — will be placed amongst our special scarecrow exhibit. Be sure to make time to peruse Scarecrows at the Gardens, a collection of festive, kooky, spooky...
• Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee

  Welch taking leave of absence, Campbell interim principal

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee on Oct. 9 announced a leave of absence for Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch. Superintendent Keith Laser recommended Boothbay Region Elementary School Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell to continue principal's duties at BRHS until Welch's return. “That's all I can say,” Chair Larry Colcord said of the announcement. “We wish Dan the best.” Committee members voted unanimously for Campbell to take the interim job at BRHS. ...

• Field hockey game rescheduled

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  The BRHS Seahawks’ field hockey game v. Dirigo originally slated for Wednesday, Oct. 16 will now be played on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m. This is the Seahawks’ final home game - and it is also senior night.

• Survivors speak out against domestic violence

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  Augusta – Five survivors of domestic violence will share their stories on a panel titled “What Trapped Me: What Freed Me” tonight, Thursday, Oct. 10 from 6:30-8 p.m at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC). October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this event is part of Patrisha McLean’s "Finding Our Voices: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse" exhibit on display at the HHRC through Dec. 13. All participants are willing to be interviewed by the press at the event. The...

• Coastal Maine Popcorn Co. 2019 Food Producer of the Year

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  BOOTHBAY HARBOR - The Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association (MGFPA) is proud to announce Coastal Maine Popcorn Co. of Boothbay Harbor as the 2019 Food Producer of the Year. Julie and Paul Roberts started Coastal Maine Popcorn because, well let’s be honest, what could be more fun than making and selling delicious, eye-popping flavors of popcorn? Eleven years ago, this past June, they opened their doors bringing popcorn back to the bustling, little town of Boothbay Harbor. The couple has...

• Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor edge closer to extending joint agreement

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Boothbay selectmen voted unanimously Oct. 9 to continue a joint economic development relationship with Boothbay Harbor for another year. Selectmen met with their Boothbay Harbor counterparts to discuss continuing the partnership agreement. In 2015, the Joint Economic Development Committee was created to spur economic growth. In the committee’s first two years, the towns contributed $25,000 each. Last year, the committee requested $18,000 from each town. In March, JEDC members also wanted...

• POSTPONED BRHS open house

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 9:30am

  

  An open house at Boothbay Region High School is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17 that will begin with a community dinner at 5 p.m. in the cafeteria prepared by the staff. Following the dinner, parents are invited to visit their child/children’s teachers who will all be in their classrooms. Please note: this is not a night for parent-teacher conferences; those will be held as usual in November. Parents are also encouraged to check out the rest of the school as well.

• Committee formed to research veterans’ memorial in Boothbay

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:45am

  The Boothbay r egion has a long history of military service dating back to the Civil War, yet it does not have a granite memorial honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to their country. An exploratory committee has been formed to see if it would be possible to create a monument in Boothbay as it is the most central location to Southport Island, East Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Edgecomb. The committee consists of David Patch and Ross and Trina Ragan of American Legion Post #36; Dan...

• Truck driver rescued from water off Route 1, Woolwich

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:30am

  

  A Rhode Island man has been taken to a Brunswick hospital after apparently falling sleep at the wheel of a tractor trailer early Thursday and being rescued by boat. At 5:39 a.m., Deputy Robert Mayer of Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’ s Office along with first responders from Woolwich Fire and Rescue departments responded to the crash at the dike on Route 1 in Woolwich. The driver, Steven R . Brown, 6 0, of P rovidence, Rhode Island , was traveling northbound on Route 1 . It appears he fell asleep...

• St. Patrick’s Church preparing for Christmas Fair

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 7:30am

  

  It’s that time of year again. Thirteen vendors will be at the St. Patrick’s Church Christmas Fair with their unique items perfect for gift giving. In addition, St. Patrick’s own crafters will have many new items available — there will be homemade baked goods, plants, a re-gifting table and raffles. The Shamrock Café will again be open for lunch. There is no fee to attend the St. Patrick’s annual Christmas Fair. Please mark your calendar to join us on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...

• Boothbay Fire Department open house

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Free food, fun and fire safety were the top draws for the over 200 adults and children who attended Boothbay Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week open house on Tuesday, Oct. 8. BFD and Bay View Lodge members served up hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, grilled sausages and french fries, while Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary provided cakes, brownies and cookies for dessert. The Seat Belt Convincer, provided by Occupant Protection Safety Educator Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS, was a popular...

• Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault to receive $624K in federal funding

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 3:00pm

  U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Safe Voices of Auburn have been awarded a total of $1,249,486 to support domestic violence and sexual assault prevention programs and protect survivors throughout Maine. “As we continue to work to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, we must also ensure that all survivors receive the resources they need to ensure their safety and wellbeing,” said Senators Collins and King...

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