Hello, my name is Sarah Kreft, and I would like to thank, all of the teachers, family members, classmates, and friends for joining us today. I am the Summa Cum Laude of the class of 2024. Summa…
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BRHS Graduation
Good Afternoon, My name is Colby Allen and I am the BRHS Student Body President ... For approximately 45 more minutes.
I am honored to stand here before you representing the incredible…
BRHS Graduation
Good Afternoon and welcome, family, friends, faculty, and graduates, to the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2024 graduation ceremony. My name is Margret Sledge, most of you know me as Meg,…
May’s potluck was such a good time we are going to do it again on June 19. Irena and her team would like you to bring either a main or side dish or a dessert to share. If you are bringing…
Each year, the U.S. draws attention to the pernicious crime of elder abuse in our country. Elder financial exploitation – generally involving a known person who is deceiving and manipulating an…
New fresh vegetables will start arriving on Friday. The veggies are very generously donated by Town Village Foodbank Farm and Veggies to Table. Get your bag ready to bring over on Fridays…
For this o-fish-al update, we introduce you to the new name for our educational facilities at the Dept. of Marine Resources’ Boothbay Lab – the Gulf of Maine Discovery…
A Bird’s Tale
Imagine a place on the Maine coast where your dinner conversation might range from talking with an Indigenous Guardian about the experience of living and working in a remote First Nation in…
From the assistant editor
Aug. 27, 2015, at a ribbon-cutting for Wiscasset Middle School’s return to being Wiscasset Elementary, Damon Lincoln, 9, of Wiscasset told me he was a little nervous about going to a different…
From the editor
Five out of seven of our yearly supplements are done, printed and available. The sixth, the Dining Guide, is just about ready to be sent to the printer.
We wish to thank all of our…
’Round Town
This time of year always makes me think of my visits with Barbara Cooney of “Miss Rumphius” fame, at her home in Damariscotta. The lupine plants are hitting high clover now in what seems to be a…
Joe’s Journal
I was all set to tell you how town officials and the USPS are trying to find a new location to serve the 500 or so postal customers in East Boothbay. I was all set to let you know that the paving…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would just like to take a moment to properly thank both the Education Boothbay organization and the Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) graduating class…
YMCA Health & Wellness
The answer is short and simple: Plan ahead and make it a priority.
Regardless if you’re traveling for work or for pleasure, eating nutritious foods and completing workouts in can be more…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Although the morning was damp and cold on Monday, May 27, people gathered both at the Southport Memorial Library and at the monument by the Southport General Store to honor our veterans. A…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As a member of the Boothbay Region Democrats, I want to let our community know that we will again march in this year's Windjammer Days Parade on June 26. Our vibrant community…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Local gardeners/library patrons and volunteers held their first Native Plant Sale on the library lawn Saturday, June 1.
The proceeds of $1,380 will go to support the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It is increasingly hard to believe that the appalling scale of civilian death in Gaza, and the wholesale destruction of homes, hospitals, and infrastructure, are anything…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I write to thank everyone in the Boothbay region who engaged in dialogue about my request to recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride month. Whether they supported my request or not,…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing regarding Joe Gelarden’s…
Last Thursday we welcomed the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2024. It's an annual event, but each year it's always so special. We get to meet the graduating seniors, hear their plans, thank…
While Routes 27 and 96 have their own projects, the Bayville Road transformation continues and reportedly, the horses are quite happy with the progress and are excited to move in. Speaking of…
Community of Hope
Any devoted pet owner will tell you pets are a part of the family. And as such, how pets are treated in a home can give us insight into how the other family members are treated as well.
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If you’re like most Americans, you walk right past a tool used to steal a reported $35 million from U.S. consumers last year each time you go out for groceries. Cryptocurrency ATMs are often…
Where It’s At
Alison Brown and her Band are returning to the Opera House Friday, June 7 and no one, I repeat, no one should miss this concert. Sure, you may have seen her there…
A Bird’s Tale
There is no doubt that the sight of an all-white, chicken-sized bird with feathered feet walking around on the ground somewhere here on the coast of Maine in spring would make just about anyone…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Joe’s Journal
The first good news of the week is that the state paving project on Route 27 is a go for this summer. The bad news is that that project may begin when our summer tourist season is in full swing.…
’Round Town
One of the very most wonderful gifts of this photography business is the many friends I have made over the years. I have photographed with thousands of people both here in Maine, around the…
he Bayville Buzz is back and that can mean only one thing - summer fun is just around the corner. The bad news? There isn’t any!
After a winter and spring of storms and king tides,…
This week the Rotary welcomed Peter Bruun as our speaker. Peter is an artist and executive director of Bruun studios. He shared his personal journey, his development of Studio B, as well as…
It’s now Friday, just before the Memorial Day weekend. I hate to be the bearer of wet news, but next week will benefit all our flowers, vegetables, and certainly contribute to a taller lawn…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the youth basketball programs here in the Boothbay region, I believe I can speak for both the Wildcat and Seahawk fans in extending a sincere thank you to First…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Boothbay taxpayers will see a rise of 19.97% in their school-related taxes (on top of their 17.43% increase last year) because of the proposed budget. The total assessment…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team would like to thank Wiscasset police officer Nathan Willhoite.
Officer Willhoite assisted us one recent evening when…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Catalyst for Good
Laughter was the last thing I expected when I visited the “LiveSTRONG at the Y” program, a gathering for individuals undergoing treatment for cancer. Yet joy permeated the room. Vulnerability, too…
Although I mentioned Memorial Day in last week’s column in connection with more banners being hung, I completely forgot to mention the parade. If this column comes to your eyes in time, a reminder…
Government programs are often the target of criminal scammers and Medicare is one of the biggest ones. Thankfully, a nationwide network of Senior Medicare Patrol volunteers often sees these scams…
It's that time of year again. Trees are leafing out, bulbs are bursting with color and the perennials are pushing up through…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Many in our community may have noticed the absence of the annual Student Art Show this year at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation. We understand that this…
A Bird’s Tale
Over the weekend, we were out doing some errands in Augusta when it occurred to us that we could easily add one more “errand” into our itinerary. Only a few minutes farther north from the Augusta…
From the assistant editor
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the best, and one of his best known films, “The Birds” has become synonymous with any time the birds outnumber the people or nearly dive bomb them. Monday, a bird stood…
From the editor
Driving around the region and seeing the veterans’ banners should make residents proud. Having covered the Memorial Day parades for decades, it’s great to reminisce about the times we have come in…
’Round Town
Before I get ramped up for this week in my adventure series, I wanted to share a subject unrelated to the photo. How unlike me!
So, as I have mentioned in the past, for those of you who…
Joe’s Journal
After the bloody Civil War, Americans gathered to honor fallen veterans by placing flowers on their graves. They called it Decoration Day.
After World War I, they changed the name to…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
Boothbay Region YMCA Catalyst for Good
What springs to mind when you hear someone say “Camp K?” Maybe you remember sounds of playful joy from previous years. Or the pageantry of 200 kids gathering around McEvoy Lodge to begin their…
