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Boothbay Harbor candidate profile

Address: 15 School St., Boothbay Harbor

Occupation: Retired.

Professional and business experience: My wife (Cathryn) and I opened Sweet Bay, a gift shop in downtown Boothbay Harbor,…

Feelings ran high at Southport’s community broadband public hearing at town hall Saturday, April 10.

Selectmen’s Chair Gerry Gamage introduced Southport Community Broadband Committee…

When it comes to entering private property, Maine operates under a presumed consent law. If land is not posted, then one may presume it is legal to enter. This is a privilege that many of us enjoy…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 751.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 12, 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…

A week after part of the outer wall collapsed, a construction team has been assessing damage to the Wawenock Block, a fixture of Wiscasset’s Main Street for more than a century. No one was injured…

Obituary

Mary Linda Rapelye passed away April 5, 2021 with her brother Gardiner Rapelye Jr. and dear friends Julianna and Will Anderson by her side. She bravely fought a form of cancer. She was 76 years…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 11, 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…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 10, 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…

The Southport Memorial Library is excited to announce that it will reopen for in-person browsing on Saturday April 17. Browsing will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., by appointment, although walk-…

Obituary

Mrs. Audrey F. (Furbush) Catassi, 73, of Boothbay passed away unexpectedly on April 4, 2021 at home.

Audrey was born Aug. 26, 1947 in Waterville, daughter of the late Maynard J. Furbush…

The Maine State Ferry Service's newest vessel, Capt. Richard G. Spear, slid down the ways at Washburn & Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay and into the Damariscotta River Friday morning…

Lincoln County Commissioners approved Tara Doe April 8 as the new 9-1-1 communications director. She replaces Tom Nelson who resigned March 2 after 2.5 years in the job. Doe has worked as an…

Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser announced to Community School District trustees April 7 the next round of economic relief funds will bring $917,000 to the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 9, an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 750.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 9, 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…

Edgecomb has not had a property revaluation in 17 years, and it doesn’t look there will be one anytime soon. Selectmen discussed the timetable April 6, but their tax assessor isn’t available for…

#4052: Stephen Flaherty, 60 Strout Road, interior alterations

#4055: Blake Browne, 46 Rand Road, interior alterations

#4061: Ted Widmayer, 22 Boathouse Lane, new house

#4062:…

Obituary

On Monday, March 29, 2021, our father Shawn Pitcher passed away unexpectedly.

Shawn Robert Pitcher was born on April 18, 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Martha and Steve Pitcher. Shawn…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 748.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 8, 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…

The Maine Legislature is back to work and enacted a biennial budget last month. State Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, discussed the $8.4 billion biennial budget details on April 6 with the Edgecomb…

PRESS RELEASE

Portland – New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV) and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council (MBCTC), on behalf of itself and its affiliated local unions, have reached agreement on a…

Boothbay Harbor Selectmen

The Boothbay Harbor Licensing Board will meet at 7 p.m. April 12 on Zoom to review new victualer licenses for Kaler’s Crab and Lobster House and Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill. Selectmen will…

Obituary

Tracy Ann (Stockwell) Hickey, 56, of Franklin, Massachusetts died peacefully April 5, 2021 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston. She was the wife of James F. Hickey for the past 29 years.…

Obituary

Mary E. Cowley, 84, of Wakefield, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on the morning of April 6, 2021 with her family at her side. After a sudden decline, and always a woman of remarkable strength…

Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at …

For years, hybrid and electric vehicles have been a “green” transportation option. But Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett has found another green purpose for alternative-fueled vehicles – a “…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 7, 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…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 7, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 747.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is partnering with the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) to update the Lincoln County Hazard Mitigation Plan. They are…

Boothbay Harbor has been nominated for TravelAwaits' "Best Of Travel…

Funding from three project partners in the past two weeks brings Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust close to the finish line in their campaign to permanently conserve Chapman Field and Forest, a 32…

Not as many as expected came for free food at Boothbay Region Food Pantry’s Community Food Distribution on Saturday morning, April 3.

“We estimated 35 attended,” said Fleet Davies, co-…

Georgetown resident and physician Dr. Nananda Col spoke to a Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) session of over 50 people April 1 on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Col became a member of a group…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 6, 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…

Kaler’s Crab and Lobster House will be reopening for 2021, owners Sam and Maddie Kaler announced unofficially at the end of March. After making the hard decision to close for a year due to the…

Town of Boothbay

The Boothbay Planning Board unanimously approved a new spa during a special March 30 hearing for Boothbay Harbor Country Club. The board first heard PGC5’s application on March 17 as part of Phase…

LincolnHealth is pleased to announce the availability of free transportation for those in Lincoln County who have scheduled appointments at the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Boothbay but have no…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 5, 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…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 5, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 746.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all in many and varied ways. Not least has been the shift to “remote” – remote learning, remote working, remote family. And for all that remoteness, the world…

Spring is in the air, chipmunks are chipping, and people are asking…”When will the library reopen?” 

If you are like me, one of the things you have missed most during the last year is the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 4, 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…

No injuries were reported after part of the Wawenock block collapsed Saturday afternoon showering hundreds of bricks onto the Main Street, Wiscasset sidewalk in front of the historic building.…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 3, 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…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 3, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 745.  

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

Twenty-five years ago this month, then-Gov. Angus King came to Boothbay on his motorcycle to help celebrate and dedicate the new Boothbay Fire Station. The Boothbay Region Alumni-Community Band,…

March 29, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pemaquid Chapter tapped Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine to raise the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Flag at the Wiscasset…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, April 2, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 744. 

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…