Malcolm Rodney “Mickey” Jones of Wiscasset passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on April 5, 2020, after several months of battling Lewy Body…
News
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has awarded Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA a COVID-19 assistance grant in the amount of $10,000. This special grant program is to support non-profit…
Longtime Boothbay Harbor Police Department administrative assistant Maureen Smith has retired and Chief Bob Hasch thanked her and posted “best wishes on your next adventure” on the department’s…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 6, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 499 cases confirmed across the state.
One hundred…
Obituary
Syvilla Ada Wyman Sukeforth, 83, a long-time resident of Wiscasset, went home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2020 with family by her side.
Born on Jan. 11, 1937 to Raymond and Theresa…
Action for Animals Maine
Action for Animals Maine is a non-profit foundation serving pet owners in Lincoln County. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, local pet owners may be facing challenges with reduced income and…
On his college search 20 years ago, my son Noah emerged from the subway at Union Square, Manhattan and lit up with joy. It was as if growing up in Whitefield and Newcastle was merely the first…
A Celebration of Life for Carla Allen (Fritz) will be held on Aug. 8, 2020, at the Southport Town Hall, noon-6 p.m. Please come with memories and stories.
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 5, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 470 cases confirmed across the state.
One hundred…
Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbors
The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor invites the entire community to join with us in marking Good Friday, April 10, at 3 p.m. in a moment of silence to remember all those affected by the…
Pandemic economic resources
AUGUSTA — After receiving an unprecedented number of unemployment claims due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Maine Department of Labor has instituted a new alphabetical-by-last-name call-…
Every weekday morning between 6 and 7, a team of Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 employees arrives at Boothbay Region Elementary School. Led by Assistant Director of School Nutrition…
Amid social distancing and self isolation to beat COVID-19, the idea of staying home can terrify those experiencing domestic violence.
Like many domestic violence organizations, New Hope…
Tax time is here again and so are the IRS impostors! Scammers posing as IRS agents or Treasury Department officials continue their deceptive ways. Know that the IRS will first contact you through…
Hall Funeral Home is implementing a new program called “Hugs from Home.”
In looking for a way for friends and extended family members to be there in spirit and support of those grieving…
The local Meals on Wheels program is rolling along despite a worldwide coronavirus pandemic. All 29 Boothbay region clients are continuing to receive meals Monday through Friday. At least two…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced the 10th COVID-19 death in the state.
The individual was from York County and was a male in his 70s.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 4, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 456 cases confirmed across the state.
One hundred…
Boothbay cancelled its April 8 selectmen’s and special town meetings due to Gov. Janet Mills stay-at-home order. Town Manager Dan Bryer reported the special town meeting would be rescheduled when…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued April 3 an Executive Order mandating travelers arriving in Maine, regardless of their state of residency, self-quarantine for 14 days to mitigate the spread…
In response to the national emergency created by COVID-19 and Maine Governor Janet Mills’ Executive Order of March 31, 2020, which mandates that Maine citizens “Stay Healthy at Home” through at…
The Edgecomb School Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Zoom on Monday, April 6 at 6 p.m. Prospective participants are asked to visit the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 3, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 432 cases confirmed across the state.
One hundred…
The Southport School Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Zoom on Monday, April 6 at 4 p.m. Prospective participants are asked to visit the…
AUGUSTA — During a daily briefing from Augusta, the Maine CDC confirmed April 3 the passing of two additional individuals due to COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to nine.
Both…
Have you constructed a sign of hope during this time of having to stay at home? Have you seen any such signs around your neighborhood?
We have received a good idea from a reader who thought…
Inevitably, the April 1 Southport selectmen’s meeting was dominated by coronavirus. There were a few items of regular town business, but then it was back to the global emergency and its local…
Obituary
Local artist and long-time Boothbay Harbor summer resident Patricia Ryan Zolper, 90, died March 30, 2020 at the Country House retirement community in Greenville, Delaware.
Pat’s passions…
COVID-19 has made all our lives more difficult, but for Maine’s more than 5,000 community fishermen and seafood businesses, this is a crisis far beyond being trapped at home. Seafood sales, and…
Matt Forgues’ goal of competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games has ended due to a worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Forgues was a four-time state champion racewalker for Boothbay Region High School, and…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The current “Stay Healthy at Home” mandate identifies “engaging in…
Boothbay Region YMCA
In an effort to protect our students and instructors and in order to comply with stay-at-home orders currently in place, the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron® has canceled the one-day recreational…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 2, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 376 cases confirmed across the state.
Ninety-four…
UPDATED: The order to stay home will hopefully protect individuals from the coronavirus, but it has the opposite effect on the area’s small businesses. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce…
Boothbay Region YMCA Executive Director has announced that due to Governor Mills’ “Stay Healthy at Home” mandate through April 30, the YMCA has extended its closure.
“We continue to provide…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued an Executive Order extending the State’s property tax exemption deadline, according to a news release.
The order, which took effect March 31, extends…
AUGUSTA — With the approval of an additional waiver submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and additional bulk packaging options, the Maine Department of Education has been able to…
AUGUSTA — An additional two COVID-19 deaths have been announced April 1 by the Maine CDC, bringing the state’s death toll to seven.
Both individuals were women in their 80s and were…
For your safety and the safety of others, the town clerk of Edgecomb is encouraging absentee voting for Maine’s June 9 Primary Election. Applications for an absentee ballot are available now by…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 1, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 344 cases confirmed across the state.
Eighty people…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills issued March 31 a series of substantial new mandates to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19, including a Stay Healthy at Home directive that…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Boothbay Harbor selectmen decided March 30 not to pursue a waiver with the Maine Public Utilities Commission delaying the start of seasonal water. On March 23, selectmen had discussed possibly…
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board will hold a virtual meeting via Zoom (see directions below) on Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m.
…
Allan Crocker of Boothbay Region High School has announced that the graduation meeting scheduled for April 2 at Boothbay Region High School has been canceled.
“We will announce an…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor has opted in to new temporary federal unemployment programs to provide relief to people in Maine affected by COVID-19, according to a news release.
…
AOS 98
Since our schools have closed, our kitchen staff has done a tremendous job continuing to provide a nutritious breakfast and lunch daily…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC reported Tuesday, March 31 an additional two deaths in the state from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death total to five.
The new cases are individuals with full-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, March 31, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 303 cases confirmed across the state.
Sixty-eight…
