American Legion
American Legion news - Bill English

Boothbay Harbor Taxes To Increase
The Boothbay Harbor Selectmen voted to approve a budget which calls for a ten percent mill rate increase for the town at a meeting on Monday, April 10. - Joe Orchulli II

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club news - Scotty

Citizens Outraged At Harbor Selectmen's Decision
Stan Tupper said that people should run for office only to serve the public, not because they want to get something out of it. He then referred to Luther Maddocks who brought electricity and built the footbridge as a gift for the town of Boothbay Harbor. - Joe Orchulli II

Cuckolds Light Returns To Greater Boothbay
In a letter received earlier this week, Secretary of the Interior, Gail Norton, notified the Cuckolds Council of her decision to return the Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station to the stewardship of our community.

DMR Aquarium To Be "Maine State Aquarium"
What was formally known as the Marine Resources Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor will be getting a new name this summer.

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb Land Decision Delayed
The Edgecomb Planning Board voted 4-1 to delay making changes in density requirements until more research can be done. - Charlotte Boynton

Eliot Winslow To Be "Roasted" April 27
Attentive readers of the Boothbay Register may recall a letter from Rick Prose a few weeks ago...

Fate Of Budget Committee To Be Decided By Secret Ballot
It was decided that the fate of the budget committee be decided by secret ballot on May 1, shutting down any further opportunity for public discourse. - Joe Orchulli II

Funding To Be Provided For Fishermen Affected By Red Tide
$20 million in the Supplemental spending bill to assist New England fishermen who were affected by last year's red tide outbreak that caused millions of dollars of damage.

Isle Of Springs
Isle Of Springs weekly column - Sue Bogart

Land Is Ours, Selectmen Say
No notice, no matter. That was the message given by the Boothbay Board of Selectmen to Ron Giles Monday night, concerning 10-acres of tax acquired property on Industrial Park Road. - Kristoffer Roveillo

Minimum Wage Increase Close To Final Approval
A minimum wage increase that Democratic leaders have been trying to get passed in the Legislature since January is on its way to final passage. - Victoria Wallack

Monhegan
Monhegan column - Katy Boegel

Rogues & Wenches Is 2006 WJD Street Parade Theme
The 2006 Windjammer Days Committee and the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce officially beckon all highwaymen, pirates, smugglers, saloon gals... - Lisa Kristoff

Safety Gear To Be Demonstrated During Fishermen's Festival
Commercial fishing is one of the nation's most dangerous professions, and there's no greater grim reminder than news of a fisherman, or an entire fishing crew, being lost off the New England coast.

Sea-Vu Riders Win Big At Maine Morgan Horse Club Banquet
The riders and trainers from Sea-Vu Morgan Horse Farm in Boothbay celebrated another successful year of equestrian competition at the Maine Morgan Horse Club 2005 Annual Banquet and awards ceremony at the Senator Inn in Augusta on March 4.

Southport
Southport weekly column - Leigh Sherrill

Tax On Lobster Traps Being Reviewed
A bill that would exempt lobster traps from the personal property tax - only collected from lobstermen in a handful of towns including Camden, Boothbay and York... - Victoria Wallack

The Beat Does Go On As YMCA Honors Many At Annual Meeting
Brittney Markowski perhaps said it best. "I want to give back what the YMCA has given me," said the Boothbay Region High School junior, one of the many speakers at the Boothbay Region YMCA's 26th Annual Dinner Meeting held April 4. - Kevin Burnham

The Jam For Jerie Will Be An Evening Extraordinaire
The Jam for Jerie fund-raiser auction-dinner-music extravaganza is fast approaching. The "happening" is Sat., April 22 from 5 to 11 p.m. at The Opera House on Townsend Avenue. - Lisa Kristoff

The Little Green Heron
Most wildlife photographers use the middle of the day, with its flat unattractive light, as naptime. - David A. Murray

The Opera House At Boothbay Harbor
While these longer, sunnier days may trigger bouts of spring cleaning around town, at the Opera House, spring cleaning is a monumentally big task. - Cathy Sherrill

Town Planner To Be Decided By Secret Ballot
Police Chief Robert Hasch announced that $1,420 acquired from a drug seizure in 2005 was ordered by the courts to be given to the Boothbay Harbor Police Department. Hasch recommended that the money be taken and put into a special account. - Joe Orchulli II

Tying Flies And He's Having Fun
Joshua Howe has an incredible story to say the least. His recovery from a brain tumor he had removed in 2004 has everyone around him in awe and wonder. - Joe Orchulli II

Windham Chamber Singers Wow Audience
The Windham Chamber Singers of Windham High School sang praises to God and other songs at the group's public concert at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church Thursday, April 6. - Joe Orchulli II

YMCA Coastal Club
YMCA Coastal Club news - Robert Zimmerli