Jay Zeamer Jr.
Jay Zeamer Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded his family on Thursday, March 22, at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. ...

Allan D. White
Allan D. White, formerly of Wayland, Mass. and Southport, died peacefully at his residence in Boothbay Harbor on Monday, March 26. ...

Ida B. Branch
Ida Bardwell Branch, 91, of Boothbay Harbor and Florence, Mass., died peacefully with her children at her side on Tuesday, March 20 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. ...

Arthur L. Valpey Jr.
Arthur L. Valpey Jr., 91, of Boothbay Harbor, died Monday, March 12 at St. Andrews Village after a brief illness. ...

Alan Sean Kirschner
Alan S. Kirschner, 40, of Durham, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, March 17. ...

Alfrieda R. Warren
On Sunday, April 15 from 1 to 4 p.m., a celebration of Alfrieda R. (Rivela) "Debbie" Warren's life will be held at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay. Please come to share memories of her life with family and friends. ...

Opposed to proposed water and sewer project
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Library's project completed
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Tax Relief Suggestion
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Grateful for Jay Zeamer's courage
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Classifieds
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ...

American Legion
American Legion news - Bill English

Another school consolidation proposal introduced
A proposal that would create no more than 80 school districts in Maine - down from the current 290 - with no fewer than 2,500 students where geographically possible has been crafted by a bipartisan subcommittee of the influential Appropriations Committee. - Victoria Wallack

Belted Kingfisher
The belted kingfisher is one of three species of kingfishers. The belted variety is the most common throughout most of North America. Its summer range extends from the Atlantic Coast in New England and through the Great Lakes and Canada west to Alaska. - David A. Murray

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club news - Scotty's Ghost

Boothbay native Rebecca Short to be new Program Director
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library welcomes as its new program director, Rebecca F. Short, a native of Boothbay Harbor and a young woman extremely qualified to take over the reins of library program planning from the gifted Diane Dorbin. - Jack Bauman

Boothbay selectmen tackle high-speed cable
The selectmen unanimously approved the Town of Boothbay budget and outside organizations budget that total $1,757,814 at the March 26 meeting. - Lisa Kristoff

Boothbay's public offices uncontested
Boothbay Town Clerk Bonnie Lewis said incumbents were the only individuals to file papers by the deadline on Friday, March 23, for nomination papers. - Lisa Kristoff

Edgecomb prepares for town meeting
Edgecomb selectmen have agreed to bring two additional matters before the town at the annual town meeting on May 19. - Barbara Martin

Boohbay Region Fish & Game Association
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association news

Harbor Sewer District Trustees approve Rt. 27 extension project,
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District trustees Alden Jordan and Paul Jarkiewicz signed the referendum warrant for the Rt. 27 water/sewer extension project at the March 21 meeting. - Lisa Kristoff

Isle Of Springs
Isle Of Springs weekly column - Sue Bogart

Jay Zeamer Jr., World War II Medal of Honor recipient, dies
Lieutenant Colonel Jay Zeamer Jr., Maine's last surviving Medal of Honor recipient and a Boothbay Harbor resident for many years, died Thursday, March 22 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. He was 88. - Kevin Burnham

Laura Honey receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Laura Honey, Assistant Manager of Fisherman's Wharf Inn in Boothbay Harbor, received the news that she was to receive the Maine Restaurant Association's Lifetime Achievement Award the week before Christmas. - Lisa Kristoff

Rep. MacDonald's Bill on Rite Aid Liquor shot down
A bill that would have required liquor stores to be 750 feet away from a school versus the current 300 feet now in law -- aimed at the Rite Aid near the high school -- was rejected by a legislative committee last week. - Victoria Wallack

Selectmen make budget cuts
The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen held a special budget workshop, Monday, March 26 along with department heads Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Glen Townsend, Police Chief Robert Hasch and Public Works Director Jody Lewis. - Joe Orchulli Ii

Southport
Southport weekly column - Lynn Schafer

Town Manager candidates to be reviewed
Twenty applicants for Boothbay Harbor Town Manager will be reviewed on Monday, April 1 at 4 p.m. prior to the selectmen's meeting. - Joe O

Trevett
Trevett column - Kathy Mayotte

Veterans: They've Always Been There For Us
Editorial - Mary Brewer

YMCA Coastal Club
YMCA Coastal Club news - Robert Zimmerli