Col. Allan H. Weeks
Col. Allan H. Weeks MSP (Ret.), 86, of Wiscasset, passed away Friday, February 8 at his home. He was one of the longest serving leaders of the Maine State Police, covering the span of three governors. ...

Sara A. Nehrbauer
Sara A. (Barter) Nehrbauer, 82, a longtime resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., died Friday, February 1. ...

Dorothy B. Cost
Dorothy B. Cost, 67, of Edgecomb, died Friday, February 8, at her daughter's home in Glenburn. ...

Donald A. Crowley
Donald Alan Crowley, 78, of Sarasota, Florida and East Boothbay, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2008. ...

Pricilla Chapman
Pricilla "Jane" (Dunkling) Chapman, of Wiscasset, was born to Ray and Orrilla (Foster) Dunkling on October 8, 1937 in Barre, Vt. ...

Eldena F. Lowell
Eldena F. Lowell, 75, of Pompano Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 7. ...

Thanks to all the Democratic caucus goers
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Local memorial inspires others
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Youth Summit committee thanks community
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Opry was grand
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Nice BRLT outing
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Adapting to Habitat Change
Similar to endangered wildlife species; our farmlands are disappearing before our eyes. The paradox in this statement is that even though it's disappearing before our eyes - it often goes unnoticed. - David A. Murray

Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club news - Frank Helman

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club news - Scotty

Boothbay selectmen approve revised Common Use application
The Boothbay selectmen approved a revised Common Use application at the February 11 meeting. The new use application became effective immediately. - Lisa Kristoff

Care to run for office in Boothbay?
Nomination papers for all elected offices became available at the Boothbay Town Office on Wednesday, February 6. - Lisa Kristoff

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb town hall to get energy audit
With the temperature on a steady slide towards zero, the Edgecomb Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to accept a proposal from the Unitarian Universalist Foundation (UUF) to provide an energy audit at a reduced cost to shore up the town hall. - Barbara Martin

Education, awareness and response: essential tools
Another National Teen Dating Violence and Awareness Week came to a close on Friday, February 8. Across the country schools, youth centers, domestic violence prevention centers, coalitions and councils sent a message. - Lisa Kristoff

Elderly claim cuts would force them into nursing homes
The elderly and their caregivers packed a hearing room in Augusta last week to tell the Appropriations Committee that without state money to pay for help with basic needs like cooking a meal or getting a shower many would no longer be able to stay at home - Victoria Wallack

Fishermen's Festival #35: Will there be a 36th?
Editorial - Mary Brewer

Group wants better security at old Maine Yankee site
The Friends of the Coast has come away from Maine Public Utilities Commission hearings with fresh concessions to provide enhanced security for approximately 900 tons of high level nuclear waste. - Raymond Shadis

Harbor Selectmen focus on budget and personnel matters
There wasn't much on the agenda for Monday night's Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen's meeting, but the board still found plenty to talk about, some of it in private. - Sue Mello

Isle Of Springs
Isle Of Springs weekly column - Sue Bogart

Maine lobstermen - The latest on the whale rules
With new federal rules aimed at preventing right and other large whales from becoming entangled in lobster gear, State of Maine officials and our federal delegation are working tirelessly to advocate for our lobstermen and to find practical solutions. the - Reps. Bruce MacDonald and Ed Mazurek

Ocean Point
Ocean Point weekly column - Pat Waldman

Second Old-Time Opry is another big hit
Approximately 400 people crowed into the old Opera House in Boothbay Harbor Saturday night, Feb. 9 for the toe-tappin', hand-clappin' sing'-along good time known as the Old-Time Opry.

Southport
Southport weekly column - Leigh Sherrill

St. Andrews is 100 percent compliant in laboratory survey
"The lab at St. Andrews runs a tight ship, often going beyond the minimum regulations to assure quality work and safety to employees and patients," states the CLIA inspector at St. Andrews' exit interview. - Meagan Hamblett

State, Lincoln County Democrats turn out in droves for caucuses;
Democrats and un-enrolled voters throughout Lincoln County flocked on Sunday, February 10 to the most memorable Democratic caucuses in recent memory. Attendance shattered the previous record setting numbers of 2004, and statewide, nearly 45,000 attended. - Tim Nason, County Chair

Two great nights of midwinter entertainment at the Opera House
A bit of the dramatic comes to the historic upstairs bar at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor at month's end with back to back shows featuring some of the best of Broadway and Maine. - Cathy Sherrill

Would you like to be a "Big?"
That is the question being asked by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Midcoast Maine. The organization, originally based in Boothbay Harbor in the late 1970s, now in Damariscotta, is recruiting. Bigs, that is. - Lisa Kristoff

YMCA Coastal Club
YMCA Coastal Club news - Robert E. Zimmerli