James V. Parsons
James V. Parsons, 86, of New Britain, Connecticut, died Tuesday, March 11, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of New Britain, Jim was a graduate of Mooreland Hill School in Kensington...

Dorothy Andrews
Dorothy Andrews, 90, well-known artist of Chania, Crete, Greece passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5. ...

Herbert S. McIntire
Herbert S. McIntire, 86, of Woolwich, died Wednesday, March 12 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. ...

Eveylyn W. H. Roberts
Evelyn W. Hathorne Roberts, 94, of Hallowell, died Wednesday, March 12 at Glenridge Nursing Home in Augusta. ...

Louisa S. Koehling
Louisa S. Koehling, 90, of Wiscasset, died Saturday, March 15, at her residence. ...

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Alert resident averts theft at Poole Brothers
Last Wednesday, March 12 at about 11:30 p.m., an alert neighbor noticed a suspicious truck in the yard at Poole Brothers Lumber. - Sue Mello

Another story about the good old days
The following is a remembrance of Mary Burnham Reeves' parents, John and Lizzie Burnham, who once ran Burnham's general store on River Road in East Edgecomb. Mary lives in Boothbay Harbor. - Mary Burnham Reeves

Area Inns offer "Hospitality for Habitat" to Visitors
The Ocean Gate Resort, in conjunction with other area inns is proud to announce it will be offering "Hospitality for Habitat" to visiting guests, a program sponsored by The Maine Innkeepers Association, which raises funds for Habitat for Humanity projects

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

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club news - Scotty

Boothbay Region Lions Club
Boothbay Region Lions Club news - John Platt

Cigarettes: A favorite target when it's time to raise taxes
Editorial - Mary Brewer

Community Resources nears five-year mark
The Boothbay region is reputed to be a "community that takes care of its own," and the Boothbay Region Community Resources group is an exemplary case and point. - Lisa Kristoff

CSD School Committee tackles budget shortfalls and bullying
Faced with a $400,000 shortfall in state subsidy, the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee considered further reductions in next year's school budget at their March 12 meeting at Boothbay Region Elementary School. - Sue Mello

DMR closes Sheepscot River to shellfishing--indefinitely
Recent years have been tough for Maine shellfishermen, who have faced frequent closures due to red tide. Now area shellfishermen are facing a new closure, but this one is due to the state's failure to conduct shoreline sanitary surveys. - Sue Mello

Down East Yacht Club
Down East Yacht Club news - Carol Saunders

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Five complete Personal Support Specialist class
The most recent class of Personal Support Specialist (PSS) sponsored by the Heart to Heart Personal Companion Program at St. Andrews Village has completed its course of study.

Isle Of Springs
Isle Of Springs weekly column - Sue Bogart

Legislature recognizes Al Sherman
Rep. Bruce MacDonald, D-Boothbay, submitted a special legislative sentiment this week to recognize Alfred B. "Al" Sherman, of Boothbay, who was honored by the Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services with the Maine Silver Star Honorable Service Medal.

Lobster Foundation Conducts Phase II of Rope Exchange Program
Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation (GOMLF) will conduct Phase II of the Bottom Line Project, a voluntary groundline rope exchange program for Maine lobstermen, in Ellsworth, Rockland and Scarborough.

Ocean Point
Ocean Point weekly column - Pat Waldman

Refuse District becomes no composting zone on May 1
The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District (BRRDD) Directors voted to take action on two key items on the March 13 agenda. In both cases, neither vote was unanimously approved. - October, Lewis Began Looking Into Other Options That Would Resul

Rep. MacDonald to host state budget discussion
Representative Bruce MacDonald, D-Boothbay, is inviting his constituents to a public forum to discuss the state budget shortfall. The meeting will be held at the Boothbay Harbor Town Office at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25.

Selectmen get serious on harbor budget
The Boothbay Harbor Budget Committee has spent the last three months reviewing and recommending a town budget for next year. - Sue Mello

Some human services cuts restored
The Legislature's Appropriations Committee has rejected or reduced some of the most controversial proposed cuts in health and human services -- from homemaker help for elderly living on their own to domestic violence programs - leaving a big hole. - Victoria Wallack

Southport
Southport weekly column - Leigh Sherrill

Star of the Sea
Our oceans offer an underwater world filled with wildlife of unparalleled proportions. From microscopic creatures to the largest mammals on the planet, the ocean floor and its waters contain critters uniquely different from land-dwelling wildlife. - David A. Murray

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