MacDonald Seeks Re-election
This week Representative Bruce MacDonald of Boothbay announced his candidacy for re-election to the Maine House of Representatives.

Vivian C. Thorp
Vivian Cloughen Thorp, 90, died Monday, April 28 in Boothbay Harbor. ...

June G. Soule
June G. Soule, 90, of Woolwich, died Monday, May 5, at the South Portland Nursing Home. ...

Marjorie E. Hutchins
Marjorie E. Hutchins ...

Virginia S. Seepe
Virginia Swallow Seepe, 95, a resident of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thurs., May 1. ...

Kyle R. Schneider
Kyle Reid Schneider, 17, of Fairfield, Conn., died Thursday, May 1. ...

Campbell B. Niven
Campbell B. "Cam" Niven, 78, of Brunswick and Isle of Springs, died April 28 at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center. ...

Doris A. G. Sabaka
Doris Adams Gamage Sabaka, 85, of Falmouth, died Sunday, May 4 at her residence. ...

Antonio Colombo M.D.
Antonio T. Colombo, M.D. 89, of Long Island, New York, passed away on Friday, April 25, at NYU Medical Center in New York City. ...

Elaine P McCready
Elaine P. McCready, 85, died Thursday, May 1, in Boothbay Harbor. ...

Linda L. C. Pinkham
Linda Lee Cheney Pinkham, 55, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 3, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston ...

In appreciation of Rep. MacDonald
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DOT spending is out of control
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Classifieds
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Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas to bring Scottish fiddle
Aside from being recognized for his extraordinary fiddle playing on the soundtracks of major motion picture films including Titanic, The Last of the Mohicans and Disney's Treasure Planet is Master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser. - Joe Orchulli Ii

All school budgets must be approved in the voting booth - after
Mainers in all the state's cities and towns are being asked to approve their local school budgets at the voting booth this year, with many referendums scheduled this month or on the same day as the June 10 primary. - Victoria Wallack

American Legion Post 36
American Legion Post 36 news - Ed Thibault

Boothbay voters approve total budget of $2,329,795
The voters of Boothbay filled the Town Hall at Boothbay Railway Village on Monday, May 5 for the annual town meeting at 7:30 p.m. after electing two new selectmen and other public officials throughout the day. - Lisa Kristoff

Botanical Gardens offers tours to Brandywine Valley
Not only are Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' two upcoming tours impeccably planned, but the destinations are also just what anyone who loves gardens and history, art and beauty will want to visit.

BRLT Sponsors Birding Marathon
The first birding event of May sponsored by Boothbay Region Land Trust is a 24-hour Birding Marathon scheduled for Tues. May 17 on many of the BRLT preserves.

Edgecomb
Edgecomb weekly column - Jo Cameron

Edgecomb residents approve school budget
Edgecomb residents approved their school budget in a process mandated by the state's school consolidation law this year at a town meeting on Monday. - Kate Kastelein

Filipino Group Study Exchange team travel New England
Since they touched down at Portland International Jetport on April 4, the six-member Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from Quezon City, Philippines, had very little down time. - The Time Maria Theresa "tet" Atancio, Joanne Moreno, Michelle "m

Fort Edgecomb Bicentennial Fund-raising
The Fort Edgecomb Bicentennial Committee would like to thank the surrounding community for all the support provided to our first fundraiser on April 17 at Bintliff's Ocean Grille in Edgecomb. - Becky Benton

Graceful Gliders
Many birds, within the same biological family, are very similar in characteristics, behaviors, and appearance, whereas other bird families are extremely diverse, and vary considerably from one another. - David A. Murray

Boothbay Harbor shows strong support for town government
About 100 Boothbay Harbor voters came to the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium on Sat, May 3 and consistently voted to support town government and services, exceeding the monetary recommendations of the town's budget committee and selectmen. - Sue Mello

Isle Of Springs
Isle Of Springs weekly column - Sue Bogart

Learn and taste hot from the oven with Borealis Breads Founder
On Tuesday, May 13, Jim Amaral, owner and founder of Maine's famed Borealis Breads, will present a demonstration and tasting "hot from the oven" at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Men At Work's Colin Hay performs at Opera House
From the hills of Scotland, to the land Down Under and around the world, Colin Hay continues to make his mark in the music industry and in the hearts of his fans. - Joe Orchulli Ii

Modern Medicine
Editorial - Mary Brewer

Ocean Point
Ocean Point weekly column - Pat Waldman

Peggy Pinkham not chosen as new Lincoln County Health Care CEO
The Board of Trustees of Lincoln County Health Care, the new shared governance and management structure for St. Andrews and Miles Memorial hospitals, is still weeks away from announcing its new chief executive officer. - Sue Mello

Prose resigns as BRCTV station manager to focus on New Orleans
Rick Prose, the heart, soul, and brains behind the Boothbay Region Community TV station in recent years and its first-ever paid station manager, announced on Tuesday that he would be resigning, effective June 6. - Sue Mello

Senator Collins announces USS Anzio to visit Boothbay Harbor
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced recently that the U.S. Navy has committed to sending the USS Anzio (CG-68) to pay a port visit to the Town of Boothbay Harbor during the 46th annual Windjammer Days.

Sherry Tibbetts joins new Notary Public Review Board
Twenty years ago, as the registration manager at St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center, Sherry Tibbetts decided she should be a notary public. It just made sense. - Lisa Kristoff

Southport
Southport weekly column - Leigh Sherrill

Southport's Solitary Sojourner
Southport resident Jack Bauman gave a presentation April 27 for the Land Trust at the YMCA on the non-fictional character who roamed the alley ways and by-ways of the Boothbay peninsula in the mid- 1950s and early 1960s. - Diane Randlett

Trevett
Trevett column - Maureen Berry

Underage drinking: how do we stop the lure and allure?
The statistics are staggering: nearly one-third of youth begin drinking before age 13. - Lisa Kristoff