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BOOTHBAY HARBOR -- The historic schooner Bowdoin and the frigid Arctic Circle waters are synonymous with one another, and after 16 years apart, the two will be reunited once again.

After several tense public meetings on an affordable housing development in Boothbay Harbor, the planning board conditionally approved a site plan Feb. 14. The board heard from representatives from the Alexander Way development and from neighbors...

The public notice published in the Feb. 8 issue of the newspaper had the wrong date of the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting. The meeting is Feb. 14, not Feb. 24. The agenda is below. Town of Boothbay Harbor Planning Board AGENDA Wednesday ,...

The rain and wind of the Jan. 9-10 storm brewed 13-14-foot tides that slammed against the coastline of the Boothbay Harbor region leaving destruction in their wake. From lost piers and docks of homeowners in Southport and Newagen, to the non-...

The Community School District planning and vote on the $89 million school renovations and building dominated the local news in 2023, with the end result being the voters turning down the plan in November. This coming year, voters will be asked to...

Depending on the type of business and venue, summer/early fall business was either great, or not as good as other seasons, according to a random sampling of hotels, restaurants and retail shops in the Boothbay area. It all depended on the weather –...

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce (BBHCC) held its annual dinner meeting and awards ceremony Oct. 12 at Boothbay Railway Village Museum to a crowd of over 100. A brief membership meeting in the Village church was held prior to the cocktail...

On Saturday, Sept. 9, Jen Mitchell Plummer sat with her computer open on the bar at Brady’s. She was frowning at the screen. Her restaurant had opened minutes before and Jen was tracking a hurricane developing in the Caribbean. With the Midcoast’s...

Registration for the second annual Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge sold out by March. Now, 75 teams are weeks away from a potential $35,000 first place prize for the event to be held Sept. 3 to 9. "Everybody was just really excited to come back so we...

The 3rd Annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic will kick off Saturday, September 16 at 10 a.m. at the Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. A fundraiser to benefit the Special Olympics Maine, the rain or shine round robin event...