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Volume 145, Issue 20 Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538

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CSD tables budget again

By JOSEPH CHARPENTIER Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District’s school committee tabled the $10,898,543 2021-2022 budget for the third time May 12. Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser recommended the committee approve the budget despite ongoing negotiations with Boothbay Region Education Association and educational technicians so the CSD could close out fiscal year 2020-2021 June 30.

Boothbay Harbor resident Tom Perkins said he was concerned about the committee moving too quickly considering Maine Department of Education directives for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds are not yet clear. He also said the CSD should not be raising the budget at all and should perhaps be asking less than the last fiscal year considering the undesignated fund balance is great enough to apply a bit more to lower costs to taxpayers.

“We're going to need the taxpayers on our side if we're going to ask them to potentially provide tens of

millions of dollars to fund a new school,” said Perkins. “Given all the hardships they've endured over the past year or more, this is really not the time to ask them for more money than we really need.”

Laser said putting the budget off more might put a public vote beyond June 30 and while that did not pose a problem last year, his recommendation to close out CSD books on time is to keep unfinished business to a minimum for incoming Superintendent Robert Kahler and to have a sure number for undesignated funds from fiscal year 2020-2021, since the CSD will continue to run on that budget beyond June 30.

Taking more from the CSD’s undesignated fund balance means less reserves later, should an emergency arise, Laser said. The draft budget applies $625,000 to the budget bringing the increase to 2.6% for taxpayers. The CSD has expended 77% of its current budget so far, where it has historically been around 86%, he said. “You're already taking a pretty big chunk out of your unassigned fund bal-

ance … I don't think you're going to have $1 million left over at the end of this year or anywhere close to that, but you're definitely going to be in the black with some of these numbers. How much I don't know.”

Committee member John Bertolet said he does not believe the board needs to hold up the budget over contract negotiations since the budget accounts for an increase in spending. However, he agreed if the rest of the committee wanted to put the budget off another meeting, he would vote that way, too. “The only benefit to putting it off another month is that we have more concrete end-of-the-year figures … As far as using the fund balance goes, I think we've used about as much as we should … unless we find as we come through the next couple weeks that we are under (budget) substantially.”

The committee voted unanimously to table the budget and Laser responded if members approve it by the June 9 meeting, there may be enough time to get a public vote before June 30.

New EMA director presents regional plan to Boothbay selectmen

By BILL PEARSON Boothbay selectmen queried new regional Emergency Management Agency Director David Cody May 12 about his 115-page emergency management plan.

Selectman Chuck Cunningham asked most of the questions. He presented his fellow board members with his list during the April 28 meeting. The board invited Cody to the May 12 meeting to respond to Cunningham’s and other selectmen’s questions.

Cunningham asked who had the power to declare a local emergency. Cody responded, the board’s bylaws should state whether the selectmen, town manager, or fire chief held the authority. Cody also recommended town officials “document everything” during a natural disaster. “That way FEMA and everybody understands it,” he said.

Scorcia asked what this plan looked like in action – for example how would our local response to COVID-19 be different under this plan. Cody responded, there was not much difference; the plan focuses on establishing a command center for managing any local disasters.

In other action, Town Manager Dan Bryer reported about a past proposal calling for bringing wa-

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ter and sewer services to the industrial park. Several years ago, the town received a $5.8 million estimate for bringing those services to north Boothbay. Bryer consulted with Wrigth-Pierce which believed the cost was closer now to $8 million. Selectmen discussed possibly using tax increment funds to pay for the expansion project. The board also wanted to talk with Boothbay Region Water District Manager Jon Ziegra and Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Manager Chris Higgins about availability of federal grants.

Selectmen appointed Code

Enforcement Officer Jason Lorrain the 911 Addressing Officer and voted unanimously authorize Bryer to execute a quit claim deed for a vacant Wiscasset Road tax-acquired property.

The meeting began with a public hearing for a license renewal for Ocean Point Inn. Later, selectmen unanimously approved renewing an innkeeper’s license, special amusement permit (Class C) and renewal of a Class IA liquor license.

Selectmen meet next at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 26 via Zoom conference.

CSD narrows field to two architectural firms The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District building committee narrowed its search down to two architectural firms May 14 – Lavallee Brensinger (LBPA) and CHA Architects, both of Portland. The committee opted to seek interviews with the two top-rated firms and pass up Oak Point Associates, Harriman Associates, WBRC Architects and Lewis and Malm.

The project involves plans for Boothbay Region Elementary and High schools’ buildings; LBPA was hired in 2019 to create a new build-

ing concept for a campus master plan. Next steps include about $2.5 million in site investigations, technical engineering, wetlands analysis and design and curriculum finalizing.

The committee will interview LBPA and CHA at 12:30 p.m.

June 9 and anticipate discussion to last around four hours, likely ending just before the 5:15 p.m. CSD school committee meeting, said Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser.

SUNDAY’S MEMORIAL BOAT PARADE in honor of Donald Brewer Sr. brought 60 fishing vessels to Southport waters. Story and more photos on page 6, section II. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Wiscasset explores COVID-19 testing offer for schools

By SUSAN JOHNS Is regularly pool-testing students and adults for COVID–19 doable, and could it help prevent spread? Wiscasset School Committee listened and asked questions Tuesday night, May 11 as staff nurse Marilyn Sprague explained the program she said the state is encouraging. After hearing Sprague’s answers and Wiscasset Middle High School Assistant Principal-Athletic Director Warren Cossette’s support for the idea, the committee gave Sprague the go-ahead.

According to the discussion, if the department went through with the pool testing, it would likely start next fall, the department would first be charged $185 for a waiver involving the lab testing; classes or other pools of students and adults would, unless they opt out, take nasal samples with swabs that would then go

to Boston for testing, the department would have results within 24 hours, and any positives would mean more testing to find who it was. Pool testing aims to detect a case before someone is contagious, Sprague explained.

“They’re really pushing for us to do it ... They’re doing a lot of education on it ... Zoom meetings, one or two a week, trying to get us all interested,” Sprague said. She said the program would be “some added work,” but it is a tool, and she felt it was the committee’s call to make.

Officials said anyone can opt out of the testing; and the department can pull out of the program. “We’re not committed,” Sprague said.

What is the benefit, committee member Indriani Demers asked in the meeting in Wiscasset Middle High School’s library and on Zoom. “The benefit is that we

can hopefully identify students or adults who are carrying the virus, but it has not reached where they are contagious, and it hasn’t reached the point where the person is sick,” Sprague said.

Cossette told the committee, “If other schools have it and we don’t, and the opportunity is there to even save one person, and we didn’t take it, for ($185), I think that we would be remiss because we can always say (later), ‘You know what, ‘It’s not for us.’ And everyone can say they don’t want to. Then all liability is resolved. And it’s not just liability from legal action ... Our responsibility is to try and keep everybody safe. For ($185), pretty cheap.”

Sprague had other COVID-19 news. She said the state’s change from automatically quarantining a whole class or more when a student has tested positive, to in-

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Boothbay Region Y vaccination clinic

By John Martins The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Boothbay Region Y will be closed Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21. It will re-open to scheduled patients and walk-ins beginning Monday, May 24.

Clinic team members will be active in area schools Thursday and Friday, vaccinating children ages12 and up. Information regard-

ing school plans will be shared by the respective schools.

The Boothbay Region Clinic will continue to operate Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. through June 4, when the clinic will close. Those needing vaccination after June 4 will receive services at the Watson Health Center in Damariscotta.

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Garden Club beautification day The Boothbay Region Garden Club held their annual "window box" event the morning of May

17 at the Boothbay Town Common. Flower boxes were planted and installed in several public lo-

cations in the area. Photos by Jim Singer

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stead those within six feet of the student, proved “fantastic” with an instance after vacation. She said fewer than 20 students had to quarantine, compared to 80plus last time. “It cut way back on what we had to do in keeping kids in school safely. So that was a big plus for us.”

LincolnHealth will have clinics for 12 to 18 year olds May 21 and June 11 using the Pfizer vaccine, Sprague said. Sixty students were signed up and she expects more; seniors will have graduated before the second dose, but Wiscasset Family Medicine has offered to vaccinate students 18 and over with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine instead, Sprague said. She said most seniors were already vaccinated, but the couple who are not will be, thanks to WFM. Wiscasset Elementary School’s next principal, Kathleen Pastore, joined the meeting via Zoom to thank the committee for its recent “vote of trust” in hiring her, and to introduce herself to the community a day after she visited the school. She has driven through Wiscasset for years en route to a home in New Harbor, and moving to Midcoast Maine has become a dream of hers, Pastore, a central Massachusetts educator for 30-plus years, said.

“I was thrilled that this opportunity arose ... and I am very excited to jump in with both feet come July 1.”

WMHS math teacher Marija Randall and district gifted and talented teacher Rachel Sugarman are resigning; educational technicians Nancy Wyman, Cheryl Campbell and Pamela Freeman are retiring.

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Molinelli brings up Boothbay’s 2 court defeats

By BILL PEARSON After two victories in Wiscasset District Court over the town of Boothbay, part-time resident Eugene Molinelli posed a simple question April 15 to selectmen. Why? In his statement during the board meeting’s public forum, Molinelli questioned the town’s leadership and decision-making on two code enforcement decisions dating back to 2014 and 2017. Both were eventually overturned in court.

“The town’s legal representation provided inferior legal advice and the courts found clear errors of law and abuse of discretion. This cost our family money, and hurt our reputation in the community, and for example the Boothbay Register, our community paper, had no reporting for our vindication in court. This is hurtful considering we are contributing members of the community,” he said.

A view easement of the Sheepscot River was the basis of the dispute between Boothbay and Molinelli and his wife Judith Molinelli who own a home at 66 Sawyers Island Road. The property includes a Sheepscot River view easement for 65 Sawyers Island Road. In 2014 and 2017, the Molinellis appealed two code enforcement rulings which were upheld by the board of appeals. This was followed by two appeals to Wiscasset District Court which overturned both Boothbay appeals board rulings.

In Eugene Molinelli’s statement to the select board in April, he hoped selectmen would rethink their actions in taking a similar case to court again. In the first case, Judge Daniel Billings heard the case regarding eight of 11 notice of violations upheld by the Boothbay Appeals Board. Billings ruled the Molinel-

THE BOOTHBAY code enforcement office ruled in 2017 Eugene and Judith Molinelli violated land use ordinances, but the Sawyers Island Road part-time residents appealed and the courts twice overruled the town.

Courtesy photo lis “had the stronger case” and the board of appeals made “an error (of) law and alternatively abused their discretion in determining the view easement and Molinellis’ intent to maintain it.”

In 2017, the Molinellis appealed a decision requiring them to seek a court-required permit for trimming the view easement. Code Enforcement Officer Art Dunlap approved a permit with three conditions.

The Molinellis objected. During the appeals board hearing, only three of the five members attended. Two of the members sided with the Molinellis, but due to lacking a third vote, the appeal was denied.

The Molinellis appealed again, to Wiscasset Superior Court, and Billings, again, heard the case. Billings ruled in favor of the Molinellis in two of the three permit conditions. In his ruling, Billings ruled the court’s order requiring a permit didn’t provide the town “carte blanche to rewrite the previous court order.”

Eugene Molinelli believed the town followed “poor legal advice” and “tried to bully” him into compliance. “This is a pivotal court case for landowners. Not everyone can afford to take a case like this to court. I think the selectmen should re-think about their duty to the town, environment and landowners,” he said.

But Boothbay officials remain firm in their belief they followed municipal ordinances with the goal of protecting the environment.

Town Manager Dan Bryer responded via email, the town used photographs of the property showing the vegetative maintenance hadn’t been done in accordance with the ordinance. “It was clear the property had reverted, and the town was of the opinion there were violations of the shoreland zone laws,” he wrote.

In the second case, the Molinellis presented multiple vegetative maintenance plans to Dunlap. In the last plan, Dunlap didn’t respond which

led to the Molinellis believing Dunlap had approved it. But Dunlap hadn’t, and issued the Molinellis a notice of violation after the property was maintained. In district court, Billings ruled “the town tried to accomplish with the permit what they couldn’t in court “ and ruled in the Molinellis’ favor.

Despite two losses in court, Boothbay officials believed they followed the proper course. Bryer responded via email, “The town was in the opinion they were in violation of the shoreland zone laws.”

Under the town ordinance, the view easement must be maintained on a yearly basis. Bryer, who served as code enforcement officer in 2014, reported the town had photographs which showed the property “had reverted” and were no longer “grandfathered” under the ordinance. In the 2017 matter, Bryer believed the town made the proper decision going to court even after two of the three board of appeals members sided with the Molinellis.

Bryer reasoned the board made “no decision” since the required three votes didn’t occur. He believed the town had a solid case in both district court appeals. “Our concerns are protecting the shoreline in both cases,” he wrote. Eugene Molinelli didn’t expect a response after he addressed the select board in April. “I wanted them to think about why this case went to court, not once, but twice,” he said. “It wasn’t to protect the shoreline or to uphold the law because the law was on our side. I wanted them to re-think the legal advice they received in these two cases.”

In light of the two court losses, would Boothbay do anything different? Bryer responded, “No.”

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By JOSEPH CHARPENTIER The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing Superintendent Keith Laser’s successor the week of April 19.

Kahler has worked at LCS since 2014 and previous experience includes four years as principal at Livermore Elementary School, two years at Tripp Middle School and six years as assistant principal and co-curricular director at Lisbon Elementary School.

“I'm still here, so that's a good sign,” Kahler said as AOS 98 board members returned from an executive session. “And you came back, too, so that's a good sign.”

"What should we do now? Any-

body have any suggestions?” laughed Chair John Bertolet. “I tell you what, let's hire a superintendent.”

Kahler was awarded a two-year contract from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 with a salary of $116,000 through 2022. Kahler's salary for 2023 will be up for negotiation.

“I just want to say I'm thrilled … to be part of AOS 98 and I can't wait to actually get to see you not through a computer screen and get to know you in your communities … I can't thank you enough and I look forward to getting up to speed and getting to work.”

Bertolet told Kahler that within the next six weeks he should expect all the schools to be reaching out to help introduce him to their communities.

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By Heather Lorrain Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org, Facebook, or tune into BRTV channel 7 or 1301 for Spectrum subscribers.

During the season of Eastertide, we will explore a new worship series, The Spirit’s Fire. The season of Eastertide culminates in the wild imagery of the Holy Spirit appearing at the first Pentecost as tongues of fire that fills the disciples with power and sends them out to share the Good News. (Acts 2:1-21).

Over the next weeks, we’ll ponder

scriptural texts that explore this Holy Spirit fire that; illuminates paths in bold new directions, inflames our hearts and sends us out in love and service, stretches our boundaries and challenges our comfort zones, and opens our eyes to the possibility that some cherished practices, entrenched attitudes and life-limiting perspectives may need to die in order for the Spirit to bring to life the “new thing” that God longs to cultivate within and among us. Together we’ll wonder, where might the Holy Spirit be encouraging us to embrace new perspectives or explore new directions? Where might the Holy Spirit be encouraging us to let go

of programs or initiatives that have outlived their effectiveness? What might happen if we followed the Spirit’s way?

On May 23, Pentecost Sunday, join Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz as he delivers his sermon, “The Spirit’s Understanding” and explores Acts 2: 1-21 where the Holy Spirit commissions and sends forth disciples to live the Good News.

We are thrilled to announce we will be returning to in person worship on Sunday, May 30, 2021! We ask anyone who wishes to attend worship in person to register online at www.congochurchbbh.org or call the church office at (207) 633-4757.

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Childcare will be available and you may register for care at the same time. Registration will open the week prior to each service on Mondays at 10 AM and close Fridays at NOON. Registrations cannot be accepted before or after the registration period.

Send prayer joys and concerns to Prayer Chain Coordinator, Barbara Fritz at bfritz105@gmail.com. Note if you would like to have your prayer shared on Sunday during worship.

You may submit your offerings online at www.congochurchbbh. org, or mail to Congo Church BBH, P.O. Box 468, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538.

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Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests between April 18 and May 16. On April 21, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Timothy Boyd, 59, of Newton Square, Pennsylvania for Operating Under the Influence. On May 9, Officer John Braley arrested Todd Olsen, 53, of Boothbay for operating under influence and disorderly conduct.

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Open service at St. Columba’s St. Columba’s Episcopal Church will hold an open service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 23. Rev. Paul Tunkle will conduct the service with Holy Communion.

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The department responded to the following: 911 check, 23; animal complaints, 10; administrative, 1; alarm, burglar, 10; assault, 1; assist citizen, 17; compliance check on inmate, 4; property check, 77; civil complaint, 1; criminal mischief, 1; community policing, 5; concealed weapons permit, 2; erratic operations, 3; escort/transport, 19; fire, alarm, 7; fire, structure, 1; fire, other,

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CTL students win poetry awards

By Louise Monroe Four student writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning were honored by the Poetry Society of Virginia as part of the society’s international 2021 student contest.

CTL students took a clean sweep of the third and fourth grade category! Josee Winston-Feder of Boothbay Harbor took first place for her poem, “Sister Brook.” Serafina Record of Boothbay placed second for her poem, “Bald Eagle.” The third place prize went to Hadley Spekke of Waldoboro for “The First

Snow.” In the seventh and eighth grade category, Kestrel Linehan of Westport Island won first place for “Abecedarian For A Sunrise.”

The Poetry Society of Virginia was formed in 1923 to celebrate writing and reading of poetry throughout Virginia, as well as nationally and internationally. Student poets are awarded a certificate and monetary prizes of $25, $15, and $10 for first, second, and third places respectively. Congratulations to our talented young writers!

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FIRST IN OUR HEARTS. To the brave EMS workers fighting to save lives today and every day, we salute you.

Throughout this past year the pandemic kept many of us at home, while you continued to work selflessly on the front lines. This is a testament to your dedication and commitment to the health and safety of our community.

Thank you for everything you’re doing from everyone you’re doing it for. Because if it weren’t for you, who would answer the call?

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3 seek 2 seats on Wiscasset select board

By PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Three candidates are seeking two, two-year terms on the Wiscasset select board. The annual election is Tuesday, June 8. In-person voting Election Day is at Wiscasset Community Center from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For information about voting absentee, contact the town clerk. To download an application to request an absentee ballot, visit wiscasset.org Unopposed candidates on the ballot include Desiree Bailey and Indriani Demers for the school committee and Phil Di Vece for Wiscasset Water District trustee. All three are incumbents. No candidates are on the ballot for eight vacancies on the Budget Committee. Jefferson Slack and Katharine Martin-Savage chose not to seek re-election to the select board. Their successors would each be new to the five-member board.

Wiscasset Newspaper asked the select board candidates for brief biographies including their community involvement and membership in professional organizations. They were also asked to share what they believe are the most pressing issues facing the community.

Terry Heller of Morton Street describes herself as an editor, writer, musician and community volunteer. After moving to Wiscasset four years ago, she became active in the select board’s committee on the appearance of the town, serving as its chairman for two years. She’s a member of the Friends of Wiscasset Village, Garden Club of Wiscasset, Wiscasset Yacht Club and Wiscasset Female Charitable Society.

Before retiring, Heller served on the Texas Senate Education Committee for 20 years; was a fiscal policy writer, served five years on the State of Texas Legislative Budget Board and was a policy analyst. She

served on the University of Texas System Board of Regents and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for five years. Heller earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in music and a PhD in education research at the University of Texas, Austin.

“The number one issue facing our community is a question raised about our schools and finding a way to lower taxes. I live on a fixed income, as many here do, and yet paying for our schools is an important job of our community. How we do that is always a high priority and a balance of values, costs, and outcomes,” wrote Heller.

“A longtime idea that keeps coming up is tuitioning out our high schoolers to lower the school budget and cut taxes. It’s on the June town warrant for a vote. But the high school costs are only part of the overall school budget, and the school budget is only part of our overall town taxes. On the surface, it wouldn’t save much. And what would we lose?

“There is a tremendous element of pride in what our high schoolers are accomplishing. During April, a delegation of students presented an excellent climate change proposal for our select board to consider adopting for our community. Even raising the question of saving money by giving away our high schoolers is rather disheartening. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, we’re not paying any more per student than the closest comparably sized high school (Boothbay Region). And Wiscasset schools were recently ranked No. 13 in the state (US News & World Report).

“It looks like our school committee and our WMHS teachers and administrators are knocking it out of the park – so why would we want to

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even ask the question?”

“We’ve all seen the waterfront park over in Bath. Why couldn’t we do that? And White’s Island needs new footbridges. How hard can it be? Boothbay has Windjammer Days. We have a deeper history as well as a deeper harbor. Why couldn’t we do something like that?

“We have a great team of people revving up to make Wiscasset Schoonerfest happen in August 2021 featuring 11 bands and chantey singers appearing on two stages on the common and at the pier and a lighted boat parade. Neighbors and shopkeepers and interested residents are working together to make this happen,” she continued.

Heller said when she left Texas and moved to Maine she knew she had found a home when she arrived in Wiscasset.

“Service is in my DNA,” she stated. “What we learned growing up in the 1950s and 60s was that anything was possible. At home we learned to listen to, and care about others,” she wrote. “If we were lucky, we learned from professional life how to generate good will, and to bring everyone to the table to get things done. Listening to people and then energizing the ideas they help create are key to everything in community service,” she concluded.

Dusty Jones of Hale Pond Road joined the U.S. Navy in 1993 and served a six-year enlistment. He trained as a nuclear power plant electrician and served aboard the USS Carl Vinson for two tours in the Persian Gulf. After the Navy, he worked

for a utility company plotting and installing underground electrical and other utilities in North Texas while attending college. He earned a bachelor’s degree and and a master’s degree in behavior analysis.

“As a behavior analyst for 20 years, I developed treatment and care programs for folks with behavioral needs, both for individual households and large-scale treatment institutions. Early in my career I was quite effective as a practitioner, and later took positions as team leader and program director. My work first brought me to Wiscasset in 2011, 2012 when I had clients in the elementary and middle schools here,” he wrote.

When his consultant work ended, Jones decided to make Wiscasset his home. “I spent the last several years of my career writing educational curricula,” continued Jones.

“In the Navy, I built and ran a very effective program designed to rehabilitate incarcerated servicemembers. I’ve established treatment programs for schools, school districts, treatment facilities and multi-facility operations, including employee training and management programs.

I have experience working with government planners and auditors from both government and private funding institutions.

“I have always been politically active,” stated Jones. “One reason I wanted to eventually settle down was for the opportunity to serve in a local office.”

Jones wrote, Wiscasset faces the kinds of issues all small towns face:

the cost of meeting civil responsibilities versus limitations of revenue.

“Everyone I’ve talked to has expressed their concerns for Wiscasset’s schools. And there’s also the wasterwater treatment plant which needs maintenance and upgrades.”

He describes these as “fairly typical municipal challenges.

“We’ve inherited some issues whose due dates have arrived, and some of them are going to be costly,” he continued.

“Wiscasset is prime for economic development. Fortunately, many of the items in need of maintenance serve not only as expenses, but investments; the kinds of things that, once done, are certain to attract visitors and others interested in doing business here,” wrote Jones.

“We have many assets here not yet realizing their full potential that with a little work, could become economic engines. In a time following a pandemic when people are motivated to travel and relocate, and when there is a federal government offering aid for infrastructure improvements, and in an economy that thrives on photo spots and points of interest, leaving the more fascinating aspects of our town in disrepair could be costing us money, he added. As examples he named the Ancient Cemetery fence and White’s Island footbridges both in need of replacement.

“The near-even split between those who want to invest in town improvements and those who would rather limit spending requires sensitivity, patience and synthesis. I am encouraged by the development of

2 seek 1 Westport Island selectman’s seat Westport Island’s two candidates on the June 8 ballot for second selectman answered Wiscasset Newspaper’s questions on their traits, experience, etc. that will aid their service as selectman; what their top priorities would be if elected, and why; and anything else they would like to get across to voters. The newspaper told candidates their complete response could total up to 500 words.

Bailey Bartlett “If I were elected my overall aspiration would be to promote, encourage and motivate other islanders my age to volunteer. I am a big believer in the Unbuntu philosophy, ‘I am, because we are.’ The philosophy centers around the concept that a human can’t truly prosper in isolation. Living on an island, this becomes so true.

“My past involvement on the Kennebunk school board, the Morris Farm board of directors and the Maine Arborist Association board of directors has given me the experience of working with a group towards a common goal.

“Upon my first visit, I fell in love with Westport Island, after the first year living on the island I became emotionally invested. It’s my island, it’s my home. I deeply respect Westport Island, and all of the wonderful people who also call it home.”

Jeff Tarbox “I have decades of experience as a manager, locally at Bath Iron Works, finally retiring in 2016 from Deloitte Consulting, where I advised clients as different as the Bank of America and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But prior to getting an MBAand entering management, I also worked as a carpenter, teacher, cook, and merchant seaman. I’m good at picking up new things, listening and learning from people, and getting along with most. With 30-plus years of managing projects, I can lay out a plan and drive toward its successful completion, and managing a budget is second nature, though Maine municipal accounting is going to take some getting used to!

“In the context of Westport Island and the select Board role, I’ve

spent the past five years actively growing my knowledge of town business and the personalities that make Westport a great place to live. Serving on five town committees has helped. Westport relies on its volunteers, and I will support and encourage them.

“My top priority in joining the select board will be working to implement the recommendations of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, and to preserve and protect the town’s essential character and natural resources.

“The plan is our tool to manage the inevitable changes our Island will face from the pressures of development. Protecting our water supply from depletion or contamination is critical. Most new residents came to Westport Island for its rural atmosphere and neighborliness – and low property taxes – and it will take work to protect these qualities.

“We also need to keep the Island up to date. Broadband internet is essential, for people working from home, for small businesses, for education, and increasingly, for medical services. I’m hoping we’ve got that Plan objective done, with the ConnectMaine Broadband grant submitted last month. We need adequate sources of water around the Island for the Fire Department to fight fires. We will need to upgrade our town office and fire station to be compliant with standards, and that will take years to plan and fund, and some skill in obtaining grants to minimize the cost to the town taxpayers. ”I would be honored to serve the town as a selectman. I’m the seventh generation Tarbox to live on Westport Island, and live in the restored 1784 original house built by the first generation. None of my line has served in this capacity. I joke that there are 40-plus Tarboxes on Westport Island, but I’m the only one still above ground. Before I join the others, there is a lot of work I’d like to do for the town.

“And, no, I don’t have any connection to the Squire Tarbox Inn – though I love Pizza Night.”

the waterfront, the solar project under consideration at the airport, the Johnson memorial. I’d like to lean heavily on private funding sources and fundraising initiatives for some of these things. The time to act is now,” stated Jones.

“I want us to take full advantage of the opportunities available in the coming economy, including investments in green energy and new ventures created by changes in American life, work and leisure,” he wrote.

“I look forward to helping Wiscasset compete and remain competitive in the environment of economic growth going on all around us.”

William “Bill” Maloney of Federal Street is a retired director of sales and marketing for an international company serving the U.S. and Canada. A U.S. Navy veteran, he attended New England School of Accounting.

Last year, Maloney lost his bid for a seat on the select board by six votes when six candidates were running for three openings.

Maloney has served on Wiscasset’s Downtown Public Advisory Committee working with Maine Department of Transportation on the recently completed multi-million dollar downtown improvement project.

He is chair of the Budget Committee and chair and treasurer of Wiscasset Senior Center. He’s treasurer of Wiscasset Rod & Gun, a member of All Saints Parish Finance Committee in Newcastle and Financial Secretary for the Knights of Columbus, also in Newcastle. Before moving to Maine, Maloney served as president of a police pension fund, chaired a Human Rights Commission and was chairman of the Planning Commission in Wheeling, Illinois.

He said, “I am originally from central Massachusetts. In 1977, I accepted a transfer to the Chicago suburbs and lived there for 36 years.

Following retirement (wife) Lynn and I decided to return to New England. We had vacationed in Maine many times and we liked the Wiscasset area. We wanted to be closer to our family in Massachusetts, where our two sons, Jack and Tim, and our six grandchildren live. We both have

relatives scattered throughout the New England states.

Maloney wrote, “Future capital expenditures need to be charted so that we do not have unexpected large budget expenditures. “We need to look at how we are doing things.

Do we need to do them? Can we do them more efficiently?

“We also need to build a broader tax base, bringing more property owners and businesses into our community, without changing the character of the town. We need to increase our tax base to keep our property taxes down, without changing the character of the town,” he continued. “It is not an easy job, but each new home brings in more than $3,000 in real estate tax to the town.

A new business brings in more tax revenue and jobs for residents. With cooperation many things beneficial to the town can happen,” Maloney said, if elected, he will bring a solid background in business to the select board. “During my career in both business and in various appointed town government positions, I have worked with others to bring new ideas to fruition through teamwork and interaction with both elected and appointed officials.

“In business, I worked with union workers to redesign how they worked to increase productivity that gave the business 20 additional years of existence. In government, I spearheaded a small group of town officials and appointed committee members to create a downtown. We returned with the proposal short of six months at no cost to the town and it became a $110,000,000 development. “This is not one I would recommend for Wiscasset; however, it was great for the recipient town of Wheeling, Illinois, a town that grew from 1,000 population in 1950 to a town of 40,000 people today,” Maloney added.

Absentee ballot requests must be received by the town clerk by the close of the business day, Thursday, June 3. Voted absentee ballots must be received by the town clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

DRESDEN SELECTMEN John Rzasa, Gerald Lilly and Allan Moeller.

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Dresden selectmen

Board reviews budget, splits on recycling surcharge

SELECTMEN, FROM LEFT, Katharine Martin-Savage, Sarah Whitfield and Kim Andersson, Town Manager Dennis Simmons and Chairman Pam Dunning listen to a final presentation on the proposed solar farm.

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Selectmen get final briefing on airport solar project

By PHIL DI VECE News Contributor The Wiscasset select board received a final briefing Thursday evening, May 13 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport on a proposed fivemegawatt solar project there. Voters will decide June 8 if they want the town to enter into negotiations to lease property to Cenergy of Carlsbad, California.

In the airport’s maintenance hangar, selectmen heard from Stephen Barrett of Barrett Energy Resources Group of Concord, Massachusetts.

He said he had been acting as a consultant to Cenergy, which is pursuing other solar projects in Augusta, Waterville and a dozen other Maine locations. He said airports are often ideal due to an abundance of suitable land. “Our project would be built almost directly across from where we are on the opposite side of the taxiway,” he told the board as he pointed towards the runway.

“We see this as an opportunity to join with the town to develop a project that is a win, win for both the community and the company,” he said. He added, customer demand was increasing for green power. Barrett noted Cenergy has been working on the Wiscasset solar project since 2019.

Barrett said the project would involve clear-cutting and stump removal of 20 acres of town property. The town would be reimbursed

for the value of the timber. He noted Cenergy had received permitting from Maine Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation to construct an access road from Route 144 to the planned solar farm.

“Some of the trees we’re removing are penetrating into the airport’s air space. Removing them enables the airport to maintain compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration,” added Barrett. “Clearing away the trees along the runway really does a favor to the town,” commented Ken Boudin, who served 32 years on the town’s airport committee.

Town Manager Dennis Simmons said the lease arrangement would be a huge financial benefit to the town.

“It will put the airport in the black for the first time in its history,” he said.

Selectmen’s Chair Pam Dunning said her biggest concern was for the future. “I don’t want another bone yard after this closes,” she said referring to the environmental mess left behind after the closures of Mason Station and Maine Yankee electrical generating facilities.

“I’ve had it with companies coming into our town then closing and leaving us to clean up the mess from what they left behind,” she said.

Cenergy is willing to put up a decommissioning bond, although terms still have to be negotiated with

the town, noted Simmons.

A question on the June 8 town ballot asks voters if they approve of selectmen entering into negotiations for the lease of the property for construction of the solar farm; Cenergy also needs the planning board to approve the site plan review application.

Earlier in evening, selectmen toured Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC with its CEO David Stapp. He invited the select board, town manager and guests into his working lab based in an airport hangar. Then he gave a power point presentation on his company. Stapp and his staff of a dozen engineers are developing a high efficiency turbine engine using an sCO2 power generation system. He said the goal is to reduce the size and weight of the standard turbine engine and make it 25 to 60% more energy efficient.

“The last several years we’ve been in the performance, validation stage,” he said. He added, he was very satisfied in having chosen to base his research facilities in Wiscasset.

Peregrine has a second location at the former Mason Station property where Stapp hopes to expand in the near future. He promised to invite the select board back to see his experimental turbine unit when it is running. “I’ll warn you in advance, it’s going to be loud.”

By ART MAYERS News Contributor Selectmen disagreed on Tuesday, May 11 on whether or not to accept a proposed $5,000 surcharge from Richmond for waste disposal.

“I don’t like this at all,” said board member Gerald Lilly. He said residents already pay a fee to Richmond to dispose of construction debris, metal, mattresses, brush, appliances and tires, items not processed by Dresden recycling.

Selectman Allan Moeller disagreed. He said in his 30 years working for Richmond, the town lost money disposing of the items not accepted at the Dresden transfer station. “The problem is brush and demolition debris,” he said.

Richmond lacks a weigh scale, so contractors routinely dispose of large volumes of waste and only pay the base fee, said Moeller.

“I would like to negotiate with them,” said Moeller. He said the surcharge would likely be less than cleaning up roadside dumping.

In other business, the board agreed on wording to be published in the town’s newsletter. The wording involves proposed increases in the Regional School Unit 2 budget.

The notice will include figures that estimate the increase in property taxes as $167-$200 for a homestead valued at $200,000.

“We would like to the school board to negotiate,” said Moeller.

Town Administrator Mike Faass presented the board with a letter of resignation by RSU 2 board member Jeff Pierce. Selectman John Rzasa suggested the town advertise to fill the one-year remainder of Pierce’s term.

The board agreed to ask residents through the newsletter if they would like to move the annual town meeting from Saturday morning to Tuesday evening. A similar survey presented last year yielded a light, inconclusive response, according to the board.

If approved at town meeting, the $3.2 million annual budget will raise the tax rate from $18.80 to $19.10 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, according to Faass. The board sent a draft of the budget back to Faass to recheck the totals.

The board agreed to cover invoices up to $2,000 for Summerfest, set for Sunday, July 11.

Resident Dave Probert said Pownalborough Courthouse will host a Memorial Day ceremony.

Wiscasset Senior Center cribbage results Results for the week of May 9 are as follows: Tuesday, May 11 9:30 a.m., 15 players present; first, Nancy Wright, 829; second Ruth Gilbert, 828; third Marge Pooler, 825; high hand (24), Howard Nickerson; low

score, Catherine Roberson, 712.

Thursday, May 13 6 p.m., 17 players present, first, tie, Stuart Wyman and Pete Watson, 835; third, Pam Fernier, 819; high hand (24), Diane Robinson; low score, Reid Hodgden, 643.

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ON TUESDAY, MAY 11, Bath Subaru presented a $9,900 check to Woolwich Fire Department/EMS, recipients of the 2021 Subaru Share the Love Event. Selectman Jason Shaw said, “The town of Woolwich is very fortunate to have businesses such as Bath Subaru. We are grateful for their generous support of our community.” From left at the presentation are Robert Nibarger of WFD/EMS, Sienna Mazone (EMS), Fire Chief Mike Demers, Jane McElman (Bath Subaru), Bath Subaru owner Richard McElman Jr., Blake McElman (Bath Subaru), and selectmen Allison Hepler and Jason Shaw.

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BIRCH’S NEW OWNER Francie Siegfried, at the shop Monday, plans to open Memorial Day Weekend.

New in town: BIRCH gets new owner, Wiscasset gets new family

By SUSAN JOHNS About a month ago, Francie Siegfried was still living in Norfolk, Virginia. Now the past high school English teacher, writereditor, retail worker and social worker is living in Wiscasset over the business she has bought along with the building. Siegfried is the new owner of BIRCH Home Furnishing & Gifts, 72 Main St. She has driven past it for years on visits to sister Ann Coughlan in Newcastle. And Siegfried’s daughter Matilda Siegfried is about to graduate from Bates College in Lewiston. “So I have some connections to Maine, and I sort of stumbled upon the listing,” Siegfried recalled. “I have always liked the idea of owning my own business. I was looking for a change, something that would be fun and different than what I was used to doing.”

Husband Brett will be going back and forth to Virginia for his work as a neonatologist. “He takes care of sick babies.” The couple’s son Oliver attends Pomona College in Los Angeles County.

BIRCH’s last owners, Greg Uthoff and Brad Sevaldson, have mentored Siegfried as she readies to open the business Memorial Day Weekend. Sevaldson and Uthoff jointly told Wiscasset Newspaper in an email, they always planned to retire from the business after five to seven years.

Vacationing in Southport, North Carolina in February 2020, “we ... were so attracted to the charm and easy pace, (we decided) it would be our retirement destination. Rather than continuing for an additional year or two, we felt the timing was right for us to end our Maine venture after five and a half years of living in the prettiest village in Maine.

“It has been bittersweet, we thoroughly enjoyed creating BIRCH and developing so many lasting friendships,” they wrote.

“We are so grateful for the warm welcome we received and the

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ful Possession of Scheduled Drugs and Violation of Conditions of Release, by Officer Barnes.

May 12, Jeremy Wyman, 41, of Wiscasset was arrested for Operating After License Suspension, Violation of Conditions of Release, Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention,

by Officer Barnes.

May 14, Benjamin Schutte, 19, of Wiscasset was arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, by Officer Willhoite.

Summonses May 3, Kenneth Jackson, 52, of Portland was summonsed for Operating after License Suspension and Operating with a Suspended Registration, by Officer Jonathan Barnes, assisted by Officer Nathan Willhoite.

May 3, Dale Ricker, 59, of Westport Island was summonsed for Operating after License Suspension, by Officer Barnes.

May 4, Jody Mills, 61, of Wiscasset was summonsed for Criminal Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon, Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon and Driving to Endanger, by Officer Barnes.

May 13, Kelsey Small, 33, of Belgrade was summonsed for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle, by Officer Getchell.

May 13, George Westgate, 53, of Whitefield was summonsed for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle, by Officer Getchell.

May 14, Raymond Brilliant, 59, of West Bath was summonsed for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle, by Officer Willhoite.

Accidents May 8, Officer Willhoite responded to an accident in the Shaw’s parking lot. Kelley Lester, 59, of Westport Island, was turning right out of her parking spot when she turned too sharply, striking a parked vehicle owned by Sylvia Leavitt, 71, of Boothbay. No injuries were reported.

May 15, Officer Willhoite responded to an accident on Main Street. A vehicle operated by Janice Nicol, 66, of Newtown, Pennsylvania was stopped when Kathryn Swain, 67, of Edgecomb was following behind and struck Nicol’s vehicle in the rear. No injuries were reported.

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support from the locals, seasonal home owners and the many tourists who visit the Midcoast. We are thrilled that BIRCH will continue as a vital contributor to Wiscasset's retail scene under new ownership. We had an immediate connection with Francie and were so impressed with her enthusiasm and eagerness to continue the BIRCH concept and to make it her own. We hope our customers give Francie the same warm welcome and support we experienced each day we opened our door.”

The Chevy Chase, Marylandraised Siegfried, 53, has enjoyed

designing in the homes she has lived in all over the country. And she likes traveling and picking up interesting things along the way.

She thinks that will all help. “And I just enjoy people and meeting new people, so I think it’ll be fun.

It’ll be much more lighthearted than things I’ve done in the past.”

What will shoppers find? “I’ve been restocking and hope to have some of the things people are familiar with, and I’m also adding some new things like rugs and table linens and some more glassware. So I think it will seem familiar. Hopefully it will be the

best of (before), but with a little bit of a different feel. It will have my touch. And hopefully when people come in here, they will recognize it and will be excited for the new things.”

When Siegfried is waiting for inventory to arrive, sometimes she goes out exploring town and meeting her fellow store owners.

They have been very supportive, and a lot of them are women, she noted.

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William “Bill” Maloney has announced he is a candidate for one of the two open selectman seats. Bill has been a resident of Wiscasset since 2013 when he retired as director of sales and marketing, U.S and Canada, from an international manufacturer of flexible packaging materials.

Bill and his wife, Lynn, are originally from central Massachusetts and moved here after a 36-year stint in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Bill donated a substantial amount of his time on commissions for the Village of Wheeling, Illinois, serving on several commissions: Chair of the Human Rights Commission, President of the Police Pension Fund, and Chair of the Plan Commission. His most challenging experience was developing a plan for a town center for Wheeling. He chaired a panel of six members and in a few weeks short of six months, returned with a plan that was accepted and put to work immediately. The town center became a $110,000,000 project that now contains several hundred high-end apartments, a theater that shows movies and live entertainment, and retail space. Not a plan for Wiscasset, but good for Wheel-

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In Wiscasset, Bill served as past chair and treasurer of the Senior Center, and was a member and chair of the Downtown PAC. He currently serves as chair of the Budget Committee and is treasurer of the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club. Bill is involved in committees at church as well as the Diocese of Portland.

Bill believes capital expenditures are the major problem for the town.

We are living with past expenses when the Maine Yankee power plant paid a substantial portion of

our taxes. With reduced income to work with, we struggle each year to make ends meet. A systematic annual review and updating of future capital expenditures should be in place. As buildings, vehicles and equipment age, they need updating, repair, or replacement. Most of these actions can be predicted and budgeted for. You cannot predict damage due to accidents or acts of God, but we should have some budgeting leeway should any of these things happen.

I do not think that we can expect taxes to be reduced due to outside pressures for anything other than a short period of time, but we can work to keep increases that we can control to a minimum. We need to look at how we are doing things.

Do we need to do them? Can they be done more efficiently? We need to build a broader tax base, bringing more property owners and businesses into town, without changing the character of the town.

I ask for your vote. If elected, I will work for you and the town to the best of my ability.

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PAGE SIX THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021

From Assistant Editor Susan Johns

Comp plan wants you!

Which makes a better comprehensive plan for a town: One a few (read dozen or so) residents draft, or one dozens or, dare we say it, hundreds had input on?

I’m going with B. The more people telling a committee what they want, rather than a committee, in Wiscasset right now or anywhere else, having to use only their best thinking, research and other work, to get a plan the town can live with, get state approval on and, dare we say again, make a difference of some kind for today and tomorrow, the better. It is obvious, like knowing better than to stop wearing a mask if you are not fully vaccinated but merely tired of

it and figure, perhaps correctly, you will not get COVID-carded to prove it.

Monday night, I sat through the Wiscasset comp plan committee’s latest Zoom meeting. Members and helpers who have been at it or at least off and on at it, due to the pandemic, continued updating one another and welcoming new names who began fitting in immediately. And Chair Sarah Whitfield said the town-wide survey has had about 50 responses.

Getting 50 people to do anything is something; but it’s still a pretty small chunk of town. For the town’s sake of having a good tool, which is what a comp plan comes down to, consider going to

the town office for a paper copy to fill out, or consider taking the survey at https://bit.ly/WiscassetCompPlan Apathy breeds stagnation for a town and, by the way, a harder job for the comp plan volunteers to propose a plan’s economic and other pieces.

There is no pretending filling out a comp plan survey is fastpaced excitement, but the more responses come in, the sharper picture Wiscasset is giving the committee to work with.

Week’s parting observation: Summer feels in a hurry this Midcoast spring. Enjoy the sun and wear a shady hat.

Letters to the Editor Protecting our democracy Dear Editor: It looks like HR1, a bill to strengthen our voting rights, will be filibustered in the Senate because, as a number of Republican leaders put it; Republicans will never win another election were it to pass. This may be so, but the bigger question is why would this be true?

One clue might be found in the lack of a party platform in the 2020 election campaign. Platforms are important as they are statements of values and direction for a political party. This calls into question what the GOP is about.

In the past few decades the central theme of the GOP has been to undermine and weaken our government; the very instrument through which we seek protect our civil

liberties, deliver swift and equal justice and provide for the general welfare. These policies might work well for the rich and powerful, but not so much for the rest of America.

Another clue is the steady stream of seething vitriolic rhetoric generated by the GOP in its condemnation of liberals, moderates and members of their own party when they disagree with the shifting positions of their reactionary leaders.

What is worst is that this has metastasized into racial and class divisions leaning on authoritarianism.

This poverty of ideas lacks appeal to many voters whose view for America is more democratic and egalitarian. As one conservative recently quipped, what are conservatives conserving?

There is some hope for the Grand Old Party’s return to its former grandness. A large number of members have recognized the impending danger of this authoritarian threat and may splinter off to start anew. Of course this will mean short term disaster for traditional conservatives, but in the long term, the ideas and ideals that made the party so grand will return to the forum of democracy. Just as a body needs a left and right arm, so does democracy need the perspective of a loyal opposition.

Senator Collins has groomed the image of being a moderate and perhaps she might be persuaded to support HR1 and lead the GOP back to its former grandness.

Fred W. Nehring Boothbay

Kudos for region non-profits Dear Editor: We are so thankful for the efforts of the many non-profits that have continued to provide service during the past year. The Boothbay Region Garden Club continues to nurture and plant throughout the region - common gardens, flower boxes in public spaces, and educa-

Dear Editor: I am writing to strongly endorse Jeff Tarbox for Second Selectperson of Westport Island.

As a fellow member of the Westport Island Broadband and Cable Committee – which is only one of the numerous island committees Jeff serves on – I can attest to Jeff’s thoughtful and effective leadership style, ability to organize and successfully manage complicated projects from start to finish.

I directly witnessed Jeff’s relevant skills over the last year while the

tional forums.

The Rotary offers pickup of household, garden and recreation donations each week and sales at the "barn" on Montgomery Road every Saturday morning. And, the two thrift shops just off Townsend Avenue showcase the best buys in town for year-rounders and sea-

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Broadband and Cable Committee completed the many significant steps required to apply for a ConnectMaine broadband infrastructure grant. I can confidently say Jeff is the right candidate for Second Selectperson.

As one of the island’s few youngish residents, I appreciate Jeff’s ability to balance tradition with fresh ideas and awareness of vital, big-picture change necessities. Jeff’s qualifications for this role are tough to match. Jeff takes great pride in being the seventh

sonal crowds. All of these volunteer entities offer services, funding, and expertise to the community at large.

Many thanks to the public works of each town that support all of these efforts.

Tim and Pam Utley Boothbay

generation Tarbox to live on Westport, and he exudes passion, respect and historical knowledge of Westport Island accordingly. Combine this deeply rooted passion with 30-plus years of professional management and island committee experience with a natural, friendly leadership style, and I think you’ll agree: Jeff Tarbox is the candidate to choose for Westport Island Second Selectperson on June 8.

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BRYMCA: Community catalyst for good

By Allyson Goodwin A giant crane. Several strong arms and backs. Great technique.

A big heart. These are all of the ingredients in Fuller Marine Services’ generous donation twice a year to the Boothbay Region YMCA. Every spring the company brings their crane truck and trailer to Camp Knickerbocker to help with the seasonal installation of the boating docks, and then every fall they pull out the docks before Lake Knickerbocker ices over for the winter. The docks are essential to camp programming by allowing our community’s youth to get out on the water in the summer months for swimming, boating, and fishing.

The Y’s Director of Facilities, Rose Mooney, is grateful for the service that the Fullers provide.

“Chuck and Jeanne have been so generous to the Y over the years.

Since we don’t have the equipment ourselves, we have to outsource this work. Fuller Marine not only does a fantastic job taking care of our docks, but they also do it at no expense to the Y. I can’t thank them enough for helping us preserve our resources.”

Fuller Marine is just one example of people in the community giving back to the Y. By donating their services, Fuller Marine

EMPLOYEES FROM Fuller Marine stop for a moment before they install the docks at Camp Knickerbocker.

Courtesy of Allyson Goodwin enables the Y to extend additional funds to campers in the form of financial aid for Camp K summer programs.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Camp K is being used yearround for the first time. The Y's after-school program, called Fit Kids, has moved all their activities to Camp K, giving children the opportunity to play outside, build forts in the woods, and utilize the 65 acres on the shore of Little Lake Knickerbocker, including the

docks jutting out onto the lake.

Relocating Fit Kids to Camp K is one of the unexpected silver linings to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Being at Camp K has enriched our Fit Kids program which will continue to be held at Camp K year-round,” said Mooney. “This is why we are making strategic investments out at the Camp, including plans to renovate the McEvoy Lodge so that it can be used as a four-season home base for our after-school programs

and specialty camps. We are very happy to be able to fully utilize such a beautiful natural environment.”

“It all really comes full circle,” says Erin Gray, Senior Program Director at the Y. “The guys take a whole day to install the docks and it’s really hard work! I’m so thankful to them for installing the docks early for us this year in order for our Fit Kids friends to learn to fish off of the docks this spring. They support us, we support the kids; it’s a wonderful connection.”

Additional Camp K note: Through the generosity of the Elizabeth Ann Leach Charitable trust and other donors, the Y completed a new bathhouse pavilion last June. Featured in the December 2020 Maine Home Design magazine, the new Pavilion includes changing rooms, bathrooms, and storage cubbies to support waterfront activities. Like the Y’s partnership with Fuller Marine Services, the Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) was a helpful partner as the Y designed the bathhouse. By supporting the decision to create a green roof and other special erosion control measures, the BRWD helped the Y achieve its goal of caring for and responsibly managing the watershed region.

Supporting Maine workers and businesses

By Sen. Chloe Maxmin Every year, the state of Maine spends millions of dollars building or improving public buildings and on public works projects. Each of these projects requires the state to buy materials and hire labor to do the work, using our tax dollars. But right now, many of these dollars go out of state, or out of the country, as the state awards projects and buys materials from the lowest bidder, with little consideration about what is best for our communities in the long term. To help make sure Maine businesses and workers – and all Maine people – are getting the biggest benefit from these public projects, Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, has introduced the Buy American, Build Maine Act. I’m a proud cosponsor of this bill, and I’m excited to share why.

The bill has two main parts.

First, it requires the state to buy most of its manufactured goods, like steel and cement, from American companies. This is good policy that’s already in place for many federal projects. It supports American manufacturing jobs, keeps our

dollars circulating here at home, and it avoids supporting some of the dubious business practices allowed in other parts of the world.

Labor and environmental standards are often more stringent in America than they are overseas, a fact that allows some companies to manufacture their products at a much lower cost than American companies can. While we can and must do better to protect our workers and our environment here at home, the fact is that buying American manufactured goods is a winwin all around.

The second part of the bill – the Build Maine part – requires the state to give Maine companies and workers a fair chance of being awarded state contracts. Right now, if an out-of-state company outbids a Maine company by just pennies, the Maine company loses out. While this might seem like the most responsible use of your tax dollars, consider that those dollars of yours are leaving the state, and not coming back. When we hire out-of-state companies and labor, those jobs aren’t being filled by your family, friends and neighbors.

Your neighborhood company isn’t getting the chance to grow and in turn invest their tax money in the community. When a Maine company and an out-of-state company submit substantially similar bids, this bill requires the state to pick the Maine company. When an outof-state company bids just slightly less than an in-state company, the in-state company must be given the opportunity to match that lower price before losing out.

Maine is a small business state, which is something we should all be proud of and grateful for.

When we support Maine small businesses, we get so much in return. Small businesses support our schools and community organizations, they give our communities character, and they are invested in and tied to every Mainer’s success.

We often talk about the importance of buying local, especially around the holidays. We know it’s the right thing to do; it keeps our tax dollars local and circulating in our communities. We now need to make sure we’re doing that at every level. Especially as our small businesses and workers recover

from the pandemic, they deserve our support, and they deserve policies that give them the opportunity to do the work that needs doing in their own backyards.

These policies are about giving American manufacturers and Maine companies and workers the chance to succeed. When work needs to be done in our communities, the community members funding that work with their tax dollars should have the chance to do it. By adopting the Buy American, Build Maine Act, we can lift up Maine and American companies, build a business-friendly state, and invest in the success of our communities in the long term.

If you have a story or a perspective on this to share, I would love to hear it. If I can help you or your family in any other way, please never hesitate to reach out. You can email me at Chloe.Maxmin@ legislature.maine.gov, call my cell phone at (207) 200-6224, sign up for my newsletter at mainesenate. org, or follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/ChloeForSenate, even if you don’t have a Facebook account yourself.

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Boothbay in the War of 1812 Out of Our Past

By Elizabeth F. Reed Elizabeth Reed, born 1874, was a local historian of the 1940s and 1950s. She was a native, though she was gone for decades teaching in New York City before retiring to Boothbay Harbor. All the parenthetical remarks are mine. - Barbara Rumsey Our War of 1812 was a part of the Napoleonic Wars and our trouble with England ended when Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in 1815. Boothbay seamen and ship owners suffered severely because of the British Acts in Council and Napoleon’s decrees. Britain impressed American seamen because she just had to have sailors to man her navy in order to prevent Napoleon’s landing an army in England.

One Boothbay man, David Reed, died in Dartmoor prison in England after having been impressed.

Boothbay was absolutely without defenses when war was declared June 18, 1812. On June 7 a town meeting was held in Boothbay to "take into consideration the alarming and defenseless situation of the town’s inhabitants . . ." A petition for protection was sent to President Madison signed by a committee consisting of Joshua Loring, Edmund Wilson, Nicholas Knight, John McClintock, and Jacob Auld.

To these names were added Samuel Thompson, Henry Kimball, Nathaniel Montgomery, and Joseph Grimes, and it was voted that these men be a standing Committee of Safety for the town. William M. Reed quickly obtained cannon, ammunition, and bullet molds and fortifications were erected.

Local Forts The sites for the earthworks and cannon mounts were at McFarland’s Point, Wylie Point (where St. Andrews is) and on the heights beyond West Harbor Dam (near Powder Hill Farm on Lakeside Drive). As during the Revolution, Boothbay shipping was hidden in

ELIZABETH REED with friends at the ruins of Fort Farley on Fort Island in August 1931.

Courtesy of the Historical Society Campbell’s Cove, now West Harbor Pond. A gun house was built on what is now Eastern Avenue and near it was the training field as it was used during the Revolution. (The gun house, once owned

by Chester Holton and later by Jane and Ervin Conley, is now on Montgomery Road}.

Within my memory the 1812 earthworks on McFarland’s Point and on Wylie Point were plainly visible and as a child (she was born in 1874) I played around them. The Bacchus cottage on McFarland’s Point (on Eames Road) leveled off the fortifications there. (Pearl Patten Mautner who witnessed the building of the cottage says the earthworks were built upon, not leveled, and any grading was very slight). The Gregory Hospital and Gregory House leveled off the earthworks on Wylie Point.

Guarding the entrance to the Damariscotta River was Fort Farley on Fort Island at Back Narrows just above East Boothbay.

Fort Farley was a blockhouse just like the one on Davis Island only a little smaller. It stood there in a good state of preservation nearly down to the time of the Civil War. My late uncle John H. Blair, born in

1842, remembered it well. He said the people of Back Narrows tore it down for firewood, the more the pity. The brick foundation is still in good condition in its original octagonal form. The writer has visited the spot on several occasions and from there is a fine view of the open ocean.

Local British Harassment While there was a constant watch, yet the Boothbay companies of Jacob Auld and Daniel Rose were only called out on alarm when British men-of-war, the Bulwark, the Tenedos, and others appeared in the Harbor. The British cruisers Rattler, Bream, and Bulwark anchored in Boothbay Harbor on numerous occasions. They sometimes stayed days at a time capturing lumber-laden schooners; one such schooner, which had been captured, was recaptured and safely hidden in

Campbell’s Cove.

The most dangerous and anxious time for Boothbay was during the months of June, July, and September of 1814 when British cruisers constantly landed bargeloads of men on both sides of Spruce Point and on the Sheepscot River shores of the town only to be driven off by our local militia. William M. Reed’s company of militia drove them off every time. Once the British landed right in front of his Boothbay House (on the present site of Boothbay House Hill Road) and was driven off by his company.

Other local companies besides the three already mentioned were those commanded by David Reed Adams, William McCobb, and Samuel G. Wilson.

It is not known how many men were captured by the British and were in captivity in British prisons or at Ottawa, or how many died there of starvation and neglect. Two Boothbay men, Thomas Boyd and George Kelloch, were killed in the Battle of Plattsburg Bay and the Battle of Lake Champlain in January of 1814. In 1814 John Grover’s son was killed just outside the old Allen Lewis house on the eastern slope of Mt. Pisgah when British marines landed there, but they were soon driven off.

After one year of humiliating defeats on land, Madison begged the British government for peace and on December 24, 1814, a treaty was signed at Ghent in which nothing was said about the four causes for which Madison asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain.

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Both the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper welcome all letters but reserve the right to edit for style, good taste, length, to correct errors, and to promote civil discourse without personal attacks. Your letter should be 350 words or fewer and must include your full name, address and phone number, should the editor have questions. Letters regarding elections will not be published in the edition printed right before that election. Submit all letters to news@ boothbayregister.com (Boothbay Register) or news@wiscassetnewspaper.com (Wiscasset Newspaper).

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Obituaries

Eldena R. Main Eldena Rose Main, 82, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine died on April 27, 2021 in South Boston, Mass.

She was born on Feb. 28,1939, the only daughter of Clifton and Flora L. (Pennington) Munsey.

She attended Wiscasset schools and graduated from Wiscasset High School, class of 1957.

On May 3, 1973, she married Harold E. Main. Soon after they made South Boston their home.

She was employed by hotels for many years in Boston and enjoyed that work. But, after retiring from the Parker House, she found a job she absolutely loved. Working for Jumpstart, Eldena helped preschool children in the Boston area learn to read.

She loved her cats and has always had at least one to love in their home. She played the piano beautifully. She loved flowers and her husband always kept rose gardens for her to enjoy.

She is survived by her husband, Harold E. Main of South Boston, nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her par-

Leo A. Molter Jr.

ents and brothers, Thomas “ Elliot” Munsey and Douglas Munsey.

Memorial donations can be made to: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 Arrangements were done by Casper Funeral Services, Boston, Mass.

There will be no service in Maine.

Glenn M. Lewis Glenn M. Lewis, 65, formerly of Wiscasset, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Togus VA in Augusta after a long battle with cancer.

Glenn grew up in Wiscasset, the son of George (Glen) and Elinor (Sproul) Lewis. He graduated from Wiscasset High School and went into the U.S. Air Force.

He was employed at Bath Iron Works for 12 years and dug worms up and down the coast of Maine for many years. One of his favorite past times was to wheel and deal which he did all over the state.

Glenn is survived by his sister, Janet Fairfield and her husband Gary of Brunswick, one nephew, Shaun Fairfield and his wife Kelly of Auburn, one niece, Kimberly Lincoln and her husband Mark of Wiscasset, one great niece, Kaitlin Lincoln and two great nephews, Jameson Lincoln and Sawyer Fairfield; and his significant other, Melody Rose of Waldoboro, and the members of the Irons family.

A graveside service will be held at noon on Saturday, May 22,

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021

Leo A. “Sonny” Molter Jr. passed away in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on May 9, 2021 at the age of 88.

He was a graduate of Fitchburg Vocational High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Germany.

Sonny was proud to raise his family in the same Fitchburg home he was raised near the Sulin family farm. He grew up working on the farm and in the family businesses ,Molter Transport and then Gerrard Transport. He was a key part of the companies, both driving and repairing the fleet. Later in his life he was head of maintenance for Shepards Express in Leominster, Mass. before he and his wife Louise purchased land and began their own family business, Sonny’s Trailer Repairs in Lunenburg, Mass. He ran Sonny’s until his retirement, holding true to their slogan “Service is our Success.”

Sonny was an automotive enthusiast; buying, restoring, modifying and selling cars and trucks throughout his lifetime. In particular he was known for rebuilding

Ford Model A’s from the 1930s.

He was an amazing Dad and Gramps with many talents including carpentry, plumbing and electrical. He shared his knowledge with anyone who asked. He will be missed by many.

Always planning ahead in business and family, Sonny was often heard saying “we’ll go from there.”

When Sonny was young, his

family started summer vacations in Maine that lead to his purchase of an old cottage at Ocean Point, Maine, which he rebuilt himself.

He enjoyed his seasonal homes there surrounded by family and the ocean, especially driving his antique trucks in the “Horribles” parade.

He leaves behind his beloved wife of 67 years, Louise (Saulnier) Molter; his son, Leo A. “Butch”Molter III and his wife Bethany; his daughter, Lois “Cricket” (Molter) Haley and her husband Thomas; three grandchildren, Todd Molter, Erin (Molter) McKechnie, and Kevin Haley; three great grandchildren; his sister, Jean (Molter) Larkin; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents Leo A. Molter Sr. and Celia (Sulin) Molter, and his sister Sandra (Molter) Demers.

At his request there are no planned funeral services or calling hours.

The Lavery Chartrand Alario Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, Mass. is directing.

Beth A. Nelson

2021 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with military honors. A gathering will follow at the Wiscasset Community Center.

Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

Condolences may be made online at www.Daiglefuneralhome. com

Beth Ann Nelson, 60, of Deer Ridge Road, died Monday, May 10, 2021 at her residence.

She was born in Oceanside, New York on April 29, 1961, the youngest daughter of August and Ann Fink. Her sisters Susan, Holly, and Robin share that a sister is a special gift and losing Beth is beyond comprehension.

Beth grew up in Oradell, New Jersey and spent many summers on Damariscotta Lake. As a teenager, she and her mom moved to Damariscotta where she attended Lincoln Academy and made many close friends, and met her first husband Joe Bent.

Beth was full of energy and compassion. When she was employed as a secretary at the Jefferson School, she treated all the students as her own children, freely giving guidance and advice-especially if they were waiting to see the principal.

Her greatest love was for her family, and she was a great mom.

She married John W. Nelson and they lived in Jefferson raising Jennifer, Coleman, John, and Logan.

Friends were always welcome and snacks were always being served.

She was very active and supportive in all their scouting and sports events.

Beth’s most recent joy was getting engaged at Christmas to Victor Herold, they had many fun times together and were looking forward to many more.

Beth extremely enjoyed collecting snow babies. She loved watching birds, dragonflies, and little creatures, especially while with Victor at his home. Her favorites of all were dragonflies and hum-

mingbirds for sure. She was always ready to lend a hand when she could. She was thrilled to have nine grandchildren.

She is survived by three loving sons, Coleman Nelson and his wife Charis Patterson of Midland, TX, John K. Nelson and his wife Chantel of Wiscasset, and Logan Nelson and his fiancée Nicki Griffin of Bremen; three devoted sisters, Susan Higgins of Vassalboro, Holly Stevenson and her husband Doug of Wayne, and Robin Fink of Winthrop. Beloved grandchildren Seamus, Gabe, Trinity, Parker, Cage, MaisieBeth, Jace, Gavin, and and her newest love Jennifer Claire (JC); also many nieces, nephews, and cousins. It broke her heart to lose her daughter Jennifer Bent on December 5, 2016. Indeed it was health complications with Beth’s heart that took her to be with Jennifer and we share Isaiah 43:4, "You are precious and honored in my sight and you are loved. " There will be a private service later in the summer.

Arrangements are by Daigle Funeral Home, 819 High Street, Bath.

Condolences may be made online at www.Daiglefuneralhome.com

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Dozens of generous businesses, nonprofits, and individuals have donated an amazing array of gift certificates, artwork, food, tour tickets, and garden supplies for a silent auction to benefit the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML).

You can bid on golfing (mini and regular) outings; river and

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There are offerings for massages, memberships to museums, and even for college counseling for your teen.

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

By Sheriff Todd Brackett The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 159 calls for service for the period of May 4 to May 11. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,754 calls for service.

Arrest Scott M. Billings, 39, of Boothbay Harbor was arrested May 8 for Operating under the Influence – 1 prior, on Back River Road, Boothbay, by Deputy Michael Moody.

Accidents On May 4, an accident occurred on Route 1 in Newcastle involving Katherine Hossler of Newcastle. Ms. Hossler was operating her 2011 Jeep Wrangler northbound when a turkey flew into the path of her vehicle and collided with her windshield. Lt. Brendan Kane was the investigating officer.

On May 6, an accident occurred on Bath Road in Wiscasset involving Donald A. Hayes, 71, of Fort Fairfield. Mr. Hayes was operating his 2001 Lincoln Continental southbound on Gardiner Road when he drove straight through

the intersection with Route 1, went over the curb and down a hill, where he then struck the flagpole in front of the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Andrew Miner was the investigating officer.

On May 9, an accident occurred on River Road in Edgecomb involving Dylan P. Geyer, 29, of Boothbay. Mr. Geyer was operating his 2017 Chevrolet Silverado southbound when he observed approximately 10 deer cross the road. Mr. Geyer stated he swerved to avoid the deer and went off the road. Sgt. Kevin Dennison was the investigating officer.

On May 10, an accident occurred on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay involving Joan P. Braunhardt, 75, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ms. Braunhardt was operating her 2021 Nissan Versa southbound when she drifted off the road and entered the southbound ditch. Her vehicle continued into the ditch, striking a sign and two trees. Sgt. Kevin Dennison was the investigating officer.

NEWS BRIEFS Stork Report!

A boy, Joel Robert Wallace Williams was born on May 11, 2021 to Jared Joseph Wallace Williams and Katelin Marie Bailey of Lisbon Falls, Maine. Maternal grandparents are Vance and Amanda Bailey of Friendship, Maine; Karrie and Steven Sargent of Oxford, Maine. Paternal grandparents are Glenn and Cathy Williams of Lisbon Falls, Maine. Great grandparents are Connie Fowler of Lisbon, Maine; Kathy Whynot of Gorham, Maine; Earl and Jody Williams of Sabattus, Maine; Brenda Bailey of Wiscasset, Maine. Sibling is Presley Williams, of Lisbon Falls, Maine.

Memorial Library Plant Sale returns, dropoff notice

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s plant sale will be back this year on Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to take home a variety of plants at bargain prices. You can choose from native plants, herbs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, and whatever else local gardeners donate. Plan to come and pamper your green thumb. Bid on a variety of silent auction items. All proceeds benefit the Library, which benefits the community! As a bonus, children’s artwork from Earth Day will be on display during the sale. Needed: Seedling and plant donations for this year’s sale. Your potted cuttings or seedling starts will be much appreciated. Be sure to label each plant and plan to drop off your donations on Friday, June 4, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Please hold onto your plants until then to ensure they are well cared for and looking their best for the sale.

Silent Auction to Benefit Library

Dozens of generous businesses, nonprofits, and individuals have donated an amazing array of gift certificates, artwork, food, tour tickets, and garden supplies for a silent auction to benefit the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. You can bid on golfing (mini and regular) outings; river and ocean cruises or lobster boat trips; horse or sea camps; an alpaca trek or alpaca farm tour; as well as vie for gift certificates to several restaurants or for gourmet baskets. There are offerings for massages, memberships to museums, and even for college counseling for your teen. The auction is scheduled to begin online May 24 and continue through the Library Plant Sale on the Library lawn on Saturday, June 5. Shoppers at the plant sale can bid in person. Watch the Library website for more information as the auction date nears.

Recovery support group

A recovery support group meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.

First National Bank celebrates National EMS Week

By Samantha Glaude First National Bank recently announced it has made donations totaling $2,400 to twelve Emergency Medical Service organizations in the bank’s market area in response to National EMS Week.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford proclaimed EMS Week to celebrate and recognize EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation. The 46th annual National EMS Week is held May 16 through May 21, 2021.

Lincoln County recipients included: Boothbay Region Ambulance Service, Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service, Waldoboro EMS, and Wiscasset Am-

bulance Service.

“We’re honored to celebrate and support the dedication of those who provide day-to-day lifesaving services in our communities,” stated First National Bank President and CEO, Tony McKim. “Thank you for all that you’ve done this past year and every year.”

First National Bank is an independent community bank with 17 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Hancock, Washington and Penobscot counties.

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Seahawk Proud 2020-2021

By Christina Morley BRHS Maren Whitney, Kali Andrews, Ava Schlosser and Courtney Leckie were nominated by Mrs. Tess for volunteering at the BRHS blood drive.

Ryan Russell was nominated by Mrs. Higgins for going to BRES and helping a student with an essay.

What a great example!

Mike Cusumano was nominated

by Mr. Cherry for working hard in his English classes.

Rachel Barter and Amber Johansen were nominated by Mr.Schwehm for putting the stools down in Intro to Engineering without being asked.

Ally Nein was nominated by Mr. Liberti for volunteering to help in a very large geometry class during her free period.

Jake Kelley was nominated by Mr. Liberti for helping a classmate who has missed a lot of time.

Gavin Carlson was nominated

by Mrs. Erhard for helping the Lisbon cheerleaders clean-up after their half-time show and nominated by Mrs. Taylor for serving breakfast for the Merrymeeting retired teachers.

Teal Beavis nominated by Mrs. Hammond for encouraging a classmate by celebrating their success.

Ben Rumney was nominated by Mr. Liberti for taking time to set up the robotics field after school and nominated by Ms. Graham for trying to fix a broken chair in her classroom.

Cassandra Doray was nominated by Mr. Liberti for being responsible to email him and get her work so that she could quickly get caught up after being sick.

Mr. Crocker was nominated by Mrs. Roseberry for being willing

to help with final grades and report cards.

Lori and Win Mitchell was nominated by Ms. Morley for providing the space for the staff holiday party.

Mr. Powell was nominated by Ms. Morley for organizing the staff holiday party.

Cameron Holbrook, Sean Marston and Aiden Stoddard were nominated by Mrs. Taylor for serving breakfast for the Merrymeeting retired teachers.

Kayden Ames was nominated by Ms. Graham for going “above and beyond in CORE” to help a classmate that was struggling with Math.

Thank you for your amazing and caring attitude.

Jackie Steinmetz was nominated

by Mrs. Shepherd for holding the back door when she had full hands.

Mr. Cherry was nominated by Mrs. Shepherd for including kindness in his curriculum to support his goal of increasing empathy in our school.

Glory Blethen and Cortney Meader were nominated by Mrs. Hersom for helping clean up after a very hectic lab session and returning equipment to Ms. Graham’s room.

Ms. Wallace and Mr. Harter were nominated by the Employability class for demonstrating appropriate behavior during an interview.

Jennielea Giles was nominated by Mrs. Shepherd for her strong work in English on her independent reading project.

Mr. L’ Heureux was nominated

by Ms. Graham for stepping up and covering her class when the school couldn’t find a sub for her classes.

Ms. Burnham was nominated by the Employability class for offering her time to give

WMS, Jefferson Village School May 13 track and field results

Wiscasset Middle School Wolverines met the Jefferson Village School Knights at home on the track May 13. Three athletes from each boys and girls team represented the Wolverines.

Kaydence Raymond placed first in the 100m dash in 14.68. Abby Blagdon and Addison Brann followed in sixth and eighth place in 16.31 and 18.35; Blagdon and Brann took second and sixth in the 200m dash in 36.7 and 47.01; Raymond and Blagdon took second and third in the 400m dash in 1:31.97 and 1:36.7; Brann took seventh in the long jump with 6’3” and third in

javelin with a 19’2” throw.

Henry Putnam, Emmitt Loupe and Peter Rego took top three in the 100m dash with respective times of 13.5, 14.31 and 15.2. Putnam and Loupe placed first and third in the 400m dash in 1:08.12 and 1:18. Putnam placed third in the long jump with 12’ and Rego took first in shot put and discus with a 32’4” put and 49’3” throw.

The boys 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams took first in 59.5 and 5:20.3. The three boys worked out a system for the 100m event and Putnam and Loupe managed the 400m event.

Wolverines, Seahawks track a two-team event again May 10

By JOSEPH CHARPENTIER Wolverines and Seahawks track teams competed alone together again May 10. The Seahawks put up two athletes for each team. For the girls, Grace Campbell in the 800m and 1600m runs and Marissa Davison in shot put, discus and javelin; for the boys, Ryan Clark in the 1600m run and Kayden Ames in shot put, discus and javelin.

Both Campbell and Davison dominated in their events, Campbell posting times of 3:10 and 6:54.89 respectively, and Davison with a 20’8” put, 52’7” discus throw and 44’3” javelin throw. Wolverine Alivia Orr trailed closely behind Davison in shot put and javelin with 17’10’ and 43’ respectively. Julia Truesdell took a close second behind Seahawks’ Campbell in the 800m and 1600m runs, posting 3:14. 43 and 7:14.21 respectively.

Clark took second behind Wolverine Nathan Gilliam in the 1600m run in 5:25.71 and 5:48.52. Clark cut another 10 seconds off his personal record.

Ames won in all three of his events posting a 38’6” put, 119’4” discus throw and 104’ javelin throw.

Wolverine Johnny Spies followed in all three events with a put of 30’4”, discus throw of 87’9” and javelin throw of 81’6”.

Following Ames and Spies in the javelin throw were Payton Blagdon, 79’9”; Trask, 74’1”; Hodson, 67’9’; Gilliam, 41’6”; Ricker, 37’4”; and Chancelor Blagdon, 30’4”.

Events including Wolverines only were the boys and girls 100m, 200m and 400m dashes; boys and girls 110m and 300m hurdles; girls 100m relay and boys 100m, 400m and 800m relay events; girls and boys high, long and triple jumps; and girls 1600m race walk.

Boys 100m dash: Austin Trask, first in 12.51; Connor Robertson, second, 12.58; Bryan Gagnon, third, 12.78; Aidan Foley, fourth, 13.57; Tristan Pepe, fifth, 14.91; Cory Ricker, sixth, 15.00; and Kyle Rick-

KAYDEN AMES launches a 99’5” javelin throw during the May 6 track meet.

File photo er, seventh, 37.24.

Gagnon raced the 200m dash alone in 26.22. Chancelor Blagdon and John Hodson raced the 400m dash in 1:04.23 and 1:06.81 respectively. Nate Benoit posted 26.31 and 1:06 in the 110m and 300m hurdles.

The boys 4x100m relay team – composed of Gagnon, Pepe, Payton Blagdon, and Trask – finished in 49.82; 4x400m – Robertson, Gagnon, Payton Blagdon and Trask – 4:12.40; and 4x800m, Gilliam, Hodson, Chancelor Blagdon and Robertson – 11:44.29.

Foley competed alone in the high and triple jumps posting 5’ and 32’5.5”. Foley also won the long jump with 15’2” against runners-up Benoit, 10’2”, and Ricker, 9’1.5”.

Reese Hesseltine took first in the girls 100m dash in 14.98; Emily Gilliam, 15.26; Gwen Webber, 15.38; Sadie Yeaton, 16.01; and Alivia Orr, 19.67. In the 200m dash, Josie Harrington took first in the 200m dash in 30.51 with Hesseltine close behind in 33.86. Emily Gilliam raced the 400m dash alone posting 1:33.23.

Harrington overtook Webber 18.69 to 20.38 in the 100m hurdles.

Webber posted 59.22 in the 300m hurdles. Harrington jumped 5’ in the high jump, Yeaton 11’1” in the long jump, and Emily Gilliam 24’3” in the triple jump. The 4x100m relay – Webber, Emily Gilliam, Hesseltine and Harrington – finished in 58.63.

Linnea Andersson posted 12:45.89 in the 1600m race walk.

SportS & Education

BOOTHBAY REGISTER/WISCASSET NEWSPAPER

LAF now accepting 2021 scholarship applications Deadline May 21 The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) is offering the Malama Robbins Collinsworth Scholarship Award of $1,000 to a Boothbay Region High School graduating senior who has made a significant contribution to the school’s music program.

Over the years, this award has been given to 29 graduating students.

Applicants are asked to write a letter about themselves, their involvement in the high school music programs, and why they are interested in receiving this scholarship.

Please direct all letters to Lincoln Arts Festival, P. O. Box 391, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 (or email: lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com)

by May 21.

AOS 98 budget passes

BRIAN BLETHEN is departing as Boothbay girls’ basketball coach after four seasons.

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Blethen departing as Lady Seahawks basketball coach

By BILL PEARSON After four years, two 1,000 point scorers, one state championship and three losses to the eventual state champion, Boothbay girls basketball coach Brian Blethen is leaving.

Athletic Director Allan Crocker announced Blethen’s resignation during the May 12 Community School District Board meeting. On

March 2, 2019, Blethen guided the Lady Seahawks to their first state Class C title in 35 years, defeating Penobscot Valley, 33-25. During his tenure, Blethen’s daughters, Faith (2019) and Glory (2021) became thousand-point scorers. Faith Blethen plays college basketball for George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and Glory Blethen will play for the Coast

Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Georgetown voters passed the Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 budget May 13. The 17-article warrant passed in under 14 minutes.

Article 2 authorized spending $208,486 for special education and Article 3 authorized $1,149,928 for system administration. Articles 4-12, each seeking no funding, were taken separately. As explained in previous years’ budget meetings, the categories must appear in school budgets despite the AOS not having those types of expenditures. The vote in

each category also allows for future changes.

Article 13 passed, one opposed, for a total budget of $1,358,414 with total proposed assessments of $577,207; Article 14 authorized spending funds from federal, state and other grants or programs; Article 15, two voting against, transfer of $5,000 from undesignated funds to capital reserve funds; Article 16, transfer of $10,000 from undesignated funds for unemployment reserve; and Article 17, one voting against, transfer of $20,000 from undesignated funds for salary reserve.

Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut next season. Earlier this month, Coach Blethen said he wanted to continue coaching, but he also wanted to watch his daughters play basketball next season.

Crocker reported the new coach search begins this month in hopes of finding a successor in time for summer basketball.

Join Midcoast Conservancy for a full moon paddle

By Ali Stevenson Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Monday, May 24, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “flower” moon from canoes provided by the nature center as they glide along Little Dyer Pond after a beautiful mile-and-a half hike into the woods. This full moon is 2021's biggest supermoon and will appear 8% bigger in the sky than the average full moon because it will be at its closest to Earth.

Little Dyer Pond is a true Great Pond with no public boat launch and almost no shoreline development. Midcoast Conservancy will provide the canoes, paddles, and life jackets. All ages are welcome!

Participants should be comfortable in a canoe on flat water, able to steer a canoe, and able to walk three miles on moderate trails.

Space is limited by the number of boats available, and preregistration is required. More information and registration is available online at www.midcoastconservancy.org/ events/full-moon-paddle-on-littledyer-pond-10/. Meet at the gate at 8 p.m.; bring flashlights or headlamps for the hike back to the parking lot.

Note that HVNC’s canoes are available to rent anytime between dawn and dusk. Just leave a $10 per boat donation at the gatehouse and hit the water to explore Little Dyer Pond.

Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature is open to the public 365 days a year, dawn to dusk.

Comprising 1,000 acres of diverse habitat, and laced with nearly 30 miles of multi-use trails, HVNC makes a great classroom for nature-based learning and non-motorized recreation. For more information: midcoastconservancy.org or call (207) 389-5150.

EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, Boothbay Region High School is honoring those that have served our country and died in their service to our country. With the help of Sarah Sherman, we have gathered the names of former alumni who have died since World War I who were students at BRHS. We at Boothbay Region High School honor the fallen and the brave.

Courtesy of Christina Morley/BRHS

Sarah Winchenbach Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager

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TOWN OF WISCASSET PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building Hearing Room. The Zoom link is located on the Town’s website www.wiscasset.org. The purpose of the hearing is as follows: To act on a request for a Liquor License Renewal for the following: • Cecilio H. Juntura, DBA Taste of Orient

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:00 PM, on the following application(s) for Victualer(s) license(s): Class C

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:00 P.M., on the following application for an Outdoor Event license: NEW: Harbor Theater Movie Night Meadow Mall Parking Lot 185 Townsend Avenue Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 THE APPLICATION(S) ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW AT THE TOWN OFFICE, 11 HOWARD STREET, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.), OR AT THE HEARING.

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR The Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:00 P.M., on the following application for Liquor license(s): RENEW: RENEW: Taka Mediterranean Bar & Grill Boothbay Lobster Wharf 97 Atlantic Avenue 16B Wharf Street Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 Malt, Wine & Spirits Malt, Wine & Spirits RENEW: Bennie Alice (Vessel License) Cabbage Island Clambakes 22 Commercial Street Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 Malt, Wine & Spirits

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TOWN OF WISCASSET NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Wiscasset Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the Site Plan Review application of MSD Wiscasset, LLC for a groundmounted solar photovoltaic facility located at the Wiscasset Airport, 98 Chewonki Neck Road, Map U-10, Lot 001. The public hearing will take place on May 24, 2021 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR Boothbay Harbor Town Manager, Julia Latter, has announced that there are openings on various town boards and committees.

Applications for appointment are available at the town ofce and on the town website at www.boothbayharbor.org.

The Board of Appeals has three regular positions and two alternate positions available and meets only on an as-needed basis.

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The Budget Committee has one position available and meets between the months of December and March, in preparation for the annual budget to be presented at the annual town meeting.

There are ve members on this committee.

The Port Committee has one alternate position available.

The committee meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. This committee advises on the management of our harbor activities.

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By Kris Folsom A crew from Boothbay Harbor’s Bristol Marine recently volunteered their time at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), lending their considerable expertise to the construction of the Gardens’ newest exhibit, giant troll sculptures designed by internationally known recycled arts activist and artist Thomas Dambo. The series of mammoth, recycled-wood “giant trolls” underscores the Gardens’ 2021 theme focusing on the Maine woods, from their history to their ongoing importance to health, recreation, and the state’s economy.

Construction and fine design are, after all, Bristol Marine’s wheelhouse, and community involvement is part of their company’s mission. Their employees regularly dedicate their time to programs focused on youth development, education, and the environment.

“The trolls definitely fit that criteria,” says Daniel Ungier, the Gardens’ VP of Guest Experience and Education. “Our goal for this exhibit is to give young visitors access to experiences and discover-

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Photographer Bob Mitchell agrees. “The ‘Bristol Boys’ are a great crew,” he says. “This was definitely something different than we’re used to, and we had a great time.” Mitchell, incidentally, has not only been photographing the Bristol crew on the restoration of the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey, but was a frequent photographer at the Gardens in its early days.

“Working on this project gave me a chance to come back to the Gardens in a different way,” continues Mitchell, “contributing to a unique exhibit that will be here for years to come.”

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By Leigh Sherrill Community is so important, and especially when someone dies. The empty spot in the hearts of those remaining can be at least somewhat filled by the gathered community. Southport experienced two occasions of such gatherings this past week, one to lay to rest Bob Marshall at St. Columba’s Church and the other to celebrate the life of Donald Brewer Sr. at Robinson’s Wharf.

The occasions were different, one in a church, with folks distanced and masked, and the traditional words read with the internment following, folks invited to add dirt symbolically to the top of the urn; the other begun with over 60 boats parading from Mouse Island through Townsend Gut and under the bridge to signify Don’s life as a lobsterman, and son, Maynard, also a lobsterman, pulling Don’s empty skiff behind his boat.

COVID-19 is still with us. Lynn Orne, for Hall’s funeral home, was recording names on both occasions in case contract tracing had to be done, but such a reminder of our current times did not impinge on the care, and love, and respect

shone for Bob and Don. Such care is also part of community. Thanks, Southport, and to all others who put aside their daily lives and came together to remember and to celebrate these lives.

Robinson’s Wharf was especially busy last Sunday, not only with the celebration of Donald Brewer’s life, but also before that gathering really got underway, with a gathering of Corvette owners. Shiny, colorful cars filled the parking lot, reminding me of my youth when such cars were first on the market. Now they are collectors items, lovingly cared for mostly by much older owners.

Along with other businesses on the island Robinson’s Wharf needs more helpers. At least until Memorial Day, they will be closed both Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Island Store continues to need workers also.

The new manager at Ocean Gate, Leslie, says they are open for business with kayaks, boats, and a full breakfast available for guests. Debbie, at Newagen Inn reports that the Inn and Pub will open Sunday, May 23 with music on Sunday and Thursday nights. Cozy’s Dockside

in Cozy Harbor will open June 1.

The sign for Gray’s Campground is hanging again on Route 238, indicating they are open.

Other signs of summer are the floats and docks now in the water.

Both the Southport Yacht Club and the town docks are in at Cozy Harbor. On Monday morning Gerry Gamage was just finishing launching the floats on Capitol Island.

Town Landing is still rather empty, but I expect that area is next on Gerry’s list.

Our island school students have been busy as usual. Last Thursday, May 14, they produced their spring concert via Zoom. The Student Art Show at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation is being held May 20 - 22 from 11:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. with Southport student works included in the show.

Finally, from Ashley at the Town Hall comes news about ducks sometimes enjoying the middle of the road between the Monument and Cozy Harbor Road, so watch for them as you drive that stretch of the island. We are not sure why they are not safely in the pond, which is close by.

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CALL TO ORDER: Introduction of Town Manager & Board of Selectmen Town Manager Announcement(s) Town Department Reports Selectmen Reports Financials Minutes Approval – May 10, 2021 Licenses Liquor License, Malt, Wine, & Spirits, Taka Mediterranean Bar & Grill, 16B Wharf Street, renewal.

Liquor License, Malt, Wine, & Spirits, Bennie Alice (Vessel License), Cabbage Island Clambakes, 22 Commercial Street, renewal.

Liquor License, Malt, Wine, & Spirits, Boothbay Lobster Wharf, 97 Atlantic Avenue, renewal.

Liquor License, Malt, Wine, & Spirits, Craft Kitchen & Tavern, 200 Townsend Avenue, new.

Victualer License, Craft Kitchen & Tavern, 200 Townsend Avenue, Class H, new.

Victualer License, Hometown Convenience, 107 Eastern Avenue, Class C, new.

Special Amusement License, Taka Mediterranean Bar & Grill, 16B Wharf Street, renew.

Special Amusement License, Boothbay Lobster Wharf Inc., 97 Atlantic Avenue, renew.

Outdoor Event License, Harbor Theater Movie Night, Meadow Mall Parking Lot, 185 Townsend Avenue, new.

New Business PO-POM Smart Meters Old Business Covid-19 discussion

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Joe’s Journal

What’s going on with the Gulf of Maine Ramblings from an old scribbler It is no secret that something is happening out in the Gulf of Maine.

No, I will not dive into the pending political food fight over floating windmills v. fighting fishermen. That is another topic for another time.

We all have seen news reports of how the Gulf is warming and how it might affect the fishing industry and our local lobstermen. We have seen news reports of rising sea levels, usually accompanied by videos of icebergs breaking off arctic glaciers and crashing into the sea. And we all have wondered about the West Coast fires and horrific storms that seem to populate our favorite television news shows on the left and the right.

To get some idea of what is going on in the Gulf, I chatted via zoom with Barney Balch, the slick jazz trombone player.

Like most musicians, he holds a day job to pay the bills, masquerading as William M. Balch, Ph.D., senior research scientist for East Boothbay's Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

For more than 20 years, Barney has studied the Gulf of Maine, sailing from Portland to Yarmouth and back sampling the waters that grace our coast.

I asked him how the Gulf of Maine was doing. And he told me, in great detail.

In the end, I felt like the guy who asked someone for the time and was told how to build a watch factory. Like many scientists who get a chance to explain their field, he dives right in, starting with biology, chemistry, underwater geography, and meteorology, for a start, then it gets complicated. His bottom line is that much is triggered by factors beyond the 36,000 square miles of ocean that run from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia.

Problems are happening on the surface and in the deep, much linked to global warming triggered by the amount of carbon we have pumped into the atmosphere since we started burning fossil fuels since the industrial revolution in the 1800s.

As he explained his research in detail, one facet seemed to stand out. The Gulf of Maine has a significant problem with dirt. Barney uses lots of scientific terms for it, like river runoff and decomposed detritus, but it is dirt. Dirt and debris loosened from the land by major rainstorms are washed into the rivers, deposited into the Gulf of Maine, changing its color.

Barney says some is linked to the weather. As the Earth gets hotter, the weather cycle triggers bigger storms. In the years since they kept records, four of the wettest years occurred since 2007, and this means more and more dark materials and fresh water were pumped into the Gulf by coastal rivers from the St. Lawrence to the Sheepscot to the mighty Kennebec.

As Barney explains it, over the years, the mud and debris pumped into the Gulf waters act as a sort of umbrella blocking sunlight and interfering with the ability of the microscopic critters to reproduce and survive.

Why do we care? The Gulf's coloration affects our ability to harvest the superb fresh seafood that graces our dinner tables, feeds our children and brings tourists to our restaurants.

Barney begins with the Gulf's food chain based upon microscopic critters with confusing scientific names. These tiny critters are eaten by bigger critters, which are eaten by larger critters until they become fish food. After a few more steps, the food chain feeds lunch to lobsters and dinner for the yummy halibut we buy at Russ Pinkham's market.

The tiniest of the critters, which are the basis of the food chain, and some that are a bit larger, need sunlight to live and reproduce.

How does Barney know the color is changing? He measures it, beginning with the detailed records of rainfall and temperature that Maine had kept since the 1800s when the logging industry needed to know when the ice would melt, and the rains would fill streams so they could float the logs down to the mills.

Then he turns to the work of the famed oceanographer Henry Bigelow; yes, that is the guy the lab is named for, who measured the color of the water by comparing it to color charts.

Barney continues that research, sampling the Gulf's waters, although today he uses NASA satellites and other sophisticated instruments to supplement Bigelow's old color charts.

He likens it to tea. As the teabag in continued on page B4

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Harbor evening

By Robert Mitchell

This time of year daylight creeps into places around the region which stay shadowed for a large part of the year, especially in the evening. Parts of the Harbor become visible, so to speak, as we head toward our longer days.

On my way back home from the Hannaford the other evening I noticed a lighting situation that I particularly like. The sun was sliding through slits in a dark, almost storm-like sky. Sarah Sherman McGrail used to call this a “Bob Mitchell sky.” Sarah worked with us at Main Street

Photo in Damariscotta back in the 90s.

She got to see plenty of my photos and noticed a particular liking taken to dark backdrop sky illuminated by sun from another direction. I'm not sure why this set up appeals to me so much, but it is an interesting combination.

As I made my way around the East side of the Harbor I could see my sunlit dark sky combination beginning to develop.

What the heck. Dinner could wait. It was my night to cook. And, as the check out lady on the “fewer than 14 items” register

noted, “Your night to cook I see,” as I loaded my frozen pizza, anchovies, artichokes, and black olives on to the belt. “Yup,” I said. “Looks gourmet, but it ain't.” Even from behind the mask, the veteran check out folks have come to recognize my discriminating tastes. It’s a hard job, but somebody has to do it, 375 degrees for 18 minutes (for softer crust) and a small side salad. A spectacular homemade dinner, or supper, as the case may be.

Anyway, I knew the pizza wouldn't thaw right off, so I continued my journey.

From years of living here I have finally begun to make mental notes of interesting spots at different times of day and year.

This particular scene deserved Brown's Wharf and I arrived just in time to give Michelle Brown a hard time attempting to give her father's rendition of a good Maine voice. Ken was perfection! He and I would get to laughing so hard – that man could tell a story and create such a vibrant image of great native friends.

I miss him.

I digress. On to the front of the house

where the Harbor scene was unfolding. A couple lobster boats in a quiet preseason moment. But there was something else going on here.

I'm not sure it will show up in the paper, but there was a beautiful glow on the fresh new green trees and buildings over yonder. It’s that time of year when these unique combinations are revealed.

I was glad to have been sidetracked.

The pizza was flawless. Cooked to perfection with only a touch of smoky burnt cheese fragrance.

A Bird’s Tale

By Jeff and Allison Wells

Restoring Maine’s River Connections for Fish, Birds, and People If you live near a river, you may be able to tell when an amazing biological miracle is underway each spring, by the sights and sounds of birds. In spring, as the days grow warmer, fish that have been far out to sea are, seemingly miraculously drawn back to the river where their parents and countless ancestors before them had come to reproduce. The instinctual pull brings them away from the salty open depths to the strong freshwater flows of Maine’s rivers and lakes that are filled by streams that drop down from Maine’s mountains and forests.

Originally, these freshwater flows made an unimpeded connection between land and sea, and the fish likewise made unimpeded journeys back and forth from the sea to rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams.

Robust populations of alewives, shad, blueback herring, eels, and Atlantic salmon provided food for birds and people at places in the rivers where fish were confined as they passed natural obstacles like rapids and narrow, shallower places in the river.

Over time, we humans added unnatural obstacles in the form of dams. This eliminated almost all the opportunity for the fish to reproduce across most of their former breeding area, causing populations of all of these sea-run fish to drop precipitously in numbers. Some, like the Atlantic salmon, have become just ghostly remnant populations, holding on by a thread.

But when dams have been removed, fish experience population recoveries. In the Kennebec in 1999, removal of the Edwards Dam in Augusta, followed about a decade later by removal of the Ft. Halifax Dam on the Sebasticook (a Kennebec tributary), has allowed huge numbers of alewives and blueback herring to increase into the millions. The Penobscot River is experiencing similar results since removal of two dams and the construction of an effective, nature-like bypass that allow all of Maine’s native fish populations to get where they need to go to spawn.

When numbers of fish come back like this, bird populations respond as well. Ospreys, bald eagles, and great blue herons

AN OSPREY snatches an alewife from the Penobscot River, where fish populations are rebounding following removal of dams.

Photo courtesy of David Small/NRCM.

THE SHAWMUT DAM in Fairfield is one of four on the Kennebec between Waterville and Skowhegan that are blocking endangered Atlantic salmon from reaching their spawning grounds. Continued survival of this iconic Maine fish depends on dam removal.

Photo courtesy of Beth Comeau.

are among the most obvious birds that are drawn to feed on these fish each spring.

People, too, are drawn to the amazing biological spectacle. Indigenous people once survived by harvesting from this abundant resource until dams took that food source away. Today, a portion of the alewives are taken by fisherman to use for lobster bait.

Thousands of people now come to marvel at the biological spectacle of uncountable numbers of silvery fish darting up through the fishway at the well-known Damariscotta Mills fish ladder.

But there is still so much more that needs to be done to bring our rivers, streams, and lakes back to life to save some fish species. Without removal of four dams on the Kennebec between Waterville and Skowhegan, the Atlantic

tion of our inland waters with our famously rich coastal ecosystem and allow restoration back to health. Fish, birds, other wildlife will benefit and us humans will, too.

The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), working with other conservation groups, was instrumental in removal of the Edwards and Fort Halifax Dams. They and the many dedicated stakeholder groups saw the vision of a restored Penobscot River through to completion. Now they are working to ensure removal of the four dams that block passage of endangered Atlantic salmon on the Kennebec. To learn more about this vital work, including how you can help make a difference, contact NRCM and visit https://www.nrcm.org/programs/waters/ kennebec-restoration/.

Jeffrey V. Wells, Ph.D., is a Fellow of

salmon will become extinct. Those dams block access to the Sandy River spawning grounds, and Atlantic salmon are among the species that do not use fishways. Populations of alewives and blueback herring will not reach their full potential to replenish the health of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem—and the fisheries that rely on it— without dam removal. Multiple dams on Cobbosseecontee Stream in Gardiner similarly don’t allow alewives to access the lakes and ponds where they once thrived.

A local group called Upstream has made great strides in galvanizing support and, working with all the right partners, has made an undeniable case for fish passage in the stream, but a few vocal opponents area fearful of change.

It’s time to move forward the reconnec-

the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Vice President of Boreal Conservation for National Audubon. Dr. Wells is one of the nation's leading bird experts and conservation biologists and author of the “Birder’s Conservation Handbook.” His grandfather, the late John Chase, was a columnist for the Boothbay Register for many years. Allison Childs Wells, formerly of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is a senior director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, a nonprofit membership organization working statewide to protect the nature of Maine. Both are widely published natural history writers and are the authors of the popular books, “Maine’s Favorite Birds” (Tilbury House) and “Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: A Site and Field Guide,” (Cornell University Press).

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and remain socially distant. “I’m comfortable with us going back into the building. I think that’s the direction (to go) and see what happens,” he said. During municipal business hours, visitors are still required to wear masks. Town Clerk/ Treasurer Claudia Coffin will remain located downstairs and Deputy Tax Collector Rebecca Brewer will remain upstairs. The only change related to Gov. Janet Mills relaxing COVID-19 related safety measures is the town hall doors will no longer be locked during office hours.

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By BILL PEARSON U.S. Route 1 traffic has been slow during the summer Boothbay region tourist season for decades, and this year, it could be worse than it ever has. Edgecomb Selectman Mike Smith reported the Maine Department of Transportation project to improve traffic for the U.S. Route 1 and Route 27 intersection will be delayed.

The project was originally slated to start this spring, but now the project won’t begin until mid-June.

Smith contacted Project Manager Steve Groves who told him both 2021 Edgecomb projects will be delayed. Smith told fellow board members on May 17, the DOT had planned on finishing most of the U.S. Route 1 project prior to tourist season, but now it looks like it will last through fall.

“They anticipate the project should go well with the vast majority of (Route 1) work done during the day, and the final coat of paving will be done at night due to the large amount of roadway needed. During construction, it will remain open to one-lane traffic,” he said. Once the U.S. Route 1 project is completed, the DOT will begin the Eddy Road project in the fall.

Smith said Groves indicated the Eddy Road project would likely be completed by Thanksgiving. Later, Smith explained the delay is likely due to a shortage of labor and materials.

This decision concerned Selectman Ted Hugger, who owns Cod Cove Inn. He believed this large DOT project in the middle of tourist season would hurt everyone in the local hospitality industry. He recalled the original U.S. Route 1 plan was to start in early spring and wrap up by high (tourist) season. “Now they are going to shut down traffic during the entire (tourist) season. This is not going to help those businesses who are already hanging on by a thread,” he said.

Selectman Dawn Murray had concerns about how the delay would impact local roads and residents. She believed tourists’ GPS devices would re-route traffic to Eddy and Middle roads which wouldn’t hold up under the increased traffic. “This will lead to more and faster traffic. People already drive 20 miles per hour over the limit,” she said. “It’s already over capacity, and all the holes and curves will only make it worse.”

Fire Chief Roy Potter believed the Eddy Road completion date may not materialize this year. He told selectmen about a conversation he had with a DOT worker. “I don’t know if that’s going to happen,” he said. Potter explained the DOT’s plan was removing Eddy Road ledge and using it to fill the shoulder. “Nobody’s done anything to obtain the permits for that,” he said. “He’s telling me the permits will take over a year.”

Selectmen asked state Sen. Chloe Maxmin (D-Nobleboro) to persuade the DOT to begin the U.S. Route 1 project sooner. Maxmin was a scheduled guest for the Zoom conference. Maxmin discussed several of the 13 bills she is sponsoring in the current legislative session. During the conference, Maxmin told selectmen she shared their U.S. Route project concerns. “I agree with you, and I will reach out to DOT, and see what is going on there,” she said.

In June, Edgecomb selectmen will return to in-person meetings.

Selectmen made the decision due to recent U.S. Center for Disease Control and state health officials easing restrictions for public gatherings. Selectmen voted 3-0 to resume meeting in-person for their next board meeting. Selectmen will require participants to wear masks

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RELIVE THE EXCITEMENT of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” on May 29 at the Meadow Mall, a.k.a. the drive in!

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Harbor Theater brings Indiana Jones to free drive-in on May 29

By Helen Meserve Harbor Theater hosts the second of five FREE outdoor movies planned for the summer season.

“Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark” will play at the Meadow Mall drive-in on Saturday, May 29. Gates open at 8 p.m. and the feature starts at dusk (8:45 p.m.) The film is rated PG, 1 hour 55 minutes.

This event is made possible by the generous support of a community member.

Buy your popcorn and candy at the Harbor Theater door. The Downeast Ice Cream Factory and

House of Pizza will both be open late. Call in your order so it will be ready for you when you arrive.

When Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas joined forces to create the Indiana Jones character, no one realized that Harrison Ford would turn it into one of the most popular characters ever in an action/adventure film. As Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian says, “Steven Spielberg's rollicking adventure yarn still looks buoyant and dashing after 40 years.”

Ford plays Dr. Indiana Jones, a renowned archaeologist and expert in the occult. He is hired by the

MANDALAS by Boothbay Region High School students.

U.S. Government to find the ark of the covenant, which is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments.

Unfortunately, Hitler's agents are also after the ark. Indy and his exflame Marion (Karen Allen) escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.

Until we can open later in the summer, Harbor Theater will bring you outdoor entertainment at the Meadow Mall parking lot, Linekin Bay Resort, and the Newagen Inn. Watch for more information in June.

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Student art show is now!

By LISA KRISTOFF The Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) opened May 14 showcasing artwork by students from Boothbay Region Elementary and High schools and Edgecomb Eddy and Southport Central schools in the main gallery downstairs.

The BRHS exhibit includes the wheel-shaped mandala composed of materials found in nature – leaves, rocks, branches and flowers; and handdrawn designs using Sharpie markers. Mandalas represent the universe in its ideal form and are used in meditation.

Said art teacher Manon Lewis, “We did a little more writing, more art history. I only had them in class twice a week. I had them do the art history portions of class.

Pins made out of wire, they would study Alexander Caulder; Aboriginal paintings and students wrote about Aboriginal art; Abstract expressionism and they studied Jackson Pollock; the students made peace flags and studied Tibetan symbols and the Dali Lama.”

“I have less work this year, around 200 or so pieces. Even though they have materials at home, they don’t always do it,” Lewis said. “I really think the pandemic has changed our idea about education and that some kids may never come back to school.

“It makes me sad because I see so many wonderful things that have happened in the classroom – collaborating … lots of kids don’t even talk during class – scary and eerie how some didn’t take at all.

Kids online at the same time as kids at home. It can be distracting being home … I’ll ask a student at home a question and there’s no an-

swer … when they come back to the screen, and I ask where they were, they say letting the dog out or eating lunch.”

Lewis has created a relief sculpture made of wire with spaces to insert answers written on color paper to one of three questions. The students’ answers were already included before the show opened on May 14. The community is encouraged to answer one of the questions and insert their answers into the spaces.

Each student, and exhibition goer, answered one of these three questions: What do you hate about your experience in the pandemic; what positive aspect has come from the pandemic, or what have you learned from the pandemic experience.

Some answers included “So, so miss hugs;” “I hate only having school twice a week,” “… I miss my family and friends so much – you don’t realize what you have until it’s gone.”

BRES art teacher Jessica Nadeau’s students completed most of their work at home. Each student artist in grades Pre-K through 8 have sketchbooks; each grade is presented in its own box. “We survived the pandemic. We all have to stay flexible. I started out the year teaching from a cart outside, it could tip over easily, but the kids loved it. Now I teach in the room and have my supplies and space.

It feels the same. But, like Manon, the kids really didn’t talk as much in class.”

The wings installation, a very impressive exhibit, was inspired by the art of Kelsey Montague.

Nadeau explained this artist creates these wings all over the world

and created the #WhatLiftsYouSchools curriculum for teachers and students to learn about, and create, street art.

“Each student (approximately 310 at BRES) has only had art twice this year, in three-week rotations. With COVID-19, everything is different,” Nadeau said. “Almost all of the students’ work was done in sketchbooks that were taken home and ... are living documents that represent the students as individuals … it’s part of the process.”

Due to the need to adapt learning in the pandemic, there is less art on the walls, but what is there is quite interesting. Data drawings completed by each K-8 student use symbols to show who they are as individuals and what their interests are. The data drawing work was inspired by that of Giorgia Lupi.

Check out the “Ted Talk, Giorgia Lupi: How we can find ourselves in data | TED Talk” for more information on this fascinating art project.

The charming paints piece on the back wall is the result of teacher Tanya Thibault’s student artists’ exploration of color mixing and play.

A mixed media chandelier in the BRES exhibit was inspired by glass sculptor Dale Chihuly.

This collaborative piece was created by Lacey Phelps’ third graders, Sarah Wade’s first graders and the seventh grade class of Kristin Smith. This colorful creation will capture every viewer’s attention and imagination.

The show continues through Saturday at BRAF, 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. The gallery is open Thursday thorough Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The “Art at the Grill” program is a series of art exhibits that showcase a variety of Maine artists at the Damariscotta River Grill. To celebrate and promote the exhibiting artists, the Grill has been offering Prix Fixe dinner specials on opening nights of the art shows, with a portion of the proceeds funding a scholarship for Lincoln Academy (LA) students pursuing an education in art. Restaurant owners Tamara Dica and Tim Beal, along with “Art at the Grill” coordinator Kim Traina, are pleased to award scholarships to three students this year; Corina Larain Gill, Beck Lambert, and Ruby Long.

Corina Larain Gill is attending Maine College of Art after working in a gap year. “I was born in Maryland and raised in Maine. I dabble in different media, including ceramics, screen printing, sketching, and painting- but no matter what I'm making there are no specifics to any of my works. When I first started doing ceramics, I would get so depressed I couldn’t make “perfect pieces”- but I realized there is no such thing. If anything, over the years I've learned that most people don’t want something perfect or ordinary, and neither do I. After three years of throwing, I'm still not great at it; my walls are still uneven, pieces wobbly, walls dented, and half the time I struggle to make anything at all. But I realize now that how perfect my forms are have nothing to do with the quality of my work. How hard I work and how much I love my own art is really what sets it apart. The freedom and liberties I now take with all of my art are because of ceramics. I never have a set idea of how my pieces should come out, and every new piece I make still surprises me - and that’s the best part.”

Beck Lambert is attending Grinnell College of Art with a focus on Studio Art.“I struggle calling myself an artist. But if the things I created become art, it becomes hard to separate the idea of what I have created to what I consider myself. I learned you can’t pull those two things apart. Growing up trans I never felt like I had a concrete idea of who - of what I was. I spent years trying to unlearn these expectations. My medium is asking you to subvert your expectations, to redefine the lines of what we feel to be true with what others know to be true. Finding this voice while staying authentic took a long time. Growing as a printmaker, I started to experiment with abstract art, another type of living art. Abstract art invites the viewer to play in the space, and it is then up to the viewer to answer the call. The back

and forth between an audience and an abstract piece of art is beyond exciting to me as a creator. I want to keep growing, and becoming a better artist--a better printer, so that I learn even more about the living art inside of everything we do.”

Ruby Long is attending Maine College of Art. “I was born and raised in St. George, Maine. My entire life I have been very creative and interested in art. I found my love for ceramic arts only a couple of years ago and have worked hard to develop my craftsmanship. All my pieces are thrown on the potter's wheel and hand-carved. I take great inspiration from line and pattern in nature. I work with lots of earth tones in my pieces and love to incorporate them.”

Each student has an example of their work on display at the Grill through June 21, along with the fine art photography of Jim Nyce and Penny Linn. “Art at the Grill” shows change every six weeks throughout the year, and an opening “Prix Fixe” dinner is offered at the beginning of each show. Follow us on Facebook for notifications for each new show.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS__________ A May 20-22 Student art show is now!

See the annual Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation now through Saturday, May 22. Artists are from Edgecomb Eddy School, Boothbay Region Elementary and Boothbay Region High schools, and Southport Central School. The Art Foundation is at 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, open ThursdaySunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: 633-2703.

May 20-28 BRLT story trail Follow the illustrated signs along a 1-mile that starts from the Oak Point Farm parking lot kiosk - 60 Samoset Road, BBH and read ‘Roxaboxen,’ by Alice McLerran with illustrations by illustrator Barbara Cooney. The book celebrates the imagination of children who, no matter the time or place, can create whole worlds out of what they find around them.

Thursday, May 20 Opera House: The Fairy’s Kiss spring program Portland Symphony Orchestra violinist Amy Sims and pianist Vytas Baksys play Mozart, Stravinsky, William Grant Still, and Brahms to the Opera House at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Call 633-5159, or visit the box office at 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor, to reserve tickets for any performance. Tickets are not available online. Masks required. Additional information about all concerts being presented this season is available at boothbayoperahouse.com

Saturday, May 22 Rescheduled: Senior class car wash The 2021 Boothbay Region High School senior class will be having a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the lower high school parking lot of the school. Proceeds will benefit Project Graduation. The class is off to Millinocket, Maine for two days of fun, relaxation and white water rafting on June 11. If you would like to make a donation, please send check to BRHS 2021 Project Graduation at P.O. Box 562, Boothbay, ME 04537, or come on down to the car wash.

Native plant sale From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Conservancy, at 290 Rt. 1 in Edgecomb. Julie and Peter Beckford of Rebel Hill Farm in Liberty raise field-grown perennials, with a focus on native plants and medicinal herbs. Their plants are certified or-

ganic and necessarily hardy. A list of available plants is on the website. Pre-ordering is possible, and advisable. For more information, go to www.midcoastconservancy. org/events/native-plant-sale-3.

Sunday, May 23 Family buffet breakfast American Legion Post 36 is having its next breakfast at Sherman Hall from 7-9 a.m. They will be serving hash, Belgian waffles, French toast, scrambled eggs or any style if requested, home fries, bacon, sausage, S.O.S, toast, pancakes plain and blueberry, baked beans, cereal, mixed fruit, orange juice, coffee, tea, and milk.

Suggested donation is adults $8, school age young people $3. Children under 5 are free. 25 Industrial Park Road, off Route 27 in Boothbay. All you can eat!

Westport Island scavenger hunt: Family fun and history, too!

The Friends of Westport Island History to host a free family scavenger hunt for all ages from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Carl and Barbara Segerstrom Preserve at Squam Creek.

Participants/teams will search, with the help of a map, for both historic and natural items along the well-marked trail. Prizes at the Friends table. Grand prize for first group to find all 12. Free water.

COVID-19 restrictions apply. Rain date Sunday, June 6. FMI: FOWIH19@gmail.com, or call Mary Ellen at 380-5926.

Monday, May 24 Join Midcoast Conservancy for a full moon paddle Midcoast Conservancy hosts a full moon paddle at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson from 8-10 p.m. This Flower Moon is also the largest supermoon of the year. Glide along Little Dyer Pond after a 1.5 mile hike into the woods. Midcoast Conservancy will provide canoes, paddles, and life jackets. All ages are welcome! Participants should be comfortable in a canoe on flat water, able to steer a canoe, and able to walk three miles on moderate trails. FMI/registration at www.midcoastconservancy.org/events/full-moon-paddleon-little-dyer-pond-10/. Meet at the gate at 8 p.m.; bring flashlights or headlamps for the hike back to the parking lot. $10 donation at the gatehouse appreciated!

Saturday, May 29 Harbor Theater free drive-in ‘Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark’ will play at the ‘Meadow Mall Drive-in.’ The

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TUESDAY Recovery support group This group meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 81 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor.

FRIDAY Boothbay Region Food Pantry If you are in need and have not been to the Pantry during these COVID-19 times, call the Pantry at 350-2962 to be put on the list of expected families. All orders are placed via a grocery list and boxed for pick up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. each Friday. If you are new to the pantry or did not receive a call, contact us to complete a grocery list, otherwise, come at 1 p.m. on Friday and do it then. The food pantry is located downstairs at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor. Parking is in the back of the church on Eastern Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.

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By Andrew Fenniman Live performances return to the Lincoln Theater stage in Damariscotta the weekend of June 17 for five performances only of LCCT’s newest production, Wendy MacLeod’s “Women in Jeopardy!”

It’s Chardonnay Tuesday. It’s supposed to be ladies only. Yet, Liz (Christina Belknap) has brought her newest beau, Jackson Scull (Tom Handel), with her. Not only is he a dentist, but he is also just plain creepy. Liz ’s best friends, Mary (Jennifer True) and Jo (Nanette Hennig Fraser), want Liz to be happy, but they can’t help wondering if Jackson may be a serial killer. And let’s face it…. Friends don’t let friends date serial killers.

When Jackson is linked to a mysterious disappearance and a questionable relationship with Liz’s daughter Amanda (Mallory Adams), Mary and Jo turn their book club into a mash-up of Nancy Drew, “Murder She Wrote” and “Sex and the City.” And, as if that wasn’t enough, what’s the deal with Amanda’s snowboarder ex-boyfriend

SATURDAY Qigong class at Barrett’s Park Free Qigong class with National Qigong Association Certified teacher, Judy Milinowski.

The class meets at 8 a.m. in Barrett’s Park on Lobster Cove Road in Boothbay Harbor from May to October. Easy to learn; immediate health and stress relief benefits. Donations appreciated with half going to the Boothbay Region Food Pantry.

Rotary Club barn The big gray Rotary Barn is at 55 Montgomery Road, Boothbay Harbor. Open every Saturday from 8:30-11 a.m. Peruse the furniture, collectibles, tools, and household goods. Take home a special treasure while supporting local and international programs like Rebuilding Together, the BRHS library, Interact Club Hike-a-Thon and so many more. Masks are required.

Summer pie sales The Boothbay Harbor Methodist pie ladies are starting pie sales early this year. We will have homemade pies, pickles, jams etc. Sales start at 9 a.m. until pies are gone ... and you know how fast they go - every two weeks throughout the summer. Next one: May 29! See you at 81 Townsend Ave. - across from the Opera House.

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According to the Boston Globe, “The laughs in Wendy MacLeod’s play, come fast and furious…It’s all good, silly fun…”

Performances are Thursday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 19 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., with a closing final performance Sunday, June 20 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15/adults, $13/theater members, and $5/youth 18 and under. Due to COVID restrictions, seating is limited, and all tickets must be purchased in advance through the Lincoln Theater website, LincolnTheater.net. Ticket assistance is available by calling the Theater office at 563-3424 on Tuesday mornings between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Questions may also be emailed to info@lincolntheater.net.

You might say that “Thelma and Louise” meets “The First Wives Club” in this fun and flirtatious comedy. Under the direction of John Mulcahy, imaginations run wild as the ladies trade in their wine glasses for spy glasses to discover the truth and to save their friend in a hilarious off-road adventure. Get your tickets now and get ready to laugh.

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By Andrew Fenniman At the present time, no concessions are on sale, no outside food or drink allowed, and masks must be worn at all times inside Lincoln Theater. All tickets must be purchased in advance through our box office at www.LincolnTheater.net.

The theater office is open to assist with ticket purchases by calling 563-3424 on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Information on upcoming films and events is available by visiting our website at LincolnTheater.net.

“Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” - (PG; 1 hour, 47 minutes) - Go inside the hearts and minds of the “Sesame Street” creators, artists, and educators who established one of the most influential and enduring children’s se-

ries in television history. With exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and over 20 original interviews, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street introduces audiences to a gang of visionaries who set out to entertain and educate young minds by harnessing the power of television with furry characters, catchy songs, and a diverse cast. Final screenings at 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 and Thursday, May 20.

Talking Art in Maine – Intimate Conversations with Jane Dahmen and guest Jeffery Becton – Sold out “Together, Together” - (R; 1 hour, 30 minutes) - A hilarious and heartwarming comedy/drama.

When young loner Anna is hired as the gestational surrogate for Matt,

By Christine Hopf-Lovette The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset opened its doors to visitors this year on May 15 with over 100 guests attending the festive events both inside the historic brick building and on the lawn outside, where refreshments were served under a tent. For many attendees, it was the first time in over a year that they had socialized in such a large group, adding a special joyfulness to the gathering. A beautiful spring evening was an added plus.

Attendees commented on the diversity and quality of the 103 works of art by Maine Art Gallery members that were beautifully hung by curators Jorge Pena and Colleen Kearney-Graffam. Sales were brisk, confirming these impressions. The show continues Wednesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through June 5.

As an added attraction, eight delightful birdhouses decorated by artist members were offered in a silent auction. All of the birdhouses sold, one going for a high bid of $250.

The opening also provided an

GALLERY MANAGER Kerry Hadley and season sponsor Sherri Dunbar were introduced by Wendy Ross at the Maine Art Gallery’s Members Show. Birdhouses decorated by artists were sold in a silent auction.

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Starring Patti Harrison, Ed Helms, and Rosalind Chao. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic – Director Nikole Beckwith) at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Playing at 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday, May 21; Saturday, May 22; Wednesday, May 26; Thursday, May 27; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23.

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This property is perfect as a home or business with town approval. 3BR/1.5BA, two replaces, hardwood oors and a two-car garage converted to shop space. With a spacious yard it would make the perfect place to call home. $389,000. (inquire about additional land)

This East Boothbay 3BR/2.5BA gem is just a few miles from Boothbay Harbor & provides a common waterfront dock on the Damariscotta River along with access to fresh water on Meadow Cove Pond. Ideal living with the primary bedroom & bath on the rst oor; guest rooms upstairs. Cathedral ceiling, stone replace & a wonderful screened porch are just a few amenities you won’t want to miss. $495,000

IN-TOWN GARDEN CENTER Local greenhouse with gift shop is sited in the heart of Boothbay Harbor. Included in the offering is a stately 3BR residence, a warehouse/garage, 6 greenhouse buildings & plenty off-street parking. A tidy package for anyone desiring in-town real estate. $850,000

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On the east side of Linekin Bay this property offers spectacular westerly views and a prevailing sea breeze. Oak Island, Squirrel Island and Southport are all in view. With deep water, dock permit in place, access to year-round water & new access driveway to lot. $725,000

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One block removed from Boothbay Harbor’s iconic footbridge this 0.60-acre in-town lot offers a quiet setting & is only a stone’s throw from in-town Boothbay Harbor.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Enjoy the spotlight. Your status and influence are on the rise. New professional opportunities arise over the next month under the Gemini Sun. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Plot your course. Expand educational territory.

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Popular Summer Camp Club returns to CMBG Begins week of June 28

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By LISA KRISTOFF They kept on coming Sunday, May 16 ... 60 vessels took their places in a procession honoring the passing of lifelong commercial fisherman Donald E. Brewer Sr. Brewer’s boat, the Sherm & Jake, named for two of his grandsons, was captained by Brewer’s son Maynard Brewer.

Family members watched from the Southport bridge or aboard the

Sherm & Jake: widow Nora, with sons Don Brewer Jr. and Christopher Abaldo and daughter Amy Durham; sister Sandra Thibault and brother Peter and wife Linda; and grandchildren Sherman Brewer, Jacob Brewer, AJ Durham, Isabelle Abaldo and Logan Abaldo.

As the Sherm & Jake made its first pass by Robinson’s Wharf, fisherman and neighbor Hugh Thompson fired a cannon.

The last boat in the parade was the sardine carrier Jacob Pike, aka“Big Pike.” Three generations of the family worked on the carrier – Don Sr., his father, Leslie Brewer, and Maynard.

The cannon fired one last time when the Sherm & Jake made its second pass by Robinson’s Wharf, the boat’s empty dory trailing behind.

By Kris Folsom Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) has decided to bring back its innovative Summer Camp Club for a second season. In a year when many in-person summer camps are still on hiatus, the selfguided program maintains the spirit of independence and nature-discovery CMBG summer camps are known for. “It was such a success last year,” says Erika Huber, Youth & Family Program Manager, “that we wanted to offer it again, give kids another safe and memorable summer at the Gardens.”

Participating campers receive four or eight full weeks of selfguided summer camp experiences, taking place both at the Gardens and at home. In session one, “Animal Kingdom,” those experiences explore the relationships between the flora and fauna of Maine. Session two, “Minibeasts,” covers insects and other invertebrates.

Session activities will be selfguided and take place both at the Gardens and at campers’ homes.

Clues for scavenger hunts, themed activities and games, experiments, art projects, and recipes made with ingredients harvested at the Gardens are just a few of the activities on offer. Campers will also be invited to attend theme-based, smallgroup outdoor learning sessions with Education staff throughout the summer.

“Camp” begins the week of June 28, and participants will pick up their first activities at the Gardens’ Visitor Center. After that, new activities and supplies will be available each week. If participants need

more flexibility, they can choose different start dates, pick up multiple weeks’ activities, or condense the program into fewer weeks.

“Families have told us how much they love the flexible program and the fact that it’s filled with different adventures every week to do with their kids,” Huber adds.

Each camper will receive a special bag to keep filled with tools for investigation and discovery as well as a camp hat, and campers who sign up for both camp sessions will receive bonus supplies. Those families who participated last year and do not need another camp bag can receive a $5.00 discount when registering; families signing up for both sessions will receive a 15% discount at checkout.

The $80 registration per session does not include admission to the Gardens. However, by signing up for the CMBG Summer Camp Club, participants are eligible to receive a 50% discount on a family membership, which allows for unlimited complementary visits to the Gardens. Lincoln County residents may also eligible for membership scholarships. Those interested should contact Betsy Angelico at 633-8013.To learn more about CMBG’s Summer Camp Club, visit MaineGardens.org or call 207633-8000.

At nearly 325 acres, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is the largest public Garden in New England. Voted #1 on TripAdvisor, the nationally recognized public garden is located in Boothbay, Maine.

The mission of the Gardens is to inspire meaningful connections among people, plants, and nature through horticulture, education, and research. Visit MaineGardens. org or call 633-8000.

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Boothbay Farmer’s Market begins May 20 The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on Boothbay Town Common on Thursday, May 20th. They will be on the Common every Thursday through Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Dan Sortwell of Big Barn Coffee, market president, said, “We have 23 members this year, including new member Stewart & Reid Bakers, a gluten-free bakery in Southport. Other local members include Boothbay Craft Brewery & Tavern in Boothbay and Mana Me-

dicinals in Boothbay Harbor.”

Boothbay Farmers’ Market has been on Boothbay Town Common for the past 18 years and has become a popular summer attraction.

In addition to farmers and artisans, the market hosts Boothbay Harbor Fest and Action for Animals. Accordionist Alina Blakesley from Boothbay Harbor brightens the market scene when she performs.

More information available at http://www.boothbayfarmersmarket.me

planning on having the trolley in the parade for those veterans who are unable to march.

An extra bonus this year is our Auxiliary will be offering a lunch for all participants and their families at the Legion Hall, time depends on the completion of the parade, typically around 1100-1130.

Our Grand Marshall will be available at the lunch to talk with those who join us. Trust me, that will be a real treat!

Flag Day is June 14. In order to enable the school children to participate, the Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall on June 13. This is an opportunity to see just how we honor our American Flag and how much we appreciate the service each flag has provided. We veterans think it is especially important for our youth to understand the im-

portance of our National Flag and the respect the Flag deserves. All in the community are encouraged to attend.

The Legion Yard Sale is once again happening this summer on August 7. We will also be "selling" for $20 10ft X 20ft plots of grass to anyone who would like to join in the yard sale. There is limited space so if you would like to reserve a spot, call 633-4487 or email dapatch@roadrunner.com.

Our next breakfast is this Sunday, May 23 from 7-9 a.m. On Mother's Day we had 119 attendees! It was great fun and thanks to all who attended. This all you can eat breakfast is still only $8. If the weather cooperates, we will once again have outside tables.

The next Legion meeting is June 14. Hot dogs/Hamburgers at 5:30 p.m., the meeting starts at 6 p.m.

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By David Patch CDR/USN (Ret) Memorial Day is just a few days away! This Saturday, May 22, the flags will be placed at all the veteran grave sites in the Boothbay peninsula. Chris Armstead, our Americanism Officer for the Post, is coordinating this effort and has contracted the person responsible for each of the cemeteries. The Hall will be open at 7:30 a.m. on the 22nd for the flags to be picked up. Flags will be placed at Evergreen Cemetery starting at 9 a.m.

As a reminder, if you know of a veteran grave that doesn't have a Legion flag holder, let Chris know by calling 633-4487.

Plans for the Memorial Day parade are coming together. We will have a VERY special Grand Marshal that I will identify next week.

In addition, the Marines will once again provide the firing detail and the USCG the Honor Guard. The Boothbay Region Community Band will provide the music which is much appreciated because due to COVID-19 restrictions, they haven't had much of an opportunity to get together to practice. There will be one or two additional entries in the parade that will make this year’s Memorial Day even more special.

It is hoped that ALL veterans will join us in the parade! We are

Boothbay Region Lions Club

Lois Glaser photo

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LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Jim Singer photo

LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region Lions Club met for a regular meeting on May 12. Our guest speaker was 2nd Vice District Governor Sally Iverson. She and her husband Neil drove down from Eustis. They are members of the Stratton/Eustis Lions Club. We all enjoyed shepherd’s pie provided by Lion Jay and a strawberry dessert provided

by Lion Karen. DELICIOUS! Second VDG Sally’s talk was informative and encouraging as our club has been struggling as so many have in the past year. She brought this year’s state pin engraved with the Lions International theme of United in Kindness and Diversity for those of us interested in purchasing.

Lions International supports two organizations providing service dogs for those in need. One, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation provides dogs to the blind, and a second, Canine Companions for Independence provides dogs for people with disabilities, including adults, children, veterans, and professionals. All money donated by various clubs is divided between these two organizations. All the money donated to “Dimes for Dogs” at each of our meetings is used in this way.

Lion Sally focused on leadership, recruiting new officers, and bringing new energy to Lions Clubs. She noted that Lions should be having fun as they meet and serve their communities and should try to remain as visible as possible.

Lions Sally and Neil both talked about things their Club has done over the years to encourage membership and some of the projects their club has been involved in. We mentioned some of the things our Club would like to do, but COVID-19 restrictions have severely hindered us. We also mentioned to Lions Sally and Neil some of the projects our club has been involved in in the past (preCOVID-19) and the fact that we

have money and have given generously to the community.

During our business meeting, we discussed some projects that might be feasible as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed in the near future.

Ticket sales for our Cabbage Island trip on June 27 are on sale now. You may purchase a ticket from Barbara Wallace (633-6205) or any Lions member.

Lion Duane took over for Lion Mark as Tail Twister and fined himself for wearing shorts. He also fined our guest 2nd VDG Sally for not shutting off her cell phone, as it rang during the meeting. Lion Jay fined himself for not making the announcement at the beginning of the meeting to make sure all cell phones were turned off or silenced. Lion Wendy was a tattle-tale and fined her husband Lion Paul for wearing his badge home after the last meeting.

Our next meeting will be May 26 at 6:15 p.m. at the club house. Lion Jay will provide dinner, and Lion Duane will bring dessert. Guests interested in joining our club are always welcome. For more information, visit us on Facebook.

Gulf of Maine continued from page B1 your cup steeps, the color gets darker and darker.

In the Gulf, changing color makes it harder for the tiny critters to access the sunlight they need to reproduce and grow into food for the lobsters and halibut that we love to catch, sell, steam and grill.

And that is a problem for us all.

Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club

By Irene Fowle Come join us on the Boothbay Railway Village lawn this Thursday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. It will be so good to see you all. And amazingly no masks as long as you are fully vaccinated. We’ve been Zooming all winter, but it sure will be good to actually see you in person. Bring your chairs, drinks, dinner, friends, etc. We’ll catch up, have a short program, but mostly time to visit. These last spring evenings have been so long and so beautiful. The beautiful Village lawn is just the place to enjoy them. Thank you to the Railway Village for hosting us.

Another successful Saturday at the Big, Grey Rotary Barn. We’re open now every Saturday from 8:30-11 a.m. And we’re doing pick-ups every week, so there is always new furniture, collectibles, tools and flea market items. Thank you Deb Graves, our pick up coordinator. You can reach Deb at 207380-3550 if you have furniture to donate. She’ll arrange for one of our friendly, hard-working pick up teams to come out to your home.

Saturdays at the barn are fun and busy, we sure could use your help. So, come join us. There is plenty to do and it’s a wonderful chance to visit one another. Working last Saturday in the Flea Market with a group of Rotarians and volunteers I realized I hadn’t heard so much laughter and camaraderie in quite a while. Rotarians are “People of Action,” but we know how to have fun at the same time.

Proceeds from sales at the Rotary Barn go towards the work of our club and benefit local and international non-profits and service agencies, like Rebuilding Together, Lifeflight of Maine, YMCA

Camp Knickerbocker scholarships, and Shelter Box. Hope to see you there.

We will meet again on Zoom on May 27. In-coming President Jeff Long has a new Zoom account.

We used to pass the gavel on from president to president, now it’s the Zoom account. My, what a difference a year makes. So, there will be a new Zoom meeting link from incoming President Jeff’s account.

My account is so last year.

Under the direction of Judi White we have packaged almost 900 pints of delicious soup for the Boothbay Region Food Pantry this winter using monies from the local District 7780 grant we received last fall. Chef Amy Ronan made the soup, then every other week Judi White and one other Rotarian would package and deliver the soup to the Food Pantry freezer.

In collaboration with the Food Pantry we accomplished many other projects with this District Grant, too. Thank you Judi White and John Welch for managing this $10,000 District Grant targeted at food insecurity on our peninsula.

It’s Rotary Foundation time.

Time to make your yearly donation to the Rotary Foundation.

The Rotary Foundation transforms your donations into service projects that change lives locally, like our Food Insecurity Grant, and around the world. Please mail your check in support of the Rotary Foundation to BBH Rotary Club, P.O. Box 518, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 or, drop it off at the clubhouse in a secure box provided by Foundation Chairperson, Judi White.

We look forward to seeing you in-person at the Railway Village this Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

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“NAUTILUS SHELL” is among the photographs by Maryjane Johnston in the upcoming CCAC show running May 28 - June 26.

Photos courtesy of William Lederer

UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRAIL at Oak Point Farm. The extension will provide an option to take a left at the bridge and loop around the freshwater pond, which includes a land bridge between the pond and Hodgdon Cove.

Courtesy of BRLT

‘Light, Line, Form’ show at CCAC

Accessible trail extension breaks ground at Oak Point Farm

By Christine Selman Last summer Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) completed several major improvement projects at its flagship preserve--Oak Point Farm. Among these was the expansion of the disability parking area and the installation of a universally accessible trail to the shore. The trail and parking upgrades have enabled access to the scenic saltwater farm for many who otherwise could not fully enjoy this local treasure.

Community members and visitors have spent the past year discovering the universal access trail.

Its installation and opening coincided with a critical moment in our community during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in which stress, anxiety, and isolation had increased and there were fewer outlets available for relief. Local resident Kitty Hartford visited the trail for the first time recently on a sunny spring day. She explains, “I haven’t been able to visit any of the preserves or walk any trails for the past 10 years, and I’ve been cooped up in my tiny apartment during the entire pandemic.” Kitty, who uses a rollator walker for mobility support, was able to spend the day with an old friend enjoying what she describes as a “beautiful outdoor experience.”

With the emergence of COVID-19, Boothbay Region Land Trust recognized early on its

unique ability to provide a community resource that was both healthy and safe when few other options were available. There has been an increased recognition and appreciation for natural spaces, as well as a growing awareness that these spaces must be inclusive and truly serve the full community. BRLT has always had a strong focus on public access as a central pillar of its conservation work. The challenges facing this community over the past year only strengthened the land trust’s resolve to maintain this focus on access, and to extend the

reach of nature to every person in our community.

In 2021, the land trust focus will continue to center on improvements that further public access and enjoyment of our lands. As a next step, BRLT’s Board of Directors voted to fund additional universal access trail around the fresh water pond at Oak Point Farm, extending the system to just over .5 miles of accessible trail and ensuring that the most spectacular views of the shore and the wildlife rich habitats around the pond can be enjoyed by everyone.

DURING TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, there may be temporary disruptions to access of the pond loop. Other trails including the established universal access trail will remain open.

Courtesy of BRLT

RIDVAN ERMAN CELIKEL, FNU Suji and Metehan Sahin are opening Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill.

JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register

Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill coming soon

By JOSEPH CHARPENTIER Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill will be Boothbay Harbor's newest addition to its evergrowing culinary scene. Local restaurateurs Ridyan Erman Celikel and Metehan Sahin are partnering with local sushi chef FNU Suji to bring a new spin on surf with a touch of turf.

The trio decided at the end of last summer to open Harborside this year since several businesses have found success in the tumult of the pandemic.

“This was a big risk taking over a place where there's no open area,” said Sahin. “That was the biggest concern, if COVID is going to get easier for everybody or if it's just going to get worse. This was always a question mark, but thankfully with the new order, after May 24 it's going to be OK not to wear a mask if you're vaccinated. Hopefully this will bring better business for everybody.”

Celikel said the restaurant will serve lunch and dinner and will focus mainly on seafood, but will also offer a variety of other options like pork chops, chicken, steaks, vegetarian dishes and more. With a soft open to come shortly, after June 1, the staff will begin serving breakfast as well.

Suji said he sources fresh seafood locally whenever possible and, with a patronage’s appetite

enough to consume 300 pounds or more of tuna every four to five days, it can be a tall order. But once the tuna is in the kitchen and Suji is filleting it, the specials begin to take shape, said Sahin.

“This beautiful harbor brings in lots of nice fresh seafood, so we try to (buy local) as much as we can.

So, whether it's tuna or halibut, we are always looking …,” said Celikel.

Sylvia Guevara will run the kitchen and even though the restaurant is not yet open, she has been dropping photos on social media of dishes patrons can look forward to. Guevara said there is something for every meal as far as lobster goes, like the lobster omelet, lobster taco and a dish consisting of half a grilled lobster with the other half tossed in vodka sauce and fettuccini.

“Definitely a lot of lobster options,” said Guevara, pondering her favorite dish so far. “To be honest, I have to stay true to my tacos.

I love tacos, but for dinner, the lobster dish was one of my favorites along with the ossobuco.”

For six weeks, the staff have been trying new dishes and old dishes with a new twist, Celikel said. “Opening this spot is really going to be something new and … hopefully this is going to turn out good for everybody.”

NHFW highlights success with 40 for 40 Campaign COOKBOOK AUTHORS Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz baking with their kids.

Karl Schatz photo

Ashley Halsey cover photo

Chat with Bicentennial community cookbook authors

By Jeannette Eaton Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions will feature cookbook authors Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 10. “The Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook” is the authors’ sixth book on food and farming. Collaborator Don Lindgren of Rabelais Books in Biddeford will join in the Zoom presentation.

Their talk will detail the creation of “The Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook,” which includes 200 recipes celebrating Maine’s 200 years of statehood, the reception the book has received and the future projects that have been generated. Now in its fourth printing with over 11,000 copies, funds generated have been distributed to 25 different organizations fighting hunger in all corners of Maine.

The success of the first edition has inspired the creation of a second volume. Submissions for this volume, a continued celebration of Maine’s home cooking and cultural diversity, began on May 9. A brand-new podcast, ‘Cooking is

Community,’ will explore community cookbooks, the communities that produce them, and the charitable causes they support.

Hathaway and Schatz are the wife and husband team who, among other publications, authored their memoir “The Year of the Goat.” Hathaway is a writer and goat farmer who has worked in cookbook publishing, as manager of New York’s landmark Magnolia Bakery, and as a regular contributor to Taproot Magazine. Upon graduation from Wellesley College, Hathaway spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Tunisia.

Schatz is a photographer, journalist, and goat farmer. He has worked as a Digital Producer at ABC Television, a photo editor at Time Magazine, and Director of Aurora Photos. Upon graduation from Tufts University, Schatz spent a year as a photographer in Russia.

He also earned his MA in Communications from Syracuse University Since 2005, the couple has lived with their three daughters at Ten Apple Farm, their homestead and agritourism business in southern Maine. There they raise dairy goats,

tend a large garden and small orchard, lead goat hikes, teach workshops, and operate a guest house.

Don Lindgren is an antiquarian bookseller who specializes in printed and manuscript books about food and drink. His book selling business, Rabelais Inc, acquires, researches and sells rare books, manuscripts, ephemera, and other materials related to cultural history. In 2019, Lindgren published the first part of a multivolume exploration of the American Community Cookbook titled “UnXld: American Cookbooks of Community & Place.”

All those wishing to attend this online Chat through Zoom may visit www.skidompha.org to sign up.

Those attending will be emailed a link prior to the event.

Chats with Champions is a free community offering from the national award-winning Skidompha Library at 184 Main St., Damariscotta. For more information, please contact the library at 5635513.

This program is generously sponsored by Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops.

By Joan LeMole New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, announces its 40th Anniversary fundraiser. With a goal of $4,040, the campaign begins May22 and runs for 40 days through June 30.

The agency invites community members to donate any multiple of $40 in celebration of the agency’s successes and to support critical programs. A member of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, New Hope for Women’s services have progressed from a volunteer, grassroots effort in 1981, to one of Maine’s nine domestic violence resource centers. The agency’s helpline, the cornerstone of its services, is perhaps best known.

But the agency provides many other services including prevention and education for students and school personnel, extended housing for victims, and cross-disciplinary high-risk response teams in several counties. Each of these services is a piece of what can make the difference in a victim’s life, potentially saving someone from ongoing domestic abuse, dating violence or stalking. With an eye to the future, New Hope for Women looks forward to deepening its commitment to victims of domestic abuse.

A recently launched accessible and responsive website is the first stage of the agency’s substantive rebranding process that will

also include a new, gender-inclusive name and updated logo, both of which will be introduced later this year. Also on the agency’s list for this year are 11 new transitional housing units made possible through grants from the Office of Violence Against Women and the Continuum of Care. The agency’s partnership with New Ventures Maine will allow many victim-survivors living in transitional housing to access classes and workshops on budgeting, saving, and repairing one’s credit.

New Hope for Women serves Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties. Donations to the 40 for 40 Campaign may be made online at newhopeforwomen.org, by calling the development director at (207) 594.2128 or by mailing to New Hope for Women, P.O. Box A, Rockland, Maine 04841.

By William Lederer The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) gallery will feature Maine artists Maryjane Johnston and Tanja Kunz in a show titled “Light, Line, Form,” with an opening event at CCAC on Friday, May 28.

“Light, Line, Form” will feature recent works from the two artists, and will juxtapose minimalism and fullness through photography and painting.

Maryjane Johnston, who was born in Bermuda and grew up in Cape Elizabeth, is best known for her photographs of the female form. She presents her subjects simplified, with ambiguous shapes that can be revealing, mystifying, and personal. The intimate nature of the subjects immerses the viewer in a universe of sensations sometimes blurring the line between illusion and reality.

Tanja Kunz received her M.F.A from the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, and her B.F.A. from the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque. Her paintings and drawings reference the natural world, but are abstract and mysterious. The artist says, “With a background in natural healing and traditional medicine, this work reflects my fascination with the energy, beauty, and power of nature.”

The event is free to attend, but guests must register in advance.

Tickets and more information can be found at chocolatechurcharts. org. Four people will be allowed to enter the gallery at a time, and face coverings must be worn by all attendees.

The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, will host a gallery opening event with the artists on May 28, from 5- 7:30 p.m. The event will take place mostly outdoors, with light refreshments served.

“Light, Line, Form” will be on display until June 26, with the gallery open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit the CCAC website and Facebook page for more information, or call 207-442-8455.

TANJA KUNZ’S “Daisies” will be among the artist’s work in the CCAC show opening May 28.

Historian filibuster discussion May 26

By Lincoln County Democratic Committee Historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor, whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will participate in an online Community Conversation on "To Filibuster or Not to Filibuster: The History and Implications of Congressional Rules" to take place on Wednesday, May 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Viewing details can be found here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/filibuster.

Richardson will consider the history and development of the congressional rule known as the filibuster. She will share her perspective on the tradeoffs and options for the Biden administration regarding this congressional rule, as they work to move forward the next big agenda items in their plan to deliver for the American people.

"Maine's very own Heather Cox Richardson continues to dazzle and educate her readers with her perspectives on current events as she weaves historical context into her daily online newsletter, entitled, "Letters from an American (https://heathercoxrichardson. substack.com/)," with more than 600,000 subscribers! We are so pleased that Professor Richardson will be joining us again to share her insight," shared Jan John of Bristol, the event organizer.

Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College, where she has taught since 2011. Prior to that she taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and MIT. After growing up in Yarmouth, she graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, from which she received B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. She specializes in the American Civil War, its aftermath, and the history of ideological battles within the Republican Party, and she has written six books. Her latest is “How the South Won the Civil War: Oligar-

HISTORIAN Heather Cox Richardson’s online “filibuster” discussion takes place on May 26.

FB photo chy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America.”

Prof. Richardson will speak first, providing background and context, followed by Q&A moderated

by Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro, vice-chair of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee and co-leader of Suit Up Maine.

Because this event cannot be held in person and to keep the online audio uninterrupted, the audience should submit questions ahead of time through an online form found at https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/questions.

The public is welcome to attend this Lincoln County Community Conversations event, an opportunity for constructive dialog sponsored by the Lincoln County Democratic Committee. This series of community forums and discussions on topics of concern to Lincoln County residents was founded in the belief that friendly discussion and sharing of facts and opinions is a bridge to a stronger community.

For more information, please contact John at janjohn1us@yahoo. com or 207-529-6502.

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Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

ADAM CHADBOURNE, Modified winner on May 15 at Wiscasset Speedway. Photos courtesy of Ken Minott IT LOOKS LIKE smooth sailing ahead!

TWIN VILLAGES FOODBANK FARM co-founder Megan Taft and daughter Adley process a shipment of onions at the food storage hub.

Photos courtesy of Hannah McGhee

Twin Villages Foodbank Farm

Support for food pantries with storage hub

By Hannah McGhee

In addition to donating tens of thousands of pounds of organically grown, nutrient-dense food to Lincoln County food pantries and youth programs every year, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) supports pantries by offering convenient storage space and the ability to receive large shipments of food.

TVFF’s food storage hub, located in the undercroft of Darrows Barn at Coastal Rivers’ Round Top Farm, makes it possible for the farm to collect and store food from other sources such as Good Shepherd Foodbank, Hannaford Supermarket, Northeast Transport, and local growers and gleaners.

Since many area food pantries have limited dry or cold storage space, they are not able to take in large shipments. In the past, this sometimes meant that deliveries to those pantries had to be turned away. Now pantries and other nonprofits can have pallets of both perishable and refrigerated food shipped to the food storage hub and pick it up what they need when they’re ready to use it.

The hub features a 16 by 20-foot walk-in cooler and ample room for dry food storage. The space was designed with a receiving entrance and ramps so pallets and carts can be maneuvered in and out. Last year, the farm raised money to invest in pallet jacks, carts, and large produce boxes to make it easier to handle and store bulky deliveries.

In 2020, TVFF took in over 35,000 pounds of food from other sources. While Good Shepherd Food Bank is the largest food access supplier, TVFF also collected several thousand pounds of fresh organic food from Wanderwood Farm in Nobleboro and Spear Spring Farm in Warren, as well as food from local groups such as Midcoast Gleaners, the Lincoln County Food Initiative, and Lin-

coln County Regional Planning’s food boxes.

Rising Tide Community Market’s Loving Local meals program, which donates hundreds of nutritious prepared meals to most area pantries weekly, has also used the hub to store food.

To keep pace with increasing need in the community, TVFF has set an ambitious goal for 2021, with plans to grow, collect, and distribute 85,000 pounds of fresh food. The farm’s long-term goal is to be able to consistently provide 100,000 pounds of produce a year to food pantries and other low-income food programs.

Twin Villages Foodbank Farm’s mission is to grow and distribute healthy food for those who need it most in Lincoln County.

The farm serves food pantries in Boothbay, Damariscotta/Newcastle, Jefferson, New Harbor, Waldoboro, Whitefield, and Wiscasset, and youth food programs including FARMS at the Y, the YMCA daycare, Newcastle Head Start, and several weekend school backpack programs.

The Farm operates in close partnership with Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. In addition to space for the food storage hub at Coastal Rivers’ Round Top Farm, the land trust donates use of three acres of prime farmland at Salt Bay Farm and provides administrative, fundraising and communications support.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is a non-profit, nationally accredited land trust with active programs in land conservation, water quality, trails and public access, and nature education in the Damariscotta-Pemaquid region. For more information, email info@coastalrivers.org or visit www.coastalrivers.org.

To learn more about Twin Villages Foodbank Farm and the food storage hub or to make a secure online donation, visit twinvillagesfarm.org.

By Sandra Leonard What a happy sight to see the sun shining brightly on sparkling water and the 420s lined up on their floats!

Spring sailing has begun, and there are nearly 20 youngsters signed up to brave the chilly winds that mark Spring in Maine. Ah, youth! Moorings are in, waiting for the full fleet to join those that have already taken their places in anticipation of a full season of sailing and racing.

The Junior Sailing Program is filling up fast. Do get a spot reserved now for any youngsters you expect to be with you this summer or be on the waiting list.

Commodore Liz Rettenmaier reports that over 90% of survey-responding members have been fully vaccinated which predicts a much more normal looking year. The

Courtesy of Sandra Leonard

Club will, however, continue to respect the Maine CDC guidelines out of concern for the safety of all members and guests.

Club Manager Tom Serino, Commodore Liz, and the Flag Officers are working on the particulars of the Annual Commodore’s Reception which will be held this year. This is such welcome news since none of last year’s events were able to take place due to the pandemic.

Last Saturday many turned out for the Spring Cleanup Day and the Club looks great. Screens are up on the tennis courts fences, the waterfront is ready to go, and the Club moves ever closer to being completely ready to open. Thank you one and all!

The Club Commissioning happens on Saturday, May 29.

RAMONE HANLEY-WARREN’S “Ice Out” is among the works in her solo show at River Arts now through June 2.

Courtesy of the venue

Ramone Hanley-Warren studio works

By Alice de Mauriac River Arts in Damariscotta features landscape paintings by midcoast artist, Ramone Hanley-Warren. Her solo show titled “Studio Work; Drawn to Solace” opened May 13 and runs until June 2.

Working in her home studio, Hanley-Warren’s landscapes draw on the area salt marshes and estuaries for inspiration.

Her education in art included Parson’s School of Design, several extended stays in Europe including an intensive study of art history and painting in Florence, and fine arts studies at S.U.N.Y. Purchase.

Continuing her artwork with watercolors and plein air painting for many years, Hanley-Warren also

created works for Damariscotta Pottery which is well known for its colorful Majolica pottery. The shop closed last year and since then Hanley-Warren has been focusing on her paintings.

She speaks of her current medium, “I've expanded to acrylic, because it allows me to grow on the canvas. Changes occur regularly and color is more vibrant and malleable.” Her works are quietly serene and create a peaceful ambiance in the River Room.

River Arts is located at 36 Elm Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Sunday and Monday. For more information call the gallery 563-6868.

LATE MODEL winner Chris Thorne.

OUTLAW MINI winner Jimmy Childs.

Wiscasset Speedway results

By Ken Minott Last Saturday night Group 2 returned to action at Maine's fastest track. For the Late Model Sportsman division, it was their final tune-up race before the highly anticipated Coastal 200. Five-time champion Chris Thorne found the ideal time to regain his stride and turned one of those "statement" wins that let the rest of the class know he'll be one to watch on May 30th. In other action, it was a good night for other multi-time champions. 2-time Modified champ Adam Chadbourne and 3-time Outlaw Mini champ Jimmy Childs returned to their winning ways, each grabbing their first checkered flag of the year. Josh St Clair had another good night as well, landing on the podium in both the Late Model and Strictly Street features.

The 88.5FM Modifieds had the spotlight feature on the Saturday evening car, with a 40 lap contest. Brian Treadwell led the field to the green flag and held the lead for the first two circuits. Adam Chadbourne set sail on the outside from his third row starting spot and raced his way into the lead by lap 3. Much the same as their first race, rival Ryan Ripley was not too far away. However this time Chadbourne was able to lead the rest of the way to the victory, the 53rd of his career at Wiscasset. Ripley settled for runner-up honors.

Veteran Mark Lucas of Harpswell returned from a three-year hiatus away from Wiscasset and turned in a decent 3rd place effort. The top 5 was completed by Jeff Prindall of Lisbon and Mike Brown of Hope.

The 25-lap feature for the Kennebec Equipment Rental Outlaw Minis once again showcased a battle between two of the most accomplished mini stock racers in the state's history: Jimmy Childs and Zach Audet. As usual, it came down to how quickly and cleanly they could get to the front. It took just a couple laps for them to get to the front and soon the chase was on with Childs spending the next 20 laps holding off everything Audet threw at him. Not once were the

two separated by more than a car length. At one point Audet got into Childs' back bumper, turning the leader's Ford Mustang sideways.

But, in a great show of respect and sportsmanship Audet backed off to let Childs correct it and from there they went back to their battle for the win. Childs, a 3-time Outlaw Mini title holder went on the secure his first win of the year. Audet was the opening day winner and settled for second this time. Richmond's Scott Trask overcame electrical problems to race his way to the 3rd place finish.

The Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Model Sportsman rolled out 17 strong competitors for their 40 lap feature. This time, with the track's handicap system in effect, the top drivers had to prove their metal by racing their way through traffic to get to the front. DC Alexander and James Barker led the field to the green flag. Alexander set the early pace leading the first 14 laps with Barker and Asa Jones in hot pursuit. But It didn't take long for attention to go back to mid-pack as Chris Thorne, Andrew McLaughlin, Will Collins, and Josh St Clair began their charge toward the front. Thorne took just 8 laps to get from his 11th starting position into the top 3. Then just 6 laps later he took the lead driving around the outside of Alexander.

A pair of cautions bunched up the field, but it was clear that on this night nobody had a serious challenge to the 5-time champ. The closest was the opening day winner and point leader Josh St Clair of Liberty. He started the race back in 15th and like Thorne, made a strong charge through the field to put himself in contention. By the midway point of the race he had moved into second, but there he would remain for the rest of the race, taking home the runner-up trophy. Clinton's Frank Moulton came to life over the middle of the race to finish a distant 3rd behind the lead pair. McLaughlin and Collins completed the top 5.

Liberty's Josh St Clair has had quite a start to the 2021 season.

Along with opening day wins in both Pro Stock and Late Model action, the third generation racer made it wins in three different divisions by taking the checkers in the 25 lap Portland Glass Strictly Street feature. He started back in 11th of the 16 car field and took the lead from his cousin Ashton Reynolds on lap 20. From there he drove to the checkers for his second podium appearance of the night. Reynolds, another grandson of HOF driver Dave St Clair, turned is the best effort of his brief career, finishing in 2nd. A strictly street race at Wiscasset doesn't seem complete without a podium appearance by a member of the Emerson family. Jonathon Emerson didn't disappoint, racing from 15th up to 3rd. The race was slowed by just one caution flag. Mac Hannan Jr of Washington and Scott Eck of Lisbon completed the top 5. For the rookie Eck, he won his first heat race and started from the pole position, holding on for his first best finish.

The Ideal Roadrunners doubled their numbers from the previous week's race, rolling out 12 cars for their 15 lap feature. Several cautions slowed the action in the entry level division race. Seth Woodard and Mark Sawyer were the class of the field, running to first and second-place finishes. However, the win would go to Sawyer, as Woodard was issued a 3-position penalty following post-race tech inspection. Mike Duffy of Camden was bumped up to the second place position, a personal best for him.

Stella Wyman would round out the top 3 official finishers.

Wiscasset Speedway returns to action Saturday, May 22 with Group 1 in action for the third time this season. The event will also feature the first race in the Ideal Portable Toilets Enduro Series. The 100 laps of craziness will complete the Saturday night program.

For a complete rundown of the race day schedule and other info, check the website www.wiscassetspeedway.com

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

TWIN VILLAGES FOODBANK FARM receives a shipment of food from Good Shepherd Food Bank at the food storage hub at Coastal Rivers’ Round Top Farm.

SHERIFF TODD BRACKETT REPORTS THE FOLLOWING: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 263 calls for service for the period of 05/11/2021 to 05/18/2021, and Year to Date, LCSO has responded to 4,017 calls for service.

RECENT SUMMONSES: 05/11/21, Katelyn N. York, 20, of Warren was issued a summons for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked, on Bremen Road, Waldoboro, by Sgt. Kevin Dennison.

05/13/21, Casey L. Niles, 39, of Shirley was issued a summons for Operating while License Suspended or Revoked, on Rockland Road, Jefferson, by Detective Ryan Chubbuck.

05/15/21, Keith J. Moore, 54, of Clinton was issued a summons for Operating after Habitual Offender Revocation, on Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, by Detective Scott Hayden.

05/15/21, Clayton D. Whalen, 31, of South Portland was issued a summons for Operating under the Influence, on Christmas Cove

Road, Southport Island, by Deputy Andrew Miner, who was assisted

by Deputy Michael Moody.

05/17/21, Michael P. Dickson, 42, of Wiscasset was issued a summons for Violating Protective Order, on Bath Road, Wiscasset, by Deputy Andrew Miner.

RECENT ARRESTS: 05/14/21, Robert R. Hinrichs, 67, of Damariscotta turned himself in at Two Bridges Regional Jail, Wiscasset, on a Lincoln County warrant for Failure to Appear on an Operating under the Influence charge. Mr. Hinrichs was arrested

by Detective Scott Hayden.

RECENT ACCIDENTS: On 05/11/21, an accident occurred on Main Street in Newcastle involving Howard S. Griffin, 53, of Waldoboro and Noah A. Willett, 30, of Northport. Mr. Willet was backing his 2013 Freightliner truck in the parking portion of the parking lot, with his back up alarm sounding. Mr. Griffin backed his 2009 Ford Focus out of a parking spot and struck Willett’s vehicle.

Lt. Michael Murphy was the investigating officer.

On 05/12/21, an accident occurred on Route 17 in Whitefield involving Kylee L. Knox, 35, of Augusta. Ms. Knox was operating her 2015 Dodge Dart eastbound when a deer came out in front of her and was struck, causing damage to the front of her vehicle. Detective Scott Hayden was the investigating officer.

On 05/12/21, an accident occurred on Boothbay Road in Edgecomb involving Sharon M. Fortune, 28, of Boothbay. Ms. Fortune was operating her 2013 Nissan Altima southbound when a deer ran out in front of her and was struck, causing significant damage to the front of her vehicle. Detective Scott Hayden was the investigating officer.

On 05/12/21, an accident occurred on Augusta Road in Jefferson involving Arika D. Gray, 15, of Whitefield. Ms. Gray was operating her 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer southbound when she tried to turn left on North Mountain Road. Ms. Gray’s vehicle went off the road and into the cemetery, where she struck a gravestone. Deputy Chad

Gilbert was the investigating officer.

On 05/13/21, an accident occurred on Rockland Road in Jefferson involving Casey L. Niles, 39, of Shirley. Mr. Niles was operating his 2010 Mazda 3 westbound when he was blinded by the sun as he was coming to the stop sign on Main Street and Rockland Road, causing his vehicle to end up in the ditch. Detective Ryan Chubbuck was the investigating officer.

On 05/15/21, an accident occurred on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay involving Keith J. Moore, 54, of Clinton. Mr. Moore was operating his 2014 Dodge Avenger southbound when he advised he fell asleep at the wheel.

As a result, his vehicle ran off the roadway on the right side, struck a tree and water main, and burst into flames. Mr. Moore was able to exit the car. Detective Scott Hayden was the investigating officer.

On 05/15/21, an accident occurred on Waldoboro Road in Jefferson involving Erik T. Lomen, 33, of Hallowell and Gray A. Baldwin, 54, of Holyoke, MA. Ms. Bald-

win was operating her 2010 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Route 32, in the area of Hodgkins Hill Road, making a legal left turn. Mr. Lomen was following Baldwin’s vehicle too closely from behind on his 1981 Kawasaki motorcycle and was unable to stop. Mr. Lomen swerved to the left to avoid striking Baldwin’s vehicle from behind and collided with the driver’s side of her vehicle. Deputy Caleb Poirier was the investigating officer.

On 05/16/21, an accident occurred on Gardiner Road in Whitefield involving William R. Snow, 42, of Thomaston. Mr. Snow was operating his 2007 BMW 530 eastbound when he went off the road on the right side, at the end of the road curve. As a result, his vehicle struck a tree on his roof, continued forward, went airborne, before impacting the ground at final rest.

Deputy Michael Godin was the investigating officer.

For further information, Contact Chief Deputy Rand Maker @ 8826576 or rmaker@lincolnso.me

Classifieds

BOOTHBAY REGISTER/WISCASSET NEWSPAPER Real Estate For Rent

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021

SECTION II PAGE NINE

Help Wanted

One bedroom Apt. 1 bdrm, full bath.BBH area. One person rental (firm). $850,lease, sec. deposit. Avail 7/1/21. 350-4207

Function Room For Rent

Sherman Hall function room at the American Legion is available for rental. Weddings, holiday parties, business meetings etc.

Wi-Fi included.

Call 633-4487 F.M.I

1 shop space available for the summer season, mid May to mid Oct. in downtown Boothbay Harbor by the Footbridge parking lot.

Parking space and electricity included.

207-633-5761 chowderhouseinc@hotmail.com

Salon

Successful location for 30-plus years.

Newly renovated.

Five station set-up, plus extra rooms. $1,700/mo.

Damariscotta Center Building 157 Main Street Ross 677-6071 Rooms for Rent

Wiscasset- 1 BR APT., Kitchen appliances & Washer/dryer/$800/month + deposit. incl. heat, water, sewer, trash & plowing. 1 yr. Lease. Quiet neighborhood. Cats OK. Call 207-415-1906

Items for Sale Toyota Solara for sale 2006 well maintained Toyota Solara convertible for sale, one owner, pearl white exterior, grey interior, new tires, 191,000 miles. $4,800 call 860-874-4432 local resident

Storage

AC Midcoast Storage

Housekeepers Sisters Seasonal Cleaning is hiring part time or just Saturdays starting June in the Boothbay area. $16.00 an hr during the week and $200 for working on Saturdays. Please contact Jennifer Hanley at (207) 406-0408

Locally Owned • Online Rental Service

20 Industrial Park Rd, Boothbay Antiques & Collectibles Local Antique Dealer Wanted: Antiques, Pocket Watches, Jewelry, Postcards, Silver and Gold. Call: 207-380-1651 Antiques and Art Sale High quality antiques and art sale May 22 8-4 at 36 Mountain St., Camden. Furniture, rugs, prints and maps, dishes and more. Great for second homes and rentals. Fair prices, no junk.

Alternative Heat

Palmer

Forest Products

Landscaper Looking for seasonal help for busy landscaping business. License required.

Experience with lawn equipment and utility trailer helpful. Good attitude and teamwork is essential. Contact Donna: 633-6264 Director UMA Rockland The University of Maine at Augusta is seeking applicants for the full-time position of Director of UMA Rockland Center. The Director is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing UMA activities, courses, and programs in the Center’s geographic area. The Director coordinates with all the UMS Campus officials, establishes and maintains effective public relations, and oversees all Center functions. The Director is responsible for creating a welcoming atmosphere that encourages student participation in all UMS programs. A key element of the position is creating close relationships with members of the surrounding communities. Additional information is available at: https://uma.hiretouch.com/ jobdetails?jobID=68344&job= director-of-umarockland-center &collection=true LITE SUMMER SEASONAL cleaning for wkly turnover in BBH area, call Gordon 703-938-5050 or gscruick@cox.net

BOOTHBAY REGION YMCA The Y is in need of a full-time Infant/ Toddler Teacher at our Montessori School & Child Enrichment Center. Please visit boothbayregionymca.org for an application.

BRYMCA 261 Townsend Ave. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

ALL POSITIONS

Floats, Gangways, Piers & Moorings REPAIRS Or N E W

Please call 207-350-2495

HOUSEKEEPING

Part Time Position Please apply in person at the Carousel Marina Office 125 Atlantic Ave. Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2922

Nights & weekends are a must.

Apply Within

Trevett Country Store Barters Island, ME 633-1140

Hiring All Positions

Southport General Store Southport, ME

Full-time or Part-time • Seasonal Starting Spring 2021

• Sandwich Slayers • Pizza Perfectionists • Food Runners • Customer Service Representatives The essential role and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: • Customer Service • Preparing sandwiches & pizzas • Stocking Goods • General Cleaning & Sanitation

Apply in Person

Mill Cove Lobster Pound 381 Barters Island Road, Trevett

633-3340

Schooners Eastwind and Lazy Jack are looking for captains and crew members for day charters during the upcoming summer season starting Memorial Day weekend and ending mid-October. Trips are 2 hours long and up to four times a day out of Boothbay Harbor.

Please contact paul@schoonereastwind.com

is hiring for our busy summer season in Boothbay Harbor.

Starting immediately and going through until mid October.

Looking for a few terrific people who are great with customers, happy to be on their feet all day and are able to regularly lift boxes. $15 hour/40 hours a week. Email letter of interest to Maria@shermans.com

Looking for

• Line Cooks • Fry Cook • Hosts

Apply in person or call 207-380-9322 Route 96, East Boothbay, Maine

13-18/hour commensurate with experience, qualications and employment status.

$

Accepting Employment Applications and Resumes for the following positions:

• • • • •

Customer Service Line Cooks Bartenders Servers Dishwashers Full and Part time April - October

Please apply in person at the Carousel Marine office 125 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2922

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS ASSOCIATE

Want to join our Buildings & Grounds Team? We need someone with a wide variety of experience in the construction, carpentry, electrical, plumbing and landscaping elds.

Able to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as be effective when working under limited supervision. The position is year-round and works 40 hours per week mostly Monday – Friday but occasional weekend dates especially during the operating season from May – October. If this is you, please send your resume to the attention of the Steve Markowitz steve@railwayvillage.org 586 WISCASSET ROAD • RTE 27 • BOOTHBAY ME

The Seagull Shop at Pemaquid point is opening.

We are looking for a full range of staff.

Head chef, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks, Dishwashers, Waitresses, Counter servers and Gift shop attendants.

All positions available.

Competitive pay, Great atmosphere. Cooks starting pay $20.

Land for Sale

New building, same great appeal.

MATURE LOCAL COUPLE Non-Smokers, looking for year round rental, on Boothbay Peninsula 207-522-9490

2.74 ACRES WITH BARN AND old orchard, Head Tide end of Alna. Call 522-5865

Contact Brooke at seagullbrooke@gmail.com or 207-677-2374

The Ritz

29 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor

207-633-6484 Yard Sales

SATURDAY, MAY 29TH • 8AM-3PM 32 PRESLEY DRIVE, EAST BOOTHBAY

Rain date Sun. May 30th

A.A Hotline 800-737-6237

Tindal & Callahan Real Estate

32 Oak St., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

207-633-6711

www.tindalandcallahan.com BACK EIGHTY SUBDIVISION BOOTHBAY

Affordable building lot#22 available in this established subdivision in Boothbay.

Located within close proximity to downtown Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Damariscotta and BRLT Saunders Preserve. Surveyed and soils tested. $22,000

NEWAGEN COLONY LOT#49 – NEW LISTING –

Southport’s Newagen Colony offers wooded & shorefront walking trails plus amenities of nearby Newagen Seaside Inn, including swimming pool, tennis courts & deepwater dock. Enjoy the Maine scenery with rolling terrain, beautiful forest, & the smell and sounds of the nearby ocean surf.

1.33 acres for $99,000.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR ACREAGE

Vacation Rentals

Full Service Vacation Rentals NO processing fees, NO hidden fees...Come see US!

POTTLE REALTYGROUP

www.pottlerealtygroup.com

Since 1994

800-576-6911 • 207-633-2222

Washburn & Doughty Shipyard is now hiring hard-working individuals to build steel boats. Full-time & Year-round work in a climate controlled facility.

Excellent Health, Dental, Life, 401K Benets. Paid Holidays and Vacations.

Please contact (207) 633-6517 (Ext. 204), email smorin@washburndoughty.com, or visit 7 Enterprise St., E. Boothbay, ME. EOE.

www.washburndoughty.com

$

500

Sign on Bonus!

Comfort Keepers is hiring for companionship and personal care services in all locations: Damariscotta, Wiscasset & Boothbay Areas

HIRING ALL SHIFTS NO EXP NECESSARY/PROVIDE TRAINING We Offer Weekly Pay, Flexible Schedules, Paid Time Off and Supplemental Insurance Apply online today! ck912.ersp.biz/employment

or call for an application 207-563-2273

Position Available

Parking Enforcement The Town of Boothbay Harbor is seeking qualied applicants for the position of parking enforcement.

Previous Parking Enforcement experience is not required, but preferred.

Training will be provided by the municipality. Candidates must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or GED. Applicants must have excellent public relations skills, strong work ethics, and the ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions. This is a part-time seasonal position and may have some on-call duties.

Compensation will be discussed with nalists.

All interested applicants must submit an application to the Boothbay Harbor Police Department.

Application forms are available through the town ofce or on the town website at www.boothbayharbor.org. Please forward a completed application to Robert Hasch, Chief of Police, 11 Howard St., Boothbay Harbor Maine 04538 or to bhasch@boothbayharbor.org. The deadline for applications is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

Sea Bags – Boothbay Harbor Join our Crew…

Wanted

Specializing in Antique & Estate Diamond Jewelry Buy & Sell

Industrial and Automotive painting experience a plus.

Boothbay Harbor is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

443 Hendricks Hill Road, Southport 207-633-6666 SouthportGeneralStore.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Furniture Wanted The BH Rotary Club Barn is accepting donations of furniture. Contact Deb at 207-380-3550 for pick up.

General Laborers

Full Time wiTh BeneFiTs

CDL is a plus but not required.

For a delivery route in New Hampshire & Vermont.

Life is Good! Jake’s Maine Place, our Life is Good store in Boothbay Harbor, is hiring.

Open from Mid May - Mid Oct. $15 hour with end of season bonus and store discount!

Email Jakesmaineplace@gmail.com

This work involves lifting boxes and moving around all day between customers. Great way to stay active!

Email tidepoolsofmaine@gmail.com

Year Round Salesman/Truck Driver

Equal Opportunity Employer

GARAGE SALE

Call DAVE @ 207-350-9822 30 years experience Fully Insured

Full time May-Oct position selling quirky and cool gifts in downtown Boothbay Harbor. $15 hour with end of season bonus and store discount!

Pay is based on experience.

Lobster Boat For Sale

Call Lori at 207-315-1215

TidePools is hiring!

Carpentry Landscaping Gardening

563-6954

23’ 1978 Seaway berglass boat with 120 HSP diesel inboard engine. Around 320 3’&4’ lobster traps. All buoys, sh totes, barrels, bait bags and rope. All must go together. Boat was in the water shing till Oct. 2020 when it was hauled out for the winter. This is a complete lobster business, all you need is your license. $25,000 for all.

Applications can be downloaded from www.footbridgebrewery.com or picked up in person at the brewery.

BRYMCA 261 Townsend Ave. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538

Seasoned & Dry

25' Cape Dory Sloop Good condition. Full sail inventory, roller furling. Low hours 6HP 2012 Tohatsu. $4,250 Call 207-350-5350

Bartenders, Kitchen Staff, Brewery Staff

BOOTHBAY REGION YMCA

$280/cord

Nautical

in the following departments:

The Y is in need of a full-time Assistant Montessori Teacher at our Montessori School & Child Enrichment Center. Please visit boothbayregionymca.org for an application.

Now Hiring

for hardwood; cut/split/delivered.

Green: $240; Seasoned: $305 Kiln Dried: $360 Measure guaranteed.

State Licensed wood scaler since 1985.

737-2090

(start by Memorial Day)

Farmhand & general help Hello, my wife and I purchased a produce farm and we’re looking for a dedicated part or full time helper for the summer season or potentially longer, for general help. Please respond with all your contact details and why you think you will be a good fit. No experience necessary, rate depends on experience. Perfect for highschool or college student. Located in whitefield/Jefferson area.

Thank you, Daria (207) 558-2226

QUALITY FIREWOOD

When Quality Counts, call Gilpatrick & Sons

We are hiring seasonal help

ALL POSITIONS Ocean Gate Resort, Southport ME. seasonal, May- Oct. Competitive wages and possible housing. Breakfast Cooks, Housekeepers, Servers, Front Desk, Laundry send resume to: gm@oceangateresort.com or call (207)633-3321

350.7778

MyMidcoastStorage.com

HELP WANTED YEAR ROUND

STEELE'S LANDSCAPING has immediate opening for experienced landscaper, foreman, and stone mason we are looking for reliable, hardworking individuals to establish long standing employment relationship, must have reliable transportation and valid drivers license please call 207-841-3610 for an interview

Looking for a location to start your business or a private home site to build your dream home? Consider this 18-acre lot of mostly woodland with some wetlands at the gateway of Boothbay Harbor with 776.33’ of frontage on Route 27. Soils tested, surveyed, and driveway permit obtained.

Perfect location for private home site or small business. Easy access to Boothbay Region amenities. $139,000

Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Operations & Training Specialist Lincoln County EMA is seeking candidates for the position of EMA Operations & Training Specialist. This position assists the EMA Director with training and education, as well as hands-on preparation for emergency disaster recovery.

Sea Bags, makers of totes, handbags and accessories made from recycled sailboat sails, has immediate openings in our Boothbay Harbor store. The sales opportunities are perfect for the retiree, stay-at-home parent, teacher or people-loving person, so if you are looking for a summer job and enjoy sharing a wonderful brand story, we’d like to talk to you. Please apply via email to nicole@seabags.com or stop by our store today.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

We created Sea Bags with a commitment to providing jobs and career paths in Maine. It is our policy to consider all applicants for employment on the basis of his or her qualications for the job without regard to age, sex, race, religious creed, color, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual preference, national origin, or citizenship. We actively pursue this policy in all aspects of employment including hiring, promotion, transfer, termination, recruitment, rates of pay, and selection for training, and general treatment during employment. We do reserve the right to refuse to hire or discontinue the employment of undocumented workers. At Sea Bags, being an equal employment opportunity employer is not only a legal principle; it is a moral commitment as well.

8 Wharf Street, Boothbay Harbor Maine 04538

We are hiring at Birches Coffee Bar & Market and at Seacoast Coffee Company Looking for individuals who having a sunny disposition and enjoy a variety of job responsibilities. Experience as a barista, baker, or counter & prep work for Birches is helpful. For Seacoast Coffee Company, we have a seasonal position for warehouse & production help.

Hourly rate starts between $13 and $14 per hour, but could be increased based on your qualifications.

Contact Cathy by email at seacoast@tidewater.net for more information.

Minimum Qualifications: • At least 2-3 years of experience in emergency response, public health, education, military or emergency management related fields.

• Experience in facilitate training for public safety personnel • Strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills.

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT. • Excellent oral and written interpersonal skills in working with colleagues, elected officials, and the general public.

Applications are available at www.LincolnCountyMaine.me Questions? (207)882-6311 Please forward all applications to: Lincoln County Administration P.O. Box 249, Wiscasset, ME 04578 Fax (207) 882-4320 Email to careers@lincounty.me Please submit resume and application no later than 2pm on June 1, 2021 Lincoln County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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