Approximately 50 people braved the cold temperatures (26F) and ocean waters (approximately 44F) at the annual Penguin Plunge at the Murray Hill Road boat launch in East Boothbay on Jan. 1. “This has to be a new record,” said organizer Larry Brown. “.
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club welcomed Elizabeth McClellan, founder and executive director of Partners for World Health in Portland, to our meeting last week. Fifteen years ago, Elizabeth was working as an RN at Maine Med, and decided to do.
MIDCOAST A total of 96 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant program.
Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and recreation.
Applicants must have gross sales between $24,000 and $12 million annually and suffered a 20% or greater loss in gross sales as reported to the Maine Revenue Services on sales tax returns comparing either March 2019 through September 2019 to March 2020 through September 2020, for monthly filers, or April 2019 through September 2019 to April 2020 through September 2020, for quarterly filers.
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 2:30pm
Dear Editor:
The 2021 Boothbay Region High School senior class has had a slow start but is now concentrating on raising funds for a Project Graduation trip this coming June. The class and parents are optimistic and have decided to go ahead and plan for a full graduation. They have tentative plans to venture up to Millinocket for two days of safe graduation celebrations at New England Outdoor Adventure Center. The Project Graduation committee has also discussed a plan B if things with the virus are not good by June 2021.
Currently we have a few fundraisers happening. Collection bins are located at Janson’s, Grover’s, House of Pizza, Baker’s Way, Boothbay Region Greenhouses, Pinkham’s Seafood, Orne’s Candy Store, Harbor Embroidery, Maine and Ivy, Coastal Maine Popcorn and Good ’N You. If you see the donation container while out and about shopping locally, please contribute. We also have the Project Grad bottle bin located at the lower p