East Boothbay News

Submitted by Ben McCanna on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 6:34am. Captain Owen Dorr has a lot on his mind.

OWLS HEAD : When Nicholas Frank Stevens died unexpectedly at the age of 8, his parents were devastated.

I just finished writing a long review of Bresca in Portland, so I'm going to write a less detailed quickie here.

When tugs race on Sunday, government boats will officiate. A Here are a few players.

A pair of tugboats under construction sit in the yard. The company has seven boats in various stages of completion, and recently was awarded a $2.6 million federal grant to put in a dry dock, which will let it pursue new types of boat projects.

Growing up in Gardiner, Connie Hayes had a lot of interest but little scholastic exposure to art, other than occasional extracurricular activities.

Seventy U.S. shipyards will split $98 million in economic stimulus grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration.

HARPSWELL a ' With the master plan for the 119-acre Mitchell Field still nearly two years from its full implementation, the town is preparing for the likelihood that businesses inquiries will increase at the former U.S. Navy fuel depot.

HARPSWELL a ' With the master plan for the 119-acre Mitchell Field still nearly two years from its full implementation, the town is preparing for the likelihood that businesses inquiries will increase at the former U.S. Navy fuel depot.

After a fire leveled the home of the Washburn and Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay a year ago, the owners wasted no time in constructing a new headquarters.

The Casco Bay Lines ferry Island Romance, which was built in 1973, will be replaced in early 2011.

In response to the article about the flag maker in Milo who lost his contract to sell flags to the state titled, "It's not fair": You're right, it's not fair! How much did our state lose while saving money on a contract for flags by doing business with an out-of-state company? With our state in economic hard times a little common sense should be ...

Business is better than ever at Washburn & Doughty Associates Boatyard in East Boothbay, a year after a fire destroyed the business.

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association is pleased to announce that Keith P. Luke has been elected to its Board of Directors.

A typical shore home in Kennebunkport, Maine. There's more to Maine than just lobsters and lighthouses - as any experienced Maine-iac will attest.

HALLOWELL : Believe me there is not a wisp of humility when I say an East Boothbay Harbor relative deserves accolades for a job well done! In 1975, Paul Luke got a grand column in the Maine Sunday Telegram written by the late Bill Caldwell.

Less than a year after it was leveled by fire, the Washburn & Doughty Associates shipyard in East Boothbay is busier than ever and looking for more workers.

The Washburn and Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay was leveled by fire last summer.