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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 03:34 pm

East Boothbay News

Local news for East Boothbay, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

13 hrs ago | Marine Log

Owners determined to get Washburn and Dought back to work

Owners Bruce Washburn and Bruce Doughty are determined to get Washburn & Doughty up and running as rapidly as possible.

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Related Topix: Boothbay, ME, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Lincoln County News

Shipyard Fire Response Bent on Curbing Economic Impact

The fire that consumed Washburn & Doughty boat building facility in East Boothbay last Friday also lit the match for an economic disaster in an area where well-paying year round employment is hard to come by.

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Related Topix: Boothbay, ME, Washburn, ME

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WCSH-TV Portland

Shipyard Owner No Longer Questions Firefighers' Response

The owner of the East Boothbay company destroyed by a fire, now says he no longer blames fire crews for the loss of the building.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Mon Jul 14, 2008

WMTW-TV Auburn

East Boothbay Village Evacuated As Crews Battle Fire

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said Route 96 from Boothbay Harbor to East Boothbay is closed until further notice because of a large fire at the Washburn & Doughty Associates boatbuilding facility in ...

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Related Topix: Boothbay Harbor, ME, Lincoln County, ME, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Boothbay, ME

WCSH 6 Portland

Boatyard Owners Say Layoffs Are Necessary

Owners of the Washburn & Doughty Boatyard in East Boothbay told employees this morning that half of them will be laid off.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Marine Log

Fire devastates Washburn Doughty shipyard

Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has pledged to help shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty Associates rebuild and reopen after a devastating fire on Friday destroyed the company's East Boothbay main assembly building ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Boothbay Harbor, ME

Lincoln County News

-- Structure Fire Destroys Washburn & Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay

A massive emergency response is currently underway for a structure fire at the Washburn & Doughty Shipyard in East Boothbay.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Lincoln County, ME, Boothbay, ME, Washburn, ME, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WCSH 6 Portland

Clean-Up Begins After Devastating East Boothbay Fire

Fire fighters are still on scene in East Boothbay, a day after a fire destroyed the Washburn and Doughty Associates boatbulding business.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

WCSH-TV Portland

East Boothbay Boatyard Engulfed In Flames

Route 96 in East Boothbay is closed, as crews battle a large fire at Washburn and Doughty boatyard.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Cw56.com

Fire engulfs commercial boatyard on Maine coast

A spectacular fire Friday destroyed a boatyard that turned out commercial fishing boats, tugs, barges and ferries on the Maine coast.

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Related Topix: Maine, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Edgecomb, ME

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Ellsworth American

It All Started in Mexico---A Tour of Churches

This post was written by my husband, the Rev. Monte W. Holland. It is the story of his experience speaking in various New England churches while we sojourned in New England following his retirement.

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Related Topix: Wells, ME, Southport, ME, Boothbay, ME, Rockport, ME

Fri Jun 27, 2008

State of Maine

Governor Celebrates New Hodgdon Interiors Facility

RICHMOND – Governor John E. Baldacci today celebrated the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Richmond.

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Wed Jun 25, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Bangor: Land deal makes way for shipyard, 30 jobs

A land deal that will bring at least 30 jobs to the area received a unanimous thumbs up Monday night from city councilors.

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Related Topix: Boothbay, ME, Penobscot, ME, Hampden, ME, Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Village Soup

Four artists featured at Art Space

ROCKLAND : ART SPACE Gallery will show the work of artists Len Clarke, Barbara Fischer Eldred, Jeannette Martin and Rebecca Rivers on Wednesday, June 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. as art lovers gather in Rockland for the ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography, Camden, ME, Port-Clyde, ME, Boothbay, ME, Rockland, ME

Sun Apr 27, 2008

The Ellsworth American

Bowdoin Crew Takes Step on Voyage to Greenland

“It all depends on what they have up on the railway”

Captain Rick Miller and Maine Maritime Academy freshman Kate Knudson were part of the work party removing the winter cover from the schooner Bowdoin at the academy's Castine waterfront on Saturday. via The Ellsworth American

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Related Topix: Castine, ME, Bowdoin, ME, Boothbay, ME

Fri Apr 25, 2008

Village Soup

Artz Space Gallery opens with sculptures, watercolors, jewelry

ROCKLAND : Art Space Gallery at 342 Main St. in Rockland will feature new and returning artists when it opens on Friday, May 9. The gallery's hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. People who ... via Village Soup

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Related Topix: Belfast, ME, Rockland, ME, Boothbay, ME

Sun Jan 20, 2008

Wiscasset Newspaper

Chellie Pingree Campaign

“It's very important for me to be able to hear what people are most concerned about”

Chellie Pingree will be bringing her campaign for Congress to the area this Saturday for a series of events she's calling "Lincoln County Day." Pingree will start the day in Boothbay Harbor and end up in ... via Wiscasset Newspaper

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Related Topix: Newcastle, ME, Boothbay Harbor, ME

Fri Jan 18, 2008

Wiscasset Newspaper

High Energy Prices

“The country as a whole is taking a second look at nuclear power because there are no greenhouse gases.”

Now is not the time to be buying up oil for the nation's reserves, U.S. Senator Susan Collins said in a visit to the newspaper on Friday. via Wiscasset Newspaper

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Related Topix: Boothbay, ME, Susan Collins, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Olympia Snowe, Wiscasset, ME

Thu Jan 17, 2008

Village Soup

Mid-Coast Audubon Society scholarships available

EAST BOOTHBAY : The Mid-Coast Audubon Society is offering scholarship opportunities for the summer of 2008 to Midcoast residents. via Village Soup

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Related Topix: Boothbay, ME, Rockland, ME, Kingman, ME, Matinicus, ME, Isle-Au-Haut, ME

Wed Jan 16, 2008

Lincoln County News

Naval Prototype Launch Holds Economic Promise

“As we fight the war on terrorism, we have to be innovative”

The Mark V.1 patrol craft prototype A history making launch of a naval patrol craft prototype Friday signals the likelihood of an economic boon to the Midcoast and a bright future for Hodgdon Yachts and the ... via Lincoln County News

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Related Topix: US Navy, US News, Bustins-Island, ME

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