East Boothbay News

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

“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

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

“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

“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

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

“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