AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Boothbay Maine. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/boothbay-me 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/boothbay-me https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:14:26 -0500 55th Annual FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL The Fall Foliage Festival has been a family tradition in Mid Coast, Maine, for the past 54 years, featuring dozens https://www.americantowns.com/news/55th-annual-fall-foliage-festival-31611604-boothbay-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/55th-annual-fall-foliage-festival-31611604-boothbay-me.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 NORTH POLE EXPRESS Start your trip inside the historic 1912 Freeport Station (the main train station at the Museum) by writing your letter to Santa https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-pole-express-2023-31632864-boothbay-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-pole-express-2023-31632864-boothbay-me.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Fall Foliage Festival Has Been A Family Tradition In Mid Coast, Maine, For The Past 55 Years, Featuring Dozens Of Vendor Booths, Fabulous https://www.americantowns.com/news/56th-annual-fall-foliage-festival-31696596-boothbay-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/56th-annual-fall-foliage-festival-31696596-boothbay-me.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor donates $10,500 each to the Mitchell Institute, Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, and Camp Susan Curtis Governor Janet Mills https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-donates-remaining-inaugural-funds-to-three-maine-nonprofits-supporting-maine-youth-31564734-augusta-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-donates-remaining-inaugural-funds-to-three-maine-nonprofits-supporting-maine-youth-31564734-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey released the following statements today after the Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-and-attorney-general-frey-respond-to-supreme-courts-decision-to-stay-texas-mifepristone-decision-31565946-bar-harbor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-and-attorney-general-frey-respond-to-supreme-courts-decision-to-stay-texas-mifepristone-decision-31565946-bar-harbor-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, introduced their https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-collins-shaheen-introduce-bipartisan-insulin-act-to-cut-insulin-costs-for-millions-more-americans-31566155-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-collins-shaheen-introduce-bipartisan-insulin-act-to-cut-insulin-costs-for-millions-more-americans-31566155-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) praised the Senate passage of the Fire Grants and Safety Act, a bill she led with https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-colleagues-praise-passage-of-legislation-to-support-local-fire-departments-31566159-biddeford-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-colleagues-praise-passage-of-legislation-to-support-local-fire-departments-31566159-biddeford-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that The Jackson Laboratory is receiving $1,283,324 from the National https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-king-announce-more-than-12-million-for-new-research-at-the-jackson-laboratory-31566161-ogunquit-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/collins-king-announce-more-than-12-million-for-new-research-at-the-jackson-laboratory-31566161-ogunquit-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Janet Mills today issued the following statement in recognition of Earth Day:     "Addressing the first Earth Day gathering https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-in-honor-of-earth-day-31566514-lewiston-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-in-honor-of-earth-day-31566514-lewiston-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine https://www.americantowns.com/news/king-pingree-announce-more-than-5-million-to-protect-maine-coastal-communities-31567148-brunswick-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/king-pingree-announce-more-than-5-million-to-protect-maine-coastal-communities-31567148-brunswick-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas mifepristone https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-statement-on-latest-supreme-court-mifepristone-ruling-31567149-waterville-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-statement-on-latest-supreme-court-mifepristone-ruling-31567149-waterville-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and other https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-4th-anniversary-pingree-joins-markey-ocasiocortez-to-reintroduce-green-new-deal-31567150-standish-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-4th-anniversary-pingree-joins-markey-ocasiocortez-to-reintroduce-green-new-deal-31567150-standish-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced the legislation to strengthen support for our local and https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-leads-bipartisan-bicameral-effort-to-strengthen-local-food-systems-31567151-freeport-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-leads-bipartisan-bicameral-effort-to-strengthen-local-food-systems-31567151-freeport-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s proposal to raise the debt limit while imposing widespread https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-gop-debt-limit-plan-a-nonstarter-31567152-buxton-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-gop-debt-limit-plan-a-nonstarter-31567152-buxton-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Mills proposed and the Legislature approved the payments in the bipartisan supplemental budget to help facilities recover from the pandemic https://www.americantowns.com/news/mills-administration-issues-25-million-in-covid19-payments-to-longterm-care-organizations-31568729-westbrook-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mills-administration-issues-25-million-in-covid19-payments-to-longterm-care-organizations-31568729-westbrook-me.html Government and Politics Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500