BOOTHBAY REGISTER • November 21, 2022
Boothbay Sea and Science Center received planning board approval Nov. 16 for the center’s change-of-use request. The center is planning to expand its operation by moving from Ocean Point Road to 12 Carter Road. This summer, the center entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement with Mildred A. Carter’s estate to buy her property. The board approved a change of use from residential to education facility and employee housing. The center plans to buy 1.33 acres of shorefront property, two houses and an outbuilding. The center opened in 2013 with a summer program teaching students about marine ecosystems in East Boothbay. The program had 120 students this summer, and board president Pauline Dion believes interest is strong enough for an expanded program.