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Columns
With fuel pumps and ATMs as frequent targets, a surge of skimming devices is threatening consumers. Criminals attach sophisticated skimmers directly over legitimate card slots or splice them into…
A Bird's Tale
We are fortunate to have a very leafy green neighborhood. Maples, ash, ornamental crabapples, the occasion red oak, a few black locust—the sightline…
'Round Town
It was a magnificent Maine day for the Harbor community and guests, from land and by sea.
Wonderful bluebird sky, painterly puffy clouds, bright sunshine and peanut…
Please don’t miss our Opening Party on Sunday, July 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Linekin Heights Green!
Bring an appetizer to share, and the Sprucewold Association will provide beverages. Our…
Summer is in full swing here at Ocean Point beginning with our first full week of activities. Along with our regular tennis, pickleball and kids activities this week, Zumba starts on Tuesday at 8:…
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It’s been a long winter but we are so back! The countdown to summer is over and cottages are filling up. The aisles of Hannafords are keeping in step with the start of summer as well! The sailing…
There is nothing like Windjammer Days through the eyes of a 6-year-old. Following is my great niece Albright’s summary of a very fun week visiting Aunt Anne on the Point.
Hey there are arts…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
One in five children in Maine experiences food insecurity, and one in seven Mainers faces hunger. In Lincoln County, approximately 12.5…
Last Thursday there were many “Happy and Sad” dollars collected in honor of our new president Jim Herbold and in appreciation of…
A Bird's Tale
Oystercatcher. It’s an evocative name. Even if you didn’t know that it refers to a bird, you would probably imagine some living thing that catches…
Joe's Journal
The President of the United States says the war with Iran is over, and we won. Bully for us.
He also says Iran should have nuclear technology and ballistic missiles because their neighbors…
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A series of glorious days, some wicked winds, passing rains and an abundance of flowers. Among the grasses king-devils, hawkweed, stitchwort, vetches, clovers, the beginning of yarrow and so many…
Like many of you, I was hoping that the first day of summer would be filled with sunshine and warmer temperatures from start to finish. We woke up to a beautiful sunny but cool morning and then…
A Bird's Tale
A few nights ago, we took our little black dog Loki, out for a last chance to answer “nature’s calling” before we retired for the evening. We had been…
Joe's Journal
The 2026 political primary season is over. Well, that is, sort of over, as we still don’t know who won the nomination for governor.
Despite whizz-bang computerized voting machines that…
Community of Hope
“Human relations were laid bare and…
Summer is peak moving season, and who you hire matters. Criminals often advertise low prices and provide unusually cheap estimates—sometimes without even seeing your belongings.
Once hired…
A beautiful Sunday morning and I am finally able to begin the column after many computer issues throughout the week. My hope is to finish before the next moment of tech despair. Buttercups…
From the Maine Senate
In the state of Maine, 68.5% of children under 6 years old live in households with all parents working. 37% of licensed childcare centers in Maine have closed in the…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
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A Bird's Tale
There’s no doubt that we birders find a thrill in seeing rare birds—birds from somewhere else that make their way to wherever we are (in our case,…
I am sure all veterans have different reactions, feelings, memories around Memorial Day. This year was a little different for me because I was attending my grandson’s high school graduation in…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
Spencer Pottle, 19, was born and…
