Fans of Jerry Farnham’s “Red At Night” series about the Finn family will soon learn how it all works out in the end when “Last Light” is published early in the fall. This final installment picks…
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A Bird's Tale
There are few better places to be on a torridly hot summer day than the cool ocean waters off the Maine coast. That’s where we found ourselves a few…
From the Maine Senate
The entire state of Maine has seen a reduction in rural maternity services. However, in recent weeks it has been brought to light that our very own Labor & Delivery Services at MaineHealth…
Joe's Journal
For a couple of hours Saturday afternoon, as the rest of the world focused on the World Cup, The Open (British, of course), a war on the other side of Mother Earth, and Anti-ICE protests in…
You won't want to miss this! Another great Community Center event!
Thursday, Aug. 13 - An Evening with Mary Lou! Behind the scenes at "CBS Sunday Morning…
It’s happening. August is creeping in and we can’t avoid looking at the calendar. We will savor the remaining days of summer as our time together on Southport is never quite long enough.
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Lang Sheppard, the executive director of Boothbay Region TV, was the speaker at our meeting last week. Lang was introduced by Eric Bertelsen. Eric has become known as the Marv Albert and the Vince…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
There are many things that make the Boothbay Region YMCA's Camp Knickerbocker so special. From counselors representing ten different countries to a wide variety of programs, a beautiful lakefront…
Summer is in full swing at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, as we approach the half-way mark of the season.
On the sailing side, young mariners are progressing through every stage of the…
A Bird's Tale
Some of you may know of our sometimes obsession with bird names. We’ve written before on topics that fit that bill, including the question about…
Joe's Journal
As the Graham Platner cluster-flop reverberates through the Pine Tree State, Will Rogers’ famed prophecy came true, again. He said: “I don't belong to an organized political party; I'm a Democrat…
What glorious weather we’ve been having! The beach was bustling over the Fourth of July weekend but has since settled back into its familiar role as a quiet respite from the world.
Long…
Monday mornings can be tough for those coming off a big weekend and facing a week of work and activities. Here at SYC, we help ease the transition into Monday with coffee on the deck at 9. This…
If you were fortunate enough to vacation this past week, you have experienced spectacular weather. It seems day after day has been…
It was the first meeting of the new Rotary year, which meant that Jim Herbold…
One of the lovely things about summer communities is getting to know many people from all over the country/world, not just your home town. Regional and cultural differences become understandable…
A Bird's Tale
Terns eat fish. We all know that (don’t we?). Many’s the time we have watched these graceful, long-winged birds hovering over the ocean surface before…
Joe's Journal
Well, we all survived the 250th birthday party. If you missed the big event, I am sure Big Al still has a sparkler or two left on his shelves.
We survived, despite wars in Iran and Ukraine…
Saturday, July 11 is the big day. The Better Than A Yard Sale will open its doors at 8 a.m. at the Barters Island Community Hall at 24…
It was wonderful to see so many participating in our first full week of activities. Along with our regular schedule of events Ginna…
Nature tested us this past week with high temperatures, humidity, barely a breeze or cloud cover. Many of us wilted, but the day lilies met the challenge and erupted all across the island. Other…
Our New Pier. Welcome to summertime, 2026! In the final column of 2025 (9/8/2025), the Island had just received a building permit from the town of BBH to move forward on…
Wow, what a great opening party to start the Sprucewold season! Gail and I knew it would be something different as we walked to the pergola in the middle of…
Thank you to everyone who came to our movie event! And special shout outs to Harbor Theater and Lynn Thompson, Social Graze Charcuterie's Karen Jordan…
Whoever was responsible for the weather last week deserves a serious pay raise. For some it may have been a bit too warm, but come on, while most of the country sweltered and/or dealt with fires,…
As we headed into Fourth of July weekend, cottages were full and boats were bustling around the harbor. On Friday afternoon, there was no better place to be than on the water for the Hendricks…
