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Joe's Journal
I know, I know, the phone is ringing in my pocket and, yes, I know who is calling. I will call back.
Of course, it was Ms. Pigette, the lovely personality holding up a mailbox on Route 27,…
'Round Town
One of my all-time favorite photos was made courtesy of Ella Beauregard when she and her parents lived in the old Ruth Gardner house, just up from Hendricks Head beach on Southport. I was just…
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One night only! Our July 1 special event is the award-winning movie musical "1776!" Come celebrate the 250th birthday of the Declaration…
This Saturday, June 6, will be an important day for veterans and for everyone in our community who believes supporting veterans matters. The VA Maine Veterans Expo will be held at the Boothbay…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club members are a diverse group. We have different views on religion, politics, and probably even the…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
“He is the best person to talk to…
After toll road scams spread last summer, a new version is surging—texts claiming you owe money for a traffic or parking violation.
These messages often include an official-looking notice…
Joe's Journal
One hundred sixty-three years ago, in a small Pennsylvania town where thousands fell in battle, a leather-lunged politician stood before a crowd and told them he hesitated to raise his poor voice…
WHERE IT'S AT
I still remember the first time I drove by the big red Edgecomb Pottery "compound" and saw a For Sale sign. What? I did a double take. I remember thinking that business was a landmark on this…
A Bird's Tale
Birds that are great at soaring often seem to do so into, what is for them, uncharted territory, especially in spring when they can ride warm,…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
Bump, set, spike. Three simple…
Please note: Our Wednesday Ladies Who Love to Dance group is now meeting at Spruce Point.
Mark your calendar to join Judy Milinowski, holistic practitioner and…
This correspondent has been out of town the past few weeks, and when I turned into the driveway to the Rotary Clubhouse last Thursday evening, it was a beehive of activity. Club Rotarians were…
Chances are you’ve signed up for a…
A Bird's Tale
Over the last month as we’ve walked our little black dog around the neighborhood each morning, we’ve rarely been out of earshot of the trilling songs of either dark-…
Joe's Journal
Thousands of miles east of Boothbay’s Ocean Point, Russians troopers are being slaughtered in a conflict that was supposed to be a cake walk for Russia.
But is it?
Russia’s four-year…
WHERE IT'S AT
The art of more than 400 students was on display the past two weeks at Boothbay Region Art Foundation here in Boothbay Harbor. And, if you missed it, you can catch a glimpse of the incredible work…
Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 14 calls in April, compared with 34 calls in March. April calls included two mutual aid requests for structure fires, one brush fire, five medical emergencies (ME…
Home repairs are inevitable—whether from everyday wear and tear or unexpected damage. But when you’re looking for help, the wrong contractor can make matters worse. Some promise quick, low-cost…
Rainy and cold again today. Do May showers bring June flowers in the Gulf of Maine? It always seems like spring is a late bloomer here. That beautiful, but…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
Whether he is sponsoring the Maine Cornhole Classic to support Special Olympics Unified Champion Clubs, picking up trash during Barters…
2026 Windjammer Days
As Boothbay Harbor prepares to celebrate the 64th annual…
Imagine if you can, a 118-foot, 12,000-pound tree lying on the ground with all sorts of branches dangling from the top one third of its length. Now, visualize lifting…
Joe's Journal
With all the bombast going on in the Maine Senate race, the strangeness of Washington, D.C., the not really a war in the Middle East, and our local town meetings and elections, last week Columbia…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms still with us and those that are not, where might we be without the love, care, teaching, and nurturing of these incredible women, we…
As Boothbay Harbor prepares to celebrate the 64th annual Windjammer Days, this year’s theme proudly honors the past, present, and…
Gift cards are popular and convenient for consumers—and for criminals who favor them as easy and hard-to-trace forms of payment.
They may claim the fastest way to fix an urgent financial…
BRYMCA Community Catalyst for Good
Imij Armstead, affectionately named by her parents after Jimi Hendrix (her first name is “Jimi” spelled backward), has become a vibrant force in the Boothbay Region’s thriving performing arts…
A new door is ready to welcome everyone to the BICA Hall (24 West Side Road). …
Joe's Journal
Working through my usual morning routine early Saturday, I glanced out the window and saw Bambi. He/she had wandered over the stone wall that delineates my ground from that of my neighbor, Joey…
'Round Town
I know it is ancient history but so much community fun! Events with a focus on what makes the region a community. No great fanfare, no fireworks, nothing but a real treat to celebrate special…
As we approach Memorial Day, I find myself reflecting on my service and how much has changed since I was in uniform.
So, I enlisted in the Navy…
As I write this week’s column we are finally experiencing some spring weather for a change. These past weeks have been anything but spring-like; I do hope that the good weather will continue as we…
