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• Distinguished guest installs two new members for Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR

  Thu, 08/15/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The August meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution took place Aug. 13 at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle. There were nine members, three guests and four associate members present. Cheyenne Travers, age 9, member of CAR (Children of the American Revolution) and granddaughter of associate member, Pat Franz, led those present in reciting the Preamble to the Constitution and The American’s Creed. Nancy Dean led the group in singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Following...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  Stand By You

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  Whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed, I love to listen to Rachel Platten’s song, “Stand By You.” The lyrics are so supportive for whatever I am going through in that moment, I feel like somewhere, someone is on my side, supporting and rooting for me for a positive outcome. At the same time, assuring me that should the outcome not be positive, they won’t leave my side until the moment passes. Take a listen: Hands, put your empty hands in mine And scars, show me all the scars you hide...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Turkey Vulture Surprise

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 8:15am

  

  While at a recent event, we met a wonderful family who, when they discovered our interest in all things avian, shared with us some of their bird stories. One of these was about finding, here in Maine, a turkey vulture nesting in an old barn. They told of how the adult birds and the nestlings would hiss if they came near and eventually would regurgitate a smelly, half-digested meal. All of this, probably quite obviously, is to attempt to drive off potential predators. We have never had the good...
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  Mama D’s omelet

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 7:45am

  

  I’m so excited to be on my new adventure … breakfast. Yes, I’m traveling around to some of my favorite places. I’m on vacation this week and so is my very dear friend Kris Hepburn. Now there is no special order that I’m dinning in. Mama D’s came to mind so I texted Kris up and said let’s go ... she was on board. Lorie and Noel have been friends of mine for many years – good people all around. All three of my girls have worked for them; the twinners still do. Lorie has been good to all three of...
• ’Round Town

  Kate and Sage

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 7:30am

  

  When Googled, Maungatapere is described as a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 14 runs through it. Whangarei is 11 km to the east, and Tangiteroria is 18 km to the southwest. A mountain called Maungatapere with a summit 359 m above sea lever is southwest of the settlement. Kate and Sage Wickline and their folks, Jim and Jen (Elderkin) will be heading back to Maungatapere, New Zealand, next week. It’s a long trip. Train to Boston. Flight from Boston to Chicago, then over the...
• Out of Our Past

  Sea Pier to Carter’s Wharf, Part III

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Douglas and Becky Carter opened Sea Pier to fishermen in July 1996 after renovating the aquarium. Many townspeople wanted to buy into the business, but it was too costly and complex to bring others in. After opening, Sea Pier offered to buy lobsters (for the first time on the property), sea urchins, and shrimp from anyone, and offered to sell bait and fuel to all. It also welcomed the public to the restaurant, which specialized in lobsters, corn, stew, mussels, hot dogs, and blueberry bread...
• Joe’s Journal

  School days: Here we go again

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Before the internet and smartphones turned our world upside down, the end of August was time to get ready for school. Do you remember it? For some of us, it began with a trip to the department store. Here is a test. Do you remember department stores? Can you still name them? Ready or not, mother would march you into the store to buy new school clothes to replace the ones you liked so much you wore them all summer, except when you were wearing a swimming suit. Then it was to Woolworths or some...

• American Legion Post 36

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  Last week, I had the privilege to accompany our Representative Holly Stover with a tour of Togus. This tour included a meeting with Tracye Davis, director of the Togus hospital (VHA), and with Christopher Holly, acting director of the Regional Office of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and Chris Smith, staff assistant to the Regional Office director. One focus area with Director Davis was the issue of mental health facilities available with the VA in Maine. Today, if a veteran needs...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 1:30pm

  If you are the caregiver for someone experiencing memory loss or dementia, you will want to watch the documentary “Alive Inside.” This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss. Many local eldercare facilities are now using his methods with remarkable results. There is a loaner copy of the DVD at the Community Center…come on in and sign it out. You will be glad you did. Don’t forget...

• Isle of Springs Column: Meetings and merriment

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 12:30pm

  You know it’s August when the goldenrod is out, the blueberries are plentiful, and when the spot you secure in the parking lot is a soccer field away from the landing. No surprise! Despite the exodus of the “July folks,” the heat of the weekends, the Annual Meeting/Tennis Tournament and the Penny Party brought our August summer crowds. Wouldn’t you know that on the eve of that most popular weekend, Kim had to activate our emergency call system to say, “Hold off on excess water use, there’s a...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library would like to invite our donors and our summer reading program participants to a Summer Reading Wrap-Up/Donor Ice Cream Social on Saturday, Aug. 17. The make-your-own sundae bar will be open in the Great Room from 2 to 4 p.m. Kids should bring their summer reading passports; donors should bring their invitations if possible. (If you have recently donated to BHML and haven’t yet received your invitation: please come anyway!) While the majority of libraries in...

• Ocean Point Column: Painting, trivia, food and more

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:45am

  We all enjoyed some wonderful events this past week. As promised I am reporting on the Paint Night which the kid’s thoroughly enjoyed and though I’ve not seen the finished product I’ve heard that the collage is great. What a great time many of us had at the Trivia Night hosted by Mike and Mary Rush. Lots of great music, snacks and very challenging questions that had our heads spinning at times! I guess I’m not ready to be a Jeopardy contestant just yet! Congratulations to team 1877 who took...

• Sprucewold Column: Visitors, leaders and more

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:30am

  Driving along Crest Avenue this past week required passing a multitude of parked cars marking family gatherings at cabins. It reminded us how as Sprucewold families lives have changed over past decades. Offspring have settled widely, from Florida to California. Generations have aged so that walking is eschewed by many--dictated by prudence. With Kathryn's family re-located in Boston in June, we've managed to have five cars in our drive much of the past two weeks, with an occasional addition...

• The Bayville Buzz: Alllison adventures, swimming and more

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:00am

  Hmm, not much news came across our desks this week so sit back and enjoy the Allison diaries. Will and Jillian Allison gave up Colorado mountain life for a couple of weeks as they visited from Denver. Per usual, there were lots of activities, laughs and food. Is it just us or do the rest of you have the days eating destinations or menu figured out by the time breakfast is over? The weekend began with Friday night dinner and Brian and Liam McNamara along with parents Karen and Pat joining the...

• Juniper and McKown Points Column: Chowder, tennis and more

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 10:30am

  In his 1995 book, “America,” Charles Kuralt selected his favorite places to represent each month. August was devoted to Boothbay Harbor. No wonder. With our latest sunny days and perfect sleeping nights, our visitors may also stay the entire month. Your correspondent had a live update from Jose on Saturday night’s second annual chowder cook-off. Chowder champ Bob Stuart is returning to defend his title, along with nine other contestants. Also returning is the yummy bread from Standard Baking...

• Southport Column: Upcoming events and more

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:45am

  Several more busy weeks to go in our summers. First up, if you get to read this column online in the “Morning Catch,” you will be reminded of Southport summer resident, Robert Stengel, who is sharing his involvement in and memories of the moon landing at the Boothbay Harbor Library on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m. My understanding is that Rob wrote the code that enabled the module to leave the spacecraft to descend and land on the lunar surface. Rob shared with us, and the article about him...

• Down East Yacht Club benefit picnic for Burnt Island

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 7:45am

  

  On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Down East Yacht Club sponsored a benefit picnic for the Burnt Island Lighthouse Restoration Fund. It was a perfect sunny day, with a comfortable breeze. 50 members and guests enjoyed a wonderful summer afternoon on beautiful Burnt Island thanks to our gracious hosts, Jean and Bob McKay, volunteer Keepers of Burnt Island Light! Members were shuttled out to the island on boats captained by Brent Pope, George Hamilton and Dana Mulholland. Boats were greeted as they docked...

• Trevett Column: Welcome Celebration Cookout Aug. 24

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 8:00am

  Judy and her crew are organizing the Aug. 21 BICA potluck. Remember that we start at 5:30 p.m. Please plan on bringing an appetizer, main or side dish or dessert to share along with your beverage of choice. As always, coffee and water are available. There will be bingo with Paul. This is back by popular demand. Prizes are in the works for the winners. Anne had her crew of Alice, the other Anne, Jane and Patti worked double time to keep up with the 55 hungry folks that attended the July potluck...
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  Halibut with capers

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Wow, I can’t help but love this beautiful weather we’ve been having. Get out in it, LOL. I told you all I was going to find more tuna but it didn’t happen. I was going to Pinkham’s to get a fresh piece of tuna but they were sold out. All was not lost, however. I’m not sure about anyone else but halibut is my most favorite fish ever, so that’s what’s cooking in my kitchen this week. First, I want to apologize to Trudy Mayhew. I saw her Saturday morning at Hannaford and told her I was going to...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  Advocate Don't Aggravate

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:00am

  What an odd title for a column about ticks and tick-borne disease. Or is it? It’s a part of my daily existence. As an advocate, I am always supporting people who have been affected by a tick bite or whose lives have been negatively altered by tick-borne disease. And one would think, that after years of public awareness about the growing tick population, that medically speaking, we as patients, would all be on the same page, getting the best possible care, with resources supporting us as we...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Maine has Nesting Cranes?

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Sandhill cranes are imposing birds, one of Maine’s largest, as we wrote about here a few years back. We remember the first ones we ever saw in the state back in the 1980s. One was a bird that stalked around Scarborough Marsh, typically pretty far away and distorted by heat waves. Sometimes it looked like a blurry image of a person walking with an odd, lurching gait. One of the most striking memories of our early Maine crane sightings happened one evening on the Kennebunk Plains when we were...
• ’Round Town

  Amy

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 7:30am

  

  I don't claim to be a writer. I have known quite a few writers and they are well educated, smart and disciplined. I have been disciplined, but it’s usually for being a bad boy! I prefer to think of myself as a describer, sharing things that interest me, people I know and stuff that I've done over the 40+ years of our lives here. There have been plenty of opportunities to accumulate material. Wonderful people. Fascinating adventures. Still in all, I never quite know what the next adventure will...
• Joe’s Journal

  Set for Success

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 7:00am

  

  On Sunday, Aug. 18, my all-time favorite Boothbay event will take place for the eighth time. It is “Set for Success.” It is an opportunity for more than 300 schoolkids to pick up school supplies for the coming year. The good news is there is no cost to the children or their parents. All they have to do is show up at the “Y.” This year, there will be a free barbecue where the chief chef is none other than Keith Laser, the superintendent of schools. They will get a new backpack, writing supplies...

• Ocean Point Column: Visitors, events and more

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 3:15pm

  A large crowd gathered last Saturday evening at Grimes Cove for our Lobster Bake on the Beach organized by Jonathan and Kate Dawson; it was the perfect evening to dine on the beach with comfortable temperatures and just a hint of wind which kept the mosquitoes at bay. We all thoroughly enjoyed feasting on lobsters with all the fixings and Kate’s homemade blueberry cake. Assisting Jonathan and Kate was Andy Smith, Sarah and Jane Dawson, Tyler and Kate Kipp, David Butterworth, Charlie Carrick,...

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 3:00pm

  Well, it has been another action packed week at BHYC and we have just passed the middle of the season. It seems almost impossible that we are just weeks away from the annual meeting. Tuesday evening we were delighted by Hodding Carter IV and his presentation. He showed amazing photos of his authentic replication of a Benedict Arnold trek. We learned that every detail was a match to the original journey. From the primitive handcrafted rowing vessel, food and clothing to the actual route taken by...

• American Legion Post 36

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  The American Legion (AL), which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary, is one many recognized Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) that is congressionally charted and therefore the rules of the Legion are mandated by law. To name just a few other charted VSO in Maine and their membership eligibility requirements; the American Legion for any veteran who served during a declared war era, VFW for any veteran who participated in a Foreign War, DAV for disabled veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of...

• The Bayville Buzz: The annual meeting and more

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 12:00pm

  Summer has hit full stride and Bayvillians are taking full advantage. Houses are filled to capacity and maximum occupancy limits are well exceeded. Tent City seems to grow by the hour as exasperated hosts run out of room, but not the willingness to entertain. Though Bayville was still abuzz from last weekends incredible Waterfront Festival (be there July 25, 2020!) it was time to move on to this weekends happenings. First off was the Bayville Village Corporation meeting. As always, chair Greg...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 11:45am

  If you are interested in helping children and adults improve their reading, writing, math, and English speaking skills, please join us for volunteer training conducted by Midcoast Literacy here at the Community Center. The group will meet on Aug. 12, 19, and 26 from 10 a.m. until noon. If you are uncertain, please do not hesitate to come to the first meeting and see what it is all about — once again, we are offering a way for you to help your fellow man and benefit from the joy you will give to...

• Southport Column: Important bridge news and more

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 11:15am

  From our selectman, Mary Lou Koskela, comes the following information. “The Selectmen met with the MDOT (Maine Dept. of Transportation) Bridge Engineer Division and other engineers for the project to replace the Thompson Bridge. The pertinent details from the hour and a half meeting are: The DEP ‘in-water’ work permit time frame is from 8/1/2019 - 5/14/2020; Clearing of trees and moving of utility lines will begin anytime and must be completed by 9/3/2019. “The road will be closed on 9/3/2019,...

• Juniper and McKown Points Column: Pancakes, chowder and more

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:45am

  Days are a bit shorter; the Yacht Club’s sunset cannon shot reminds us of this every evening. The columns will be growing shorter also; please provide some fodder. Your corespondent’s apologies to anyone who showed up at the Pancake breakfast last Sunday rather than Saturday; I had it wrong in the column and if you did miss the Saturday breakfast because of the reporting error, I’ll treat you to pancakes this weekend. Many must have followed the JPVIS email instructions, however, because at 9:...

• Sprucewold Column: Meetings, potluck and more

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:15am

  As I write the Sprucewold column on a cloudy Saturday morning, our cabin is abuzz with activity: using a chainsaw, rakes, and brute strength, a group is hauling small trees and brush out of the woods in preparation for the upcoming chipping day; a grandson has cleared out an overgrown garden and a daughter is planting herbs and annuals; I’ve hoed out the hutch yet again (how easily it collects stuff we might use someday) hoping to gain more room in the ancient kitchen I continue to love. A lot...

• Boothbay Region Garden Club

  Mon, 08/05/2019 - 12:30pm

  Breaking news from the Boothbay Region Garden Club: Our eighth successful Home and Garden Tour has been enjoyed by almost 500 guests on a sunny July 19! This was our first venture in Boothbay Harbor and included Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz (Topside Inn fame), Tom and Pat Cotter (East Side Market), and Ida and Dale Lancaster (infamous or famous boathouse), many thanks. Due to parking constraints, all visitors were bussed to walkable distances and even across our historical Footbridge (...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 3:15pm

  I read online recently that our culture often times uses Matthew 7:1 “Judge not lest ye be judged” to promote a tolerance that often encourages acceptance of behaviors otherwise forbidden. We have an expectation that is not met or fulfilled by another and so we judge, we criticize and at times, punish or condemn. It’s like having faith. Faith is what you believe, not what someone tells you. There are many different religions who all believe that theirs is the “know all end all” religion that...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Hummingbird Stories

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Just this past week, Jeff’s mom and younger brother asked us questions about ruby-throated hummingbirds. The brother (let’s call him YB, for “younger brother”) recounted the odd and sad story of finding a dead hummingbird with its beak stuck in the screen of his garage window. He wondered how it could have happened and also whether the bird was a male or a female. We told him that female hummingbirds in spring collect pieces of spider web to use to make their nests and that could have accounted...
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  Stuffed bread Lisa style

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 10:30am

  

  Summer is really flying by … I can’t believe it’s August, wow. I’m hoping it cools down; I’m a dry and 70 degrees kinda gal. OK, I love when people come up to me and tell me they read my column and just love the “quote” from Peggy Stover, a very dear friend. Our families go way back … we went to the same Methodist church in the Harbor together since I was a child. She told me how she misses the baked stuff bread I used to do when it was my time to help out with coffee hour. I told her how easy...
• ’Round Town

  Picnic

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 8:00am

  

  “Where's the beef?” Silly bird! I know I have mentioned many times the wonderful photographic coincidences encountered while doing non-photographic things. Carrying a camera with me when out and about is pretty much standard operating procedure. In fact, after all these years of work with cameras, I feel a bit unsettled without a lens. Has sort of become an acquired appendage. So our daughter Mae landed home for a quick visit, and some of our family from Pennsylvania was in town for much...
• Joe’s Journal

  We lose a good friend

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 7:00am

  

  When you drive past Ms. Pigette on Route 27 this week, you will notice she is no longer wearing her cute summer tennis outfit. Despite the heat and humidity, she is dressed in black from head to toe, ‘er hoof to snout. Her mailbox is black, too. If you take a closer look, you might notice a tear coming from her right eye. “I lost one of my best pals,” she told me when I stopped to check on her. “It was Alice, you know. My longtime dresser, Alice Larrabee died last Wednesday. She lived right...

• Isle of Springs

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 3:00pm

  What happens on the Isle of Springs? During the busy summer, there are many varied activities we participate in … something for everyone! We…Ride the Ferry: The 3:00 on Friday had to make two runs to accommodate Islanders. Betsy Morrell and Brad Booth were greeted by two very vocal, happy little dogs, Winnie and Ruth. (Brenda Bowen and Michael Smith, who are settling into the former SOB cottage on the top of the Island, made room for them along with Mike Curato who writes the “Little Elliot”...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 2:30pm

  Have you seen our Lobster Lady out and about the Boothbay region selling tickets for your next chance to win 10 lobsters? If not, keep your eye out or stop in to The Community Center and purchase your tickets! The drawing will be coming up this Thursday, Aug. 1 so you don’t have much time! Again, the winner will receive 10 lobsters fresh off the dock, generously donated by local lobstermen. One of the places you will find the Lobster Lady is on the Common during the Farmers Market. Tickets are...

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 2:00pm

  It has been a busy week at BHYC. The Corinthians arrived last Sunday and stayed for a Lay Day. Thanks to the orchestration of Alice and Andy Mutch and their committee, there was never a dull moment. The mariners were greeted with with bright yellow gift bags. Each one of the 40 boats was hand and hook delivered these well thought out treats as they entered the harbor. There were blueberry muffins, beverages and brochures. The sailors barely had enough time to catch their breath before it was time...

• Ocean Point Column: Softball and upcoming events

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 1:30pm

  Summer is certainly flying by; hard to believe it’s now the beginning of August! Our August residents have begun to arrive; The Fuller Family is all here and the Hamblett Family is gathered as well. Our Sunday Softball game has been nonexistent the last couple of weeks but players rallied this past Sunday for a game. Team Bertrand defeated Team Dawson in a thriller as Mike Rush scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a walk-off double by Charlie Carrick. Spectators also...

• Southport Column: Several events this upcoming week

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 12:30pm

  The Southport Memorial Library was packed with expectant folks last Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m. but the best-selling author, Douglas Preston, who was to speak about his book, “The Lost City of the Monkey God,” did not show up. After reaching him by phone at his home in Round Pond, we discovered that he thought he was to speak the following night. Our disappointment was somewhat assuaged by punch and cookies and a chance to catch up with friends who had traveled from as far away as Ocean Point,...

• Juniper and McKown Points Column: Annual meeting, speeding concerns and more

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 11:00am

  The top story this week is the JPVIS Annual Meeting held last Saturday morning. Outgoing President Jose McComiskey kept the committee reports moving, assuring everyone was on their way by 11 a.m. We are in good financial shape with income from members’ dues and fees covering the 2019 operating expenses. The George Whitten Capital Campaign has raised nearly $75,000 as the official fundraising year comes to an end. (It’s always open for new donations.) This was a generous outpouring of support...

• The Bayville Buzz: An ultra memorable Waterfront Festival

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:30am

  It was only fitting that just as the Tour de France was ending, the Bayville Waterfront Festival was getting underway. After all, both are a physical and psychological test that bring men (and, in our case, women and kids too) to the point of breaking. The grueling day began at 9 a.m. with Pickleball Palooza. The action was fast and furious on the various courts and the new benches and temporary bleachers were filled to capacity. (By the way, how about those new benches?!) When the ball settled...

• Sprucewold Column: The park, deer repellant and more

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:00am

  Nahanada Park — that emerald of open space at the foot of the Death Plunge on Nahanada Road — is looking mighty fine in the wake of last month’s lavish rains. The lawn and decorative landscaping alike have grown like metaphorical weeds with the returning sun. So too did the real weeds, and despite what the casual observer might assume, they were not spirited away by elves in the dead of night. Last Tuesday, acting Park Committee chair Gretchen Murray marshaled a squad of ninja weed-wrasslers to...

• Pemaquid Chapter, DAR holds July meeting

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 8:15am

  

  “Rise and Shine for America” is the new theme of the incoming President General, Denise VanBuren’s national Administration in Washington, D.C. The July meeting took place at the Lincoln Home library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 9. Barbara Belknap represented the Chapter and gave a review of the Continental Congress she attended in June in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights of her talk was recognition of “The Hello Girls.” These women who were telephone operators were flown to Europe...

• American Legion Post 36

  Mon, 07/29/2019 - 7:00pm

  

  Over the past few weeks, I have received questions ranging from services available with the VA to sporting activities available to veterans. I tend to go to my “Rolodex” to figure out who I can call to get the answer. But, more often than not, the answers can be found in Maine’s “Maine Veterans’ Benefits and Resource Guide.” The Legion Hall has this guide available in the “Lounge,” but it is also available at the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services web site ( www.maine.gov/veterans ), go to “...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  Mon, 07/29/2019 - 6:30pm

  We’ve got a great lineup of author talks and special programs throughout August at BHML. On Thursday, Aug. 1, we’re hosting James Hornor at 2 p.m. for a reading from, and discussion of, his book “Victoria Falls.” “Victoria Falls” features main character James Monroe, a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990s. Set in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Bombay, India, Mr. Monroe’s journey into authenticity results in a series of failed relationships that...

• Down East Yacht Club

  Mon, 07/29/2019 - 6:00pm

  

  July is a favorite month for most Mainers, with the July 4th Celebration, family gatherings and good beach weather. But July has special meaning for the DEYC members because this is when the DEYC takes an annual cruise down the coast of Maine. Each year the reigning Commodore selects a proven mariner as Fleet Captain who begins preparation in December for the eight to ten-day cruise in July. Planning is tedious as accommodations are essential for the fleet of 40 plus boats. Weather, tides,...

• Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club: Preparing for the auction

  Mon, 07/29/2019 - 8:15am

  On Thursday evening, July 25, a lively group of Rotarians gathered for their last regular meeting before the annual Auction to be held on Saturday, Aug. 3. President Rick Elder called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and a delicious repast of salmon, salad, and trifle followed. After the evening’s guests were introduced, announcements began. Ingrid Merrill asked via email for volunteers to water and weed the new garden at Edgecomb Eddy School that is the focus of the “Eat Well, Play Well”...

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