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A Bird's Tale
Like its more-common-to-Maine (in winter) northern cousin, the northern shrike, the loggerhead shrike captures small mammals and insects (and occasionally small birds) and often impales them on thorns and twigs so it can more easily tear into them for eating. (Photo by Jeffrey Gammon courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)

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,…

'Round Town
Photo by Robert Mitchell

It’s lupine time! And, from the…

Joe's Journal
Joe Gelarden

Modern medicine is wonderful –…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

A rainy Sunday. If it continues…

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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 performing in Boothbay’s Got Talent where he won King of the Harbor. File photo

Spencer Pottle, 19, was born and…

Edgecomb Fire Department patch

Edgecomb Fire Rescue responded to 25 calls in May, compared with 14 calls in April. May calls included three fires, 17 medical emergencies (ME), four motor vehicle accidents (MVA), and one other…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

The new door to the BICA Hall (24 West Side Road) worked great and if you missed using it in May it is ready to greet you for the…

Where It's At
Karla Bonoff is playing the Opera House June 12. Got tickets? Marcel Shain photo courtesy of John Lappen

"Somone To Lay Down Beside Me," "All My Life," "Isn't It Always Love," "Goodbye, My Friend," and "Lose Again," "Falling Star," "If He's Ever Near," and "Home."

Love, passion, loss, longing…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

The weekend weather wasn’t perfect, but it was better than expected and sister Karen and I had fun out on the water. Her son, Brian, who is an engineer and works on power plants in various…

2026 Windjammer Days
Captain H. Wyman Howard II, USN Ret.

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Criminals often impersonate major brands with large audiences—and Amazon is one of them. 

In two newer tactics, scammers send text messages claiming a recent order was recalled, with a…

A Bird's Tale
American robins are very adaptable when it comes to finding a meal. In winter, they'll eat berries and other dried fruits. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells

We wish we had been able to get a photograph of it to show you.

The first crop of baby American robins were out of the nest…

Joe's Journal
Joe Gelarden

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
Photo by Robert Mitchell

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…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

If you are a recently returned…

1776

Don't miss this! 

One night only! Our July 1 special event is the award-winning movie musical "1776!" Come celebrate the 250th birthday of the Declaration…

2026 Windjammer Days
Ben Rankins. Courtesy photo

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

Normally I would be done by now,…

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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…

Rotary wheel

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
Frank Hetrick at the Boothbay Region YMCA. Courtesy of BRYMCA

“He is the best person to talk to…

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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
Joe Gelarden

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
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

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
The long neck and long tail of a soaring anhinga make a very distinctive profile for this waterbird that is famously accomplished at soaring. Photo by gary_leavens, courtesy of WIkimedia Commons.

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,…

'Round Town
Photo by Robert Mitchell

Several years ago, well maybe more…

2026 Windjammer Days
Gary Lewis

Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
A player serves the ball to the opposing team. Photo by Trevor Tibbetts

Bump, set, spike. Three simple…

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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…

Rotary wheel

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…

Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine

Maine is often described as one big…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

It’s Memorial Day and the Buzz is…

A Bird's Tale
The trills of chipping sparrows can be heard in neighborhoods across Maine and the U.S., but recognizing their songs from other trillers can be tricky. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells

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
Joe Gelarden

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…

'Round Town
Photo by Robert Mitchell

WHERE IT'S AT
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

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…

I love a mystery!
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The town is buzzing again as…

Drawing by Diane Spofford Randlett

The second summer-like day this…

 Edgecomb firefighters gather to honor International Firefighters Day on May 4. Courtesy  photo

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…

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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…

Rotary wheel

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
Rob Wheeler

Whether he is sponsoring the Maine Cornhole Classic to support Special Olympics Unified Champion Clubs, picking up trash during Barters…

2026 Windjammer Days
Howie Carter

As Boothbay Harbor prepares to celebrate the 64th annual…

Joe's Journal
Robert Mitchell photo

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…