Halloween used to be for kids. In the past few years, however, adults have made this "holiday" a major event, with parties galore. Organizations, near and far, have capitalized on the "fright…
Editorial
Mary’s Musings
Police, fire and ambulance vehicles and those scores of fans lined up at the Boothbay/Edgecomb town line Friday night for a welcoming parade through downtown…
From the Editor
A little fun this week.
Oct. 22 is National Color Day. It is a day of…
Mary’s Musings
According to BBC News, somebody has done a survey and determined that Mother Earth boasts over 3 trillion trees, 490 billion in the Amazon alone. They claim it is the largest survey of trees ever…
From the Editor
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We are proud to have been in the forefront of providing information to help victims and offering ways to combat abusers over the past decade…
From the Editor
Home ownership: Owning and maintaining a home is not always a fun undertaking, especially as your home and what it holds gets older. We had to deal with a blown electrical outlet and a failed…
Mary’s Musings
Being short (5 feet tall) can have lots of disadvantages. You can’t reach things high up in your own cupboard. Items displayed on the top shelf at the grocery store…
From the Editor
The past four seasons of the Boston Red Sox have been quite interesting.
The Bobby Valentine experiment in 2012 made us wish that Terry Francona had been a little harder on a few of his beer…
Mary’s Musings
For most of us, National Grandparents Day on Sunday came and went with little fanfare. After all, It has been less than 40 years since the first Sunday after Labor…
From the Editor
We always say, "Where did the summer go?"
Well, by the next issue, summer 2015 will be history and we will be one day into fall, according to the calendar.
As a lifelong resident of…
Mary’s Musings
We’d say school cafeteria staffs nationwide have their work cut out for them in the months ahead, in view of the fact that even more foods are being added to the no…
We had the privilege of meeting one of the movers and shakers of the Food for Thought program, run under the auspices of the Boothbay Region Community Resources Council (BRCRC), this past week.…
Mary’s Musings
It’s back to school this week for area students. For some, assurances that they’ll be getting a nourishing lunchtime meal, even if home finances can’t quite swing…
Just hours after Mary Brewer's Aug. 27 editorial on losing friends to dying had been approved for printing, and shortly after the excitement of my class's 40th reunion on Aug. 22 waned a bit, we…
“I (have) live(d) in the USA over 20 years and always admired the way Americans treat other foreigners. Perhaps that is why Americans are considered 'the most friendly nation' in the world.”
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From the Editor
I feel fortunate about growing up in the '60s and '70s in Boothbay Harbor. Mostly because there were neighborhoods and lots of kids in those neighborhoods. Thanks to my parents, who added seven…
From the Editor
The businesses and streets of the Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset regions have been busy since the end of June. For those of us who live here year-round, it may be an…
Mary’s Musings
Wow! The Aug. 6 Fox News Republican primary two-part debate was unlike anything we recall seeing in our lifetime. It was a no-holds-barred approach designed to focus on the 17 candidates’ best (…
Mary’s Musings
These past couple of weeks, we’ve had occasion to remember what our coastal communities were usually like at the height of the summer tourist season. We could count…
From the Editor
After hearing about the rash of deadly accidents in Maine over the weekend, we are reminded of a conversation with a Lincoln County Sheriff's deputy during graduation week. He gave us some good…
From the Editor
It’s like the busiest yard sale you’ve ever been to, with a live auction thrown in for good measure.
The 58th annual Rotary Auction and Flea Market takes place this Saturday morning, Aug. 1…
Mary’s Musings
Coming soon to the Boothbay peninsula: A Senior Community Center, a drop-in gathering place mostly for the fifties and over crowd, but with any age welcome. No membership required, no fees. It…
Mary’s Musings
Polls consistently tell us which states have the most or least unemployment, crime, poverty, wealth, traffic problems, etc. It appears we all like to see how we…
From the Editor
Two weeks ago, we announced that John and Jane Lunt are the co-chairmen of the 2015 Boothbay Region YMCA Annual Fund Drive.
We're not sure who chose these two community-minded people to…
Mary’s Musings
Greece is in financial trouble. So is Puerto Rico. Countless other countries, states and cities, including some close to home, are balancing on the edge. It wouldn’…
From the Editor
December 1987.
When Mary Brewer announced to the newspaper staff that job titles and responsibilities were being changed nearly 30 years ago, I had come a long way in a year. From my…
From the Editor
Our region is normally bustling with happiness as July 4 arrives, as businesses start getting busier, our summer colonies fill up with daily arrivals of family members and friends, and the weather…
From the Editor
"We're losing Tim Sample's column. How about you writing an editorial and we'll ask Joe Gelarden to write a column to replace Sample's?"
"Sure," this editor said without hesitation.
I'…
Mary’s Musings
We ran into a long-time friend and former colleague at the post office the other day and he commented on the collaborative economic development efforts currently…
Mary’s Musings
We live in a world of one-upmanship — trying to outdo one another.
The urge to gain the edge can be very powerful.…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Any Mainer who has paid attention to the recent…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
It is easy to become a father. That is biology…
Mary’s Musings
Windjammer Days, one of Maine’s premier summer events, gets underway in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, June 21. For the first time, the festival will offer a full week…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
There are a lot of topics to cover this week, so…
Mary’s Musings
The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund announced at this year’s Boothbay Region High School Awards Night that it will be awarding $308,000 in scholarship money to 74…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Let me begin by offering our warmest congratulations to all the graduates of the class of 2015. We hope you had fun at the ceremonies, the Grand March and, of course, the after…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
In case you are living under a rock, or didn't…
Mary’s Musings
We’re impressed — very impressed! Boothbay Region High School ranked ninth in Maine on U.S News and World Report’s list of Best Schools. Out of the top 10, BRHS was…
Mary’s Musings
While researching some of the most quotable quotes on Memorial Day observances, we came across this powerful 2009 message issued by the Veterans of Foreign Wars communications department, which…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Not long ago, an East Boothbay woman was in…
Mary’s Musings
Establishing a fair minimum wage is constantly on the minds of political leaders both on the national and state level. Some cities are now trying to adopt a wage…
Mary’s Musings
Gov. Paul LePage considers Maine’s high energy costs a deterrent to attracting new business, and most folks would agree, since they aren’t too happy with their own…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
This year's Boothbay Harbor town meeting reminded…
Mary’s Musings
Registered Boothbay voters opted for a referendum rather than the traditional town meeting format this year, so we went to the town office and made our choices on…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
The day after the U.S. Postal Service delivers…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
The first major event of Boothbay’s non-snowplow…
Mary’s Musings
This weekend marks the 42nd year the Boothbay region has hosted a Fishermen’s Festival, which was originally established to pay tribute to Lincoln County’s…
Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
The images we saw on our TV sets last week should…
Mary’s Musings
“It looks like we’ve made it.”
“I think we’ve survived.”
“I hope we never see another winter like this one.”
These comments, and others like them, are being heard from friends…
