It was eleven o’clock on Sunday night, May 18, here in Maine. The lilac flowers glowed like purple ghosts in the dim light from the porch lamp; near the end of driveway,…
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From the editor
Should the sun start shining for more that two or three days in a row … and Saturdays being one of those days (it seems every Saturday for the past month has been cloudy, rainy and downright…
Joe's Journal
Not far from the Boothbay town office stands the statue of a Civil War soldier. On its side, you can view a list of the names of men who served during that terrible conflict. Many of these names…
The Community Center will be closed on Monday, May 26 in honor of Memorial Day. We’ll be back to our regular hours on Tuesday, May 27…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Dee and I send our very best wishes to that half of the dymanic duo of librarians, Anne, at Southport's Memorial Library who retired as of last Saturday.…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Today, the terms “affordable” and “workforce” are often used together, obscuring HUD-specific meanings.
The paper from which the following quote is taken includes a…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The vote on Edgecomb’s school budget was one of the most pivotal moments of my life. The town hall was packed and the energy was electric. To see so many…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
You have nothing to lose, not even your gold chains, and everything to gain: an “intimate private dinner” with the digital gold miner himself, Donnie ‘Big Dollar’ Trump,…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The letter “Christian patriots” asserts that “this nation is and always will be a christian nation.” This is not what our constitution says nor the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A group of dedicated residents believes citizens are entitled to accurate financial information that affects their tax assessments and the expenditure of public funds.…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank Chief Roy Potter and the members of the Edgecomb Fire Dept. for installing the Veterans Banners in Edgecomb. We much appreciate you taking your valuable…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I feel incredibly fortunate to live in a small town on the coast of Maine. Edgecomb has been my home for over 20 years -- a place where I’ve raised my…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
Hannah Hills, a proud senior at Boothbay Region High School, embodies the spirit of youth development through her …
The rain held off; the shears were applied, and the bushes around the Rotary clubhouse no longer look like a set from a Tarzan movie. The reward for the outdoor clean-up was the chance to get…
What Memorial Day is all about was best said by John A. Logan, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, who…
Criminals are always looking for ways to get your personal information to use in criminal activities. The good news is that there are many steps you can take to help protect your data and…
63rd annual Windjammer Days honors U.S. Coast Guard
The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military…
Where It's At
Open the door to the 40th Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, and enter a world of exploration through color, technique, history, and imagination that has led to some thought-…
Joe's Journal
We have a Pope, said the Cardinal from the balcony of the Vatican. Of course, he spoke in Latin, after all, this was the Roman Catholic Church. The wait was over, the conclave was complete, now…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A letter last week titled “Christian Nationalism: A crisis of faith,” asserted that America is not a…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It’s worth taking a close look at the letter…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It seems a bit ironic that it was felt four letters were needed to defend the nonsense on the Common, particularly given every letter misquoted Ms. Mancuso and took her…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Deaths in Gaza have now topped 54,000.
It is our munitions, paid for with our tax dollars, that have killed most of them.
Over 17,000 children have died…
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Expanding the axiom, “give credit where credit is due” to include that of accomplishment, attention is directed to the current student exhibit at Boothbay Region Art Foundation…
We will be gatheringMay 21 at the BICA hall (24 West Side Road) starting at 5:30 p.m. for a soup supper. There will be…
63rd annual Windjammer Days honors U.S. Coast Guard
The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military…
Last Thursday, Dr Judith Kildow gave a very interactive presentation of the “Blue Economy.” As we know, Maine is very dependent on the Blue Economy with fishing, ship building, aquaculture…
First, a big thank you to Midcoast Coastal Properties, Boothbay Self-Storage, for their most generous donation of an 8-foot x 16-foot storage unit! The Post has been in need of a storage unit…
Checks might seem like something from the past, but scammers often use fake checks in their crimes so they can exploit the time it takes for them to bounce. During that waiting period, scammers…
Healing Hearts this Friday at 10:30 a.m. It’s a safe, welcoming space for anyone dealing with loss or going through a tough time. Come by if you feel like talking, listening, or just being around…
A Bird's Tale
Even if you had never seen a bird called a “stilt,” you would probably guess that it would be a bird with proportionately long, thin legs—and you’d be right. Stilts occur across much of the…
From the assistant editor
Yes, this is another of my rare but ever hopeful editorials buoyed by whatever latest prospect for business in Wiscasset has made me dream again of a bowling center here. This latest prospect is…
From the editor
In the past two weeks, we have been asked several times why we did not cover the Rally for Democracy on April 19 on Boothbay Common.
My answer was simply, we didn’t have anyone available. I…
Joe's Journal
It looked like spring the other day, so I took a mini road trip around the area in an effort to avoid the beginning of gardening season. While checking out the paving project on Route 27, I pulled…
Letter to the editor
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 90,000 pounds of British tea overboard. George Washington explained this act of defiance: “What is it we are…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Have we forgotten what makes Edgecomb a wonderful community? Instead of working together to resolve issue, Edgecomb citizens fractured into opposing camps. Criticizing is…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. The Bard himself could not have composed such a farce. As …
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I was lucky enough to sit down with Forrest Carver of Edgecomb, recently and what a youthful asset to this community he is!
Forrest grew up here in…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
There are many who falsely posit that America is a “Christian Nation” built on Christian values. Nothing could be further from the truth. One of our clearest declarations of…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
In response to Pamelo Mancuso’s accusations (Bad Idea…
