We would like to thank Ronda Randall for taking the time to join us at the Community Center last Friday. It was an educational and engaging conversation about DNA testing. If you weren't here…
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WHERE IT'S AT
From time immemorial love has been expressed through the spoken word, poems, ballads, songs, films, art, signage and greeting cards. Love can be the “Elusive Butterfly” Bob Lind sang about in 1965…
A Bird's Tale
Most of us who live in the northern part of the globe, even those of us who love winter sports and activities, can’t help but look forward to the return of spring. It’s just part of being…
From the assistant editor
A two-parter this time. First, just a wow and a well done, Wiscasset police and other agencies on last week's apprehension of a man facing charges out of state and now here. That was, as the new…
'Round Town
Back in the early ’70s, I was teaching in a fairly large public high school in New Jersey, just outside New York City. The school had a growing new population from diverse backgrounds, notably…
Joe's Journal
We have been bombarded on all sides with analysis, opinion, and outright propaganda stemming from the recent strange televised encounter between POTUS, VPOTUS and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Leigh Sherrill is on vacation.
The Southport Memorial Library has free coffee and great conversation available when they’re open. Additionally, every Tuesday and Thursday around 10 a.…
Our Congressional Delegation is reaching out to our Veteran community and requesting that if anyone feels…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This past Saturday I attended the group’s presentation at the Edgecomb Town Hall. It was quickly apparent that the group’s data is being portrayed in a manner intended to…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my humble and complete gratitude for the wonderful project you've completed in Boothbay Harbor.
My son, Thomas Collier and his wife, Lindsey,…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am a strong Maine Christian conservative grandmother. I believe Janet Mills is wrong. Our young women should not have to compete against biological males. This is not a…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
“Elections have consequences,” we are constantly being told…and so they do, catastrophically at times. But our current coup leaders would do well to learn another truth from…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Back in the good old days when the Roman Empire was enjoying its ascendancy, Christians were horribly persecuted. Christians were fed to lions, nailed to trees and butchered in…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I came to my position as president of St. Andrews Auxiliary by being a member of the Auxiliary, but, also being a…
Winter is still here and many of us would do just about anything to find some warm weather. Enter the cruise scam. Many of these trips to nowhere literally pop up online as a “free” incentive…
It's still cold out there, but the earth is still turning and spring is on the way. Sunday night we had to “spring” forward for Daylight Savings Time. The spring (Vernal) equinox is on March…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Last year when concerns were raised about the 34% increase in real estate taxes, the Edgecomb budget committee and school committee said: This is "an anomaly" - this is the…
Joe's Journal
Well, pilgrims, not much happened last week, except for the lovely community supper at the East Boothbay Methodist Church.
Not much, unless you count the “great TV” performance where it…
Column
March 29, Saturday, is Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day. As in the years past, SSG Travis Mills USA(Ret) is hosting his Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Breakfast on the preceding Wednesday,…
Jim Singer will be writing this column next week. Thanks, Jim. You can send him information at SingerJO @aol.com for call him at 633-5561.
I am sure elsewhere in this…
The sighting of a golden eagle has always been a prize for a Maine birder. There are some of these birds in the state every winter but only occasionally is an individual found that is enjoyed…
From the assistant editor
Sure, in this latest installment in the still-fresh 2025 series, we could list just four good things, because February is so short, and I had a staycation in there. But this is about Wiscasset and…
I have photographed with folks at Bigelow Lab from the very early days with the Yentsch founders.
Over the years, from time to time, I would be called upon to record new developments…
Join us for a cozy, free Soup Night on March 1 at 5 p.m. Just bring yourself and enjoy a warm bowl of soup and great company. No need to bring anything -- just come hungry for comfort food and…
A Bird's Tale
The bird and its band proved a perplexing mystery.
In October 2024, a bird that is exceptionally rare in Maine—a common gull—was spotted at the golf course at the Samoset Resort in…
From the editor
During these tumultuous days, I hearken back to the lyrics and melodies of a couple of patriotic songs we learned in school that stay with us through our lifetime. The songs make us feel proud and…
Joe's Journal
On Saturday, as I rested my back after chipping the ice from under the garage door, my cell phone rang a familiar tune. I didn’t answer, as I recognized the caller as Ms. Pigette, the lovely icon…
Salt ’n Spar
If you look upriver, a mile or so from the Wiscasset waterfront, two features stand out, one is the high hill known as Clark’s Point, the other is an iron railroad bridge. Both have…
Please note that our annual town meeting is coming up fast, this Monday, March 3. Voting on Articles 1 and 2 will occur by secret ballet between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Articles 3 through 59 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…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Many who voted for Trump now have regrets. They believed that they wouldn't be affected by his wrecking ball approach to government and now are suffering…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The California based Prime Healthcare Foundation is in talks to purchase Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital, and the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Because it always brought a sardonic smile to my face, my favorite 2024 campaign sign was a large banner which proclaimed, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
It was…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
On behalf of BRDC, Vitalius Real Estate Group has begun marketing the Butler Road condominiums. This week, three units were listed, at $330,000, $412,500 and $495,000. This was…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I was happy to read Rob Cronk's recent letter concerning school options, and I'm writing to encourage our community to organize and explore an application…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Are your readers as outraged as I am over the accusation made by our President that Ukraine started the war there? Up until now his moral and ethical failings have been minor…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Several folks have emailed and asked about Option #5. This is in reference to an editorial commentary I made last week, in which I identified several School Options; I am…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Recently, I wrote about the rising cost of elementary school in our town and the school board’s disregard for taxpayers’ concerns. Unfortunately, rather than listening to the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent article Isabelle Curtis did about Aqua Therapy in the recent Health and…
First, I mentioned in previous articles that the VA has changed how you access “My Healthevet” and the new VA.gov portals. I mentioned the February date when using My HealtheVet credentials…
Tammy Plummer, EVP and chief information officer for First National Bank, will talk about Internet Security on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. Tammy has been with the…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
There’s a poem by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo — “Perhaps the World Ends Here.” “The world begins at a kitchen table,” the poet writes.
In the middle of a winter storm in early February, as I…
A Bird's Tale
As we write this on Feb. 17, the Great Backyard Bird Count is in its final hours. We’ve participated and seen some wonderful birds, though like many of you, we were confined to counting from…
First of all, the Community Center would like to thank all our wonderful donors: The East Boothbay General Store…
From the assistant editor
That was one long and sometimes unusual presidential election season that ended a few months ago, from a change in the Democratic ticket to an assassination attempt on a former president seeking…
From the editor
The Boothbay region’s giving community spirit came through once again on Monday as over $4,100 was raised for Robbie and Kristen Campbell at Community Lunch. The couple lost their home to a fire…
