It’s that time of year again, when summer bends toward fall and back-to-school. Kids enter the classroom. Happy yellow busses make their way through neighborhoods. As we all engage in back-…
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From the Maine House
This time of year, the Maine Legislature is fairly quiet, with members getting an opportunity to spend some time in their home districts to enjoy the summer and meet with constituents. It’s also a…
Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
Most of this summer, we have been treated to the glorious artistry of blossoming gardens, bright days by the ocean, and bold sunsets. We have been lucky in Maine to have cooler temperatures than…
Many Americans are on the hunt for the perfect remote job or side hustle, and criminal scammers are ready to exploit these ambitions. With work-from-home jobs increasing in popularity and…
Wow! The weather gods are behaving! What a beautiful weekend we had last weekend! Gotta keep our fingers crossed for this coming week. May have a few sprinkles, but still nice late summer…
A Bird’s Tale
We wrote last week about our luck visiting Wharton Point in Brunswick as the tide turned and shorebirds of various kinds made themselves visible on the expanding mudflats. Well, someone else was…
From the assistant editor
You know those days where everything is just busy? Not terrible, just terribly busy. Monday was one for me. Fairly typical, as Monday is the day before we go to press. Plus I had…
From the editor
I don’t know if it is my age or whether it is an avalanche of things I want (or need) to get done, but I took a couple of hours on Sunday to write down a list of “things” to accomplish in the next…
Joe’s Journal
Well, kiddies. Did you stay up too late to watch the overproduced GOP and Demo conventions?
Have you caught up on your ZZZ’s?
Did you come away with a strong sense that your favorite…
’Round Town
Is it time to rejoice, or time to buck up some firewood? Clearly, we just got a touch of fall in the recent weather shift. And I love the fall!
After some very warm and humid (un-Maine like…
It’s official; our summer activity season has ended. I can say with absolute certainty that it ended in the most wonderful way. Ocean…
Sorry for the old news Bayville, but as promised, here is part one of the column written after the BVC/ Lobster Bake blowout, but deemed too long for the print version of the Register. Welcome to…
I started this article on Sunday, Aug. 25, just after I arrived at the University of Vermont when we (wife Mary and I) delivered our grandson for the start of his sophomore year. When I…
Well known columnist, Anne Dooley, left Boothbay Harbor briefly for the mecca of summer opera in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She asked me to write the JPVIS column during her absence. I have labored…
The crowd turning up for the Firemen’s auction last Saturday overflowed the chairs provided, and the cars filled all spaces assigned and spilled onto the sides of the road. An article elsewhere in…
Beautiful Maine August weather, warm days, lower humidity, and cooler nights. Like others, our cabin is getting quieter by the day. The last of the New Yorkers left Thursday, the North Carolina…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A leopard can't change its spots.
The idiom "a leopard can't change its spots" means that someone's character, especially if it's bad, won't change, even if they try…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Governor Mills' office recently announced nearly $6 million in grants to 109 Maine businesses affected by the severe storms last winter. Among the recipients, two local…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We all want what's best for every American. Let's join together to strengthen our economy by: Uplifting our working and middle classes; preserving Social Security;…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I grew up in the Philadelphia area, then moved to Iowa with my family and children in 1969. While living there I was president of the Visiting Nurse Association whose nurses…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I pass along this true story about Army Rangers, Navy SEALs and Green Berets.
In 1966 two friends of mine…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Hello, Boothbay resident seniors!
How do you like your 2024 property tax bill? Mine, and many others I know, went up 23% from 2023. You can thank your Maine…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Special Operations Transition Foundation (SOTF) aids special operations military men and women transition into jobs and communities following their service.
Recently a…
Have you been affected by a scam? Know that you are not alone.
AARP Fraud Watch Network™ offers free emotional support sessions for people affected by fraud. Trained peer facilitators…
A Bird’s Tale
A few weeks ago, in early August, we were lucky.
Without having glanced at a tide chart, we happened to stop by Wharton Point in Brunswick just as the tide was receding from its high point…
From the assistant editor
The double s’s in Wiscasset could have stood for Set for Success earlier this month. Another year of…
From the editor
After witnessing a customer’s verbal abuse of an employee of a business over the weekend, it is shocking to think anyone would do that and require the employee to call in security (and the police…
’Round Town
The plans for our next annual family gathering on Monhegan Island begin on the boat ride back to the mainland after our stay. We so look forward to this event that little time is wasted planning…
Joe’s Journal
The other day, while at Hannaford's, I helped a young mother push her overloaded cart as she wrestled with a 2-year-old.
Thanks, she said. Then she noticed my USMC cap and added – Thanks…
As I’m writing News and Notes this week, it’s cold, clammy, wet, and just plain yucky. And the weather was like that for most of the weekend! Have patience though. By the end of the week, we’ll be…
Unfortunately our activities have come to an end for the season; however, thanks to the efforts of many it was quite a successful one. Thank you to all who chaired, volunteered, participated and…
Fogged in! The cabin is overflowing with children, granddaughters, relatives, and friends; the best time of year! We are checking off the bucket lists of the little ones, Sprucewold Beach, Barrett…
Boothbay Region YMCA Community Catalyst for Good
What are your fondest summer memories from childhood? For the lucky among us, they include discovery, adventure, and having a blast with a best friend by our side. Cultivating idyllic…
On Sheepscot Bay
“The sea, the sky, the very air
Bring ecstasy to me.
The islands green, the pink…
Commentary
Fluorescent lights have been a staple in buildings for decades. Passing high voltage across a noble gas, this bridge…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We would like to publicly thank Chief Doug Snyder and his amazing officers for going above and beyond when we were involved in a car accident Aug. 13.
Not only did…
From the Senate
Aug. 18, 2024 marked the 104-year anniversary of women earning the right to vote…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We go to the YMCA to strengthen our muscles, take classes to become more flexible and participate in activities that make us healthy and feel good. What had a great impact for…
First, a big than you to the community for supporting the V.E.T.S. Inc. annual BBQ fundraiser! As usual, the Boothbay Region demonstrated our support for veterans! The BBQ was also a great…
This week we’re reporting on winners and champions.
After the JPVIS Tennis Tournament the following will have their names painted on the Community House…
Rotary de-stigmatizes the opioid epidemic
This is the story of a man who – both in his career and in his family – came up against a largely unmentioned crisis in our society, and how he turned to his Rotary connections to help mitigate…
For those still waiting to read about the BVC Annual Meeting and Lobster Bake weekend, I was informed after the fact that that edition of the Buzz was too long (I guess there was other news that…
“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs…
Olympic athletes aren't the only ones after gold this summer. Criminal scammers are increasingly trying to steal your savings through gold bar schemes.
Criminals may impersonate…
“Janet Planet” - (PG13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination…
And the winner is ... Here’s another opportunity to win 10 more lobsters. The drawing will be held on Aug. 29, just in time for Labor Day Weekend! Each Thursday morning, we will be selling raffle…
A Bird’s Tale
On cooler, early evenings these August days, we have been out sitting comfortably on our porch, our little black dog happily beside us sniffing the air. We haven’t been using our noses but instead…
From the assistant editor
Several weeks ago, John Merry, Wiscasset schools’ longtime maintenance and transportation director, sent us the school bus schedule and we recently ran it in the print edition. Look for it online…
Insight
It was usually around 1 a.m. that the bell would ring, telling me that my elderly mom was headed for the bathroom. And because it wasn’t safe for her to go alone, that meant I was on my way there…
From the editor
One of our favorite back-to-school commercials was Staples’ take on the Christmas song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” In it, the Dad loads the shopping cart with glee as the faces of…
