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Well, the Olympics concluded with a fitting ending as the U.S. women’s basketball team pulled off a come-from-behind win in grand fashion.
If you don’t think it was a…
Talk
’Round Town
To me, one of the more fascinating things about folks who perform at the Opera House is their observations about visiting Maine and Boothbay Harbor in particular. People come from far and wide to…
We have been lucky to have beautiful summer weather with just the right amount of rain. Like many others, August is our family vacation time. Two of my brothers are here, one from New York with…
As you know by now, the rain last Friday and the predicted rain/thunderstorms this past weekend caused us to reschedule the annual Legion fundraiser Yard Sale and Craft Fair We have now scheduled…
To say August is flying by is an understatement! Many residents have or are in the process of leaving to head back for school openings.
If you are fortunate enough to be staying it looks…
Chief’s Corner
In this edition of the Chief’s Corner, we will highlight grill and barbecue fire safety, and continue our Boothbay firefighter profile series. Today we are featuring Nick Giles, a 17-year-old…
You may talk about old ‘Emerald Isle”
Or the island of ‘Capree’,
But the isle that I love best of all
Is Southport by the sea.
Above is…
With August in full swing, we are savoring the last weeks of summer with our favorite events of August. Saturday’s Annual Meeting was well-attended. The exciting part of the meeting…
Commentary
When designing a school of any kind, student comfortability is a key component. A major factor in making a classroom…
letter to the editor
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Let's examine weirdness. So J.D. Vance is weird? A man from Appalachia who escaped poverty on his own merit and became a success in finance and…
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As we leave our children a world filled with excessive rain (Sarasota,Florida, 19 inches, Hurricane Debby), drought followed by wild fires (California) and sea level rise (…
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I just renewed my subscription.
The paper does an excellent job reporting on public meetings, especially zoning matters which can be complicated and controversial.…
Out of Our Past
Many of this column's over 735 articles have begun with my mentioning how I got started researching local history through the Milton Giles family. Well, this is another one which I wrote back in…
JPVIS rockers just about owned the top floor at Mine Oyster last Friday night. Christie Gillies and the band, Ruckus, did not disappoint. Seen on the dance floor were three generations of Gillies…
Since Jeff is in Florida visiting his Dad, he asked if someone could write this week’s Buzz.
Junior Buzz Reporters Hannah Srojny, Mallory Strogny, and Presley Frascella…
I spent last Saturday morning at the Rotary barn, greeting purchasers and selling furniture (mostly), and we had a great day. Good conversations, good times, and sales-wise,…
This week was the seventh of the Southport Junior Yacht Club. We had sun and smiles throughout the week, especially for Bingo on Wednesday!
Throughout the week, we had eight new swimmers:…
What better time is there for a road trip than during the summer?
On Aug. 9 at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML…
I usually get on my statistics kick in March, roughly three weeks before the Maine State Library Annual Report is due. But the library has felt exceedingly busy this summer,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the world's attention, but it has also captured the attention of criminal scammers. One area where AI scams are particularly dangerous is celebrity…
A reminder of a change in the normal schedule – the August potluck will be our annual island cookout taking place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. (rain or shine) at the hall.…
Where It’s At
The first time I wrote about Jaap Eduard Helder’s fabulous art was in 2020 and his solo show at Studio 53, “The Wordless Stories of …” and I had a wonderful time viewing and writing about the…
A Bird’s Tale
On one of the oppressively hot and humid summer days we have been experiencing lately, we had the good fortune to be at the cool, shady camp of brother Andy and sister-in-law Nina on the shore of…
From the assistant editor
News these days, even soft news – such as news on volunteer-run community events – you would not think could possibly elicit negative comments about Wiscasset, somehow does on social media. No…
From the editor
Great news for area fishermen. A plan and construction contract for building Carter’s Wharf on Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor has been announced. It has been in the planning stage for a little…
Joe’s Journal
Well, we survived another week of sweltering summer weather, sort of.
I never thought I would write that sentence while living on the Maine coast. It looks like some climate change is…
’Round Town
For some reason, Leica the wonder dog (it’s a wonder she’s a dog!), made several executive decisions recently.
About six months ago Leica abandoned her crate. She gave us no notice, no…
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…
Boothbay Region YMCA Community Catalyst for Good
If you’ve ventured to Barters Island, you know it’s a spectacularly unique place along our peninsula. Sweeping views of sea and horizon. The ever-present tide reminding us of the bountiful gift of…
What an exciting week on the SYC campus! We hosted the Maine State Opti Regatta on Wednesday and Thursday, with 60 young sailors racing on the Sheepscot. It is quite a scene as each…
The annual Legion fundraiser Yard Sale and Craft Fair is now here this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Our Legion storage sheds and garage are full, so there will lots of great treasures to be had.…
The blast of heat has continued from the July 4 weekend and throughout these five weeks. Locating a cool spot outside of a dip in the ocean has been a challenge. Regardless, July was a fun and…
The Sprucewold Directories are here! Stop by our cabin on Bayberry to pick one up. On Saturday we will distribute them at the Sprucewold Beach Club annual…
On the Hahn Cove hillside the new Beattie cottage is seeing lots of activity this summer even though it’s not quite finished. Rob and Cammie had barely said goodbye to CJ and Charlie last week…
This is my first column for the month of August and I’m lamenting the fact that summer is going far too quickly!
Welcome to our many August vacationers. Beth (Ford) and husband Anthony…
Southport friends are invited to gather at the Southport Yacht Club on Sunday morning, Aug. 11 at 11 for a community celebration of the life of Anne Grimes, who died Jan. 21 of this year. Anne…
letter to the editor
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Coincidence: noun 1. a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. "they met by coincidence," 2. correspondence in nature or in time…
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When our community lost St. Andrews Hospital…
Commentary
Do the Boothbay Region Elementary and High Schools need a district curriculum coordinator? I am a student at Boothbay Region High School and have been at Boothbay since kindergarten.…
letter to the editor
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In the land of the Unwoke, we are angry white men who hate liberals. Liberals are anyone who disagrees with us on any matter of politics or culture.
In the land of…
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There is a prominent sign which most people leaving the Harbor are forced to see, referring to “These United States.”
I guess the owner of that sign was a…
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A certain congressman is already littering the airwaves and summer has yet to end! He has added a coastal backdrop to "enhance" his ads. My question is how many of our local…
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My husband and I have the privilege of staying in our family cottage at Ocean Point in the summer. We are dog lovers and adore watching the many dogs (including our own)…
This week was the sixth of the Southport Yacht Club sailing program. It was filled to the brim with fun and different events throughout the week, including the Maine State Opti…
A small but raucous crowd filled the Rotary building as we celebrated the Olympics with our own world-famous cornhole tournament last week. Amy got into the spirit of the thing with a picnic…
Occasionally, the Buzz practically writes itself. It occurs less often than a blue moon - which I learned, happens on average, every 2.5 years - but it does happen.
It’s where the stars…
In 2023, post-disaster fraud cost Americans over $9.3 billion, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). With hurricane and wildfire season in full swing, it’s important to remind…
Over the weekend we decided to join in the birding fun that we wrote about in…
From the assistant editor
Months ago, Wiscasset’s economic development director, Aaron Chrostowsky, started calling selectmen’s attention to the town’s parcel that used to be Maine Yankee’s, off Old Ferry Road. The ideas…
From the editor
After reading this in this week’s Ocean Point column – “Wednesday evening Ginna Yerrall has organized a kids’ version of Right Left Center at 7, another fun and enjoyable night for the kids!” – I…
