Dear Editor:

We, the members of Pan Fried Steel Band, want to thank all of our old friends and supporters as well as our new friends who joined us at the Opera House on Saturday, March 24…

Dear Editor:

My wife, Marie Rose Ruffalo, and I are relatively new to Boothbay Harbor. We moved here five years ago from La Jolla…

It is obvious that a so-called "agreement" between the flower growers and our town's hopelessly outclassed council, peopled by working stiffs whose principal life wish is to keep their children…

Dear Editor:

Wednesday, the 28th of March was a historic day for the town of Boothbay, and not in a good way. It reminded me of the Ides of March. On this day, your town decided to roll-…

Dear Editor:

We had never intended to “out” Ms. Teel of her wrongdoing, but given her recent Letter to the Editor, it’s time to set the record straight.

Since 2002, Coastal Maine…

Dear Editor:

We are in awe of the impressive results of efforts put forth by the Friends of the Harbor Theater, its  501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, to save and grow the cinema’s…

Dear Editor:

Contrary to the claims made in “…

Dear Editor:

Well here we are again and two new players step onto the field, Ms. Wing and Mr. Levin. Ms. Wing brings with her revisionist history, viewed not in context but through the…

Dear Editor:

In support and solidarity with the kids from Parkland, I attended the “March for Our Lives” in Damariscotta. It was quite heartening to see others from our peninsula and…

I love a mystery!

One of our patrons recently asked me, “What’s with the purple dots?”

After taking a close look at the mystery collection, it was determined that many fiction…

Just a reminder, the famous American Legion breakfast is back! We resume for the season this Sunday, April 8 from 7 to 9 a.m. So, I am hoping we have a great turnout with old friends returning and…

An invitation has been extended by the flag officers (commodore, vice commodore, rear commodore) to the members of the board of directors to attend their next monthly meeting because of the volume…

With spring in full swing, 21 members and two guests met at the clubhouse last week for our bi-monthly meeting. Come for dinner and see what you're missing - this…

I remember it was a cool October day when I went outside to do yard work with my husband. I remember dressing in layers and not having to deal with mosquitoes. I remember that I stood in the yard…

Paul and Louise Cowan were the gracious hosts for the March off-season gathering of the Down East Yacht Club. The wonderful view of Cross River from their living room and deck provided an…

The Southport Town Hall was full of parents, grandparents, and friends last Friday evening, March 24, for the Southport Island School’s talent show, auction, and bake sale. We are fortunate to…

There are two things you need to know about newspapers.

Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is…

Photographs go right to the heart of the viewer. Photographs evoke emotion and affect the viewer on an emotional level. Photographs capture moments in our lives – of loved ones, holidays, special…

March Madness is about over (insert a tear) and when it is, I expect to be called out of my recliner to begin some spring cleaning. Yes, the dusting, window cleaning, rug shampooing, dog bathing…

Last week, perhaps like many of you, we mourned the loss of the last male northern white rhino on Earth. Sudan (he was named for the country where he was born) had spent most of his life in a zoo…

There are many types of religions in the world, with most folks convinced that “theirs’’ is the only “real’’ one. Every generation, we’re hopefully getting a bit more tolerant of religious…

Back in the early ’90s, a whole gang of us from the area car pooled to Sheepscot Valley Children’s House…

After four major snowstorms in four weeks, the sun peeked out from behind a cloud on Saturday, so I thought I might see how, and if, Ms. Pigette survived the winter.

Parking on the side of…

Dear Editor:

My name is Mary Lou Teel. My property, like the Anthonys, abuts the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. My home has a view to the Back River over a corner of CMBG property.…

Dear Editor:

The town of Boothbay and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens have announced that they have reached a tentative settlement as a means to resolve CMBG’s lawsuits. As much as we all…

Dear Editor:

There are many answers to this question, yet it remains a phrase that is often said by us, heard by others and still open to doubt from time to time just as is all love…

Recently, I was sitting with a couple whose child was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and a few other tick-borne co-infections. As we were going over various resources that were available to…

A bank comes equipped with a drive-through and a night depository. Ours did and that stuff was in The Community Center kitchen and very much in the…

Spring Break programming 

Let’s be totally honest, parents of the Boothbay region — we’ve spent a lot of unplanned time at home with our kiddos this winter. Ten days of unplanned…

Dear Editor:

In the United States, the rate of mental illness is the same as it is for all developed western countries. Our spending on mental health issues is in line with spending of all…

Dear Editor:

Hopefully I have your attention with my title. Right now (3/26, 1 p.m.), the Education Committee is holding a hearing to fast track the elimination of the state’s CDS (Child…

Dear Editor:

Yes, the wall will be funded before November.

Why? Simply because we're in a pitched battle to save our country, and because we have a determined president who now has…

Dear Editor:

I met Laura Fortman last year, and boy, are we lucky to have someone like her running for State Senate.

I am retired now, but made my living in the tech industry. I…

Dear Editor:

…in addition to a lot more love and compassion, is a new Rachel Carson to write a new “Silent Spring,” this time about the existential threat to the world ocean.

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Dear Editor:

I am writing in response a recent letter to the editor entitled “Stop the killing, now.” The author cited a Dr. Keith Ablow. According to a past president of the American…

Dear Editor:

Hello, my name is June Shaw. A lot of people know me as a mail carrier. Unfortunately due to an injury I'…

Dear Editor:

How appropriate, during Holy Week, that we have an illustration of power and the challenge of power, available for all to see as they enter Boothbay Harbor. On a wooden sign a…

Dear Editor:

Recently we have lost two powerful men. They were quite different. Billy Graham was a Christian evangelist and Stephen Hawking an agnostic scientist. Both were happy warriors…

Dear Editor:

I wonder if our neighbor whose sign greets us as we come into Boothbay Harbor knows where MOLON LABE comes from … Well, yes, it is said to have been the words of King Leonidas…

Dear Editor

I am excited about State Senate candidate, Laura Fortman, who is running to represent most of Lincoln County. I’ve lived in Maine for most of my adult life and watched this…

Dear Editor:

Now that I have my thoughts together and I am on the mend, I realize how lucky I am to be living and breathing (especially at my age). On Feb. 4, I suffered an AAA (Abdominal…

Dear Editor:

Senator Dow took us down memory lane this week (From the Senate column, online) writing about his days as a youth, working with his father in the family furniture venture. It…

Joint Economic Development Committee Co-Chair Wendy Wolf and Committee member Mike Tomko presented their interest in partnering with Rotarian leaders in our community to address the recently…

I continue to be impressed with the tenacity of the crews working on the Sailing and Education Center as well as the folks who do the scheduling of work. With the building totally closed in from…

Dear Editor:

Hello Boothbay Region High School track & field alumni.

As you probably remember from back-in-the-day, high school track and field season is just around the corner.…

We all know that there’s perhaps no job more important to land than that first part-time job as a teenager, whether that job be on a farm, in a local convenience store or at a restaurant. For me,…

A friend of mine who owns a home in Maine and a place in Massachusetts told me this week that he has had enough — he is seriously considering moving to another state south of New England. He cited…

It’s spring – according to the calendar, anyway. But, like me you’ve probably been planning your gardens all winter – and it’s been a beaut for dreaming about warm sunshine, blue skies and being…

A robin was calling in our yard this morning. A sign of spring? Not really, especially with several feet of snow still carpeting the ground dampening our expectations. But the truth is, robins…

The Ernestina-Morrissey project at the old Sample’s Shipyard continues to amaze me.

Recently I got to witness what I think is one of the coolest events ever --- the installation of…