Wiscasset has big decisions ahead, including where to move the sewer plant, and what to plan on every front, from education to economic development, via the next comprehensive plan. Kudos to those…
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From the editor
It’s hard to believe that one quarter of the year has passed. A lot has gone on since Jan. 1, 2024: storms, storms and more storms; winter sports at area schools ended; and the storm of the year…
’Round Town
So fun to see Lara Tupper on home turf again! She and hubby Bobby Sweet, who now live in western Massachusetts (no apology necessary), provided a lovely evening of entertainment at the Boothbay…
Joe’s Journal
The Old Scribbler stayed up way too late on Saturday evening.
No, he did not stay up to watch the Red Sox, for they did not have a night game. They played in the afternoon and won 17 to zip…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Wednesday evening, April 24 my sons and I celebrated when “The Register” reported the news that the school I once called my…
Southporters are amazing people in many ways, one of which is they can endure tough weather. For example, in spite of temperatures in the low 40s and icy rain, cars continued to drive into the…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters:
While we attempted to inform the community on what was involved in the April 24 school vote, it seems questions and confusions…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This is in response to the paid advertisement which appears on your editorial page in the April 25 issue. As a former professionally trained…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I’m writing as a Boothbay Harbor resident, business owner, and parent who’s seen our town’s school do their best with what they’ve got…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Imagine a group of discontented employees of the Coca Cola Company deciding to develop and produce on their own a new soft drink, and then bring it to market with the name…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Pursuant to state law, the referendum vote for the school bond is invalid because it was a reconsideration, a repeat vote on November’s referendum that did not meet the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
With the recent votes in the U.S. Congress to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, we are witnessing an encouraging sign that the stranglehold MAGA Republicans in the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I emigrated to the U.S. in 1978 to take up a job as an oilfield mechanic and electrician in the Gulf of Mexico. Margaret Thatcher was elected…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Once again (how many years has it been) our very own Seahawk math team has distinguished itself as a math leader in Maine! Personal c…
A reminder that this weekend’s Legion breakfast has been moved from Sunday to Saturday and will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. This is a fundraiser breakfast so come bring a friend or two with you…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is celebrating its centennial this year (1924-2024). The Library is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. She still stands proud and…
Well, it’s feeling more like spring everyday. The days are longer, the daffodils are out, so are the spring peepers and some of the Rotary Club snowbirds are back. Welcome back, don’t forget to…
Boothbay Region YMCA Community Catalyst for Good
If you’re a frequent flyer at the Y, you’ve probably been fortunate enough to meet Andy Hollon, or at least been the beneficiary of his lovely Texas twang and affable energy on and around the…
Boothbay Region YMCA Catalyst for Good
If you spend any time on the Y’s website, you’ll discover one of the organization’s strategic goals is to ensure the inclusion and engagement with our local community, with a focus on youth…
A Bird’s Tale
Reading the rare bird sightings here in Maine in the past week could make you think you were in the southern U.S.. Summer tanager at a Portland cemetery. Another in the same Cape Elizabeth park…
From the assistant editor
With National Volunteer Week this week, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ April 16 reading of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ letter honoring Katharine Martin-Savage’s posthumous…
From the editor
When covered in snow, litter is hidden. Now that spring is here, the short dog-walking route I take is hideous and unsightly – and not just this year. I meant to purchase a trash gripper (my last…
Joe’s Journal
If you were stuck in the garden doing chores you should have done last fall, or had to earn a living, you might have missed it, for a lot happened last week.
No, I am not referring to the…
’Round Town
Alert! Critters are on the move – skunks, raccoons, porcupine, etc. Keep an eye on your pets!
The osprey are back. And all those single out in the open high in the air landing zones…
Monday we held a reception to recognize our former president of The Community Center, Shawn Lewin, for all his contributions to the Center since its inception. What a wonderful crowd of friends,…
Once again the BRWD has done an outstanding job of getting seasonal water to all its customers, again many thanks for your effort. We can all start the opening process and the beginning of our…
As mentioned last week, the next Legion Breakfast will be Saturday, May 4, not the usual Sunday breakfast. And, breakfast will be from 7 to 10 a.m. This is a fundraiser to support a local family.…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
The group of volunteers led by Claire Tomlin and including Sigrid Koph, Sandra Seifert, Becky Singer, Rosalie Baker, and sometimes others, will continue to meet on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. for worktime…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing today as a Wiscasset School District Committee member, a parent of a child in the Wiscasset School District, and as a tax-paying community member.
I am…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
An invasion by any other name.
There is a new, New Colossus. This time, Lady Liberty casts her gaze across the harbor with an incredulous frown.
“Give me…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to respond to a recent letter stating that former Trump Cabinet members would not back him for President. First, I will not disparage Vice President Pence or AG…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
When contemplating the life, career, and political train wreck of Donald John Trump, the constant refrain is, “You can’t make this stuff up.”
The catalogue of scams,…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I was born in England in 1948. I married an American (this year is our 50th anniversary!) and emigrated to the USA in 1978. I am 76 years old. In all those years, in…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Move over Scottie, Ben, Phil, Tiger and the like for Southport's very own golfer…
Commentary
Nothing's easy when it comes to producing affordable housing in Maine. It’s encouraging to see the Maine legislature and government at work – creating programs, regulation and tax policy -…
Spring. I think it's really here. The spring peepers are singing, daffodils are blooming and The Big, Gray Rotary Barn is open, two Saturdays in a row now. Yes, every Saturday from 8:30 to…
Community of Hope
Domestic abuse research and reporting often focus on physical violence. But this narrow frame may be misleading. Between 60% and 80% of domestic abuse survivors seeking outside supports (i.e.,…
One of the most popular ways for criminals to steal money and sensitive information is by impersonating a trusted source — often a government agency. According to the Federal Trade Commission,…
This week’s News and Notes is dedicated to Captain Ted Schmidt. With great sadness, Cap’n Ted, one of our founding directors of The Community Center, passed away peacefully in his sleep early on…
A Bird’s Tale
The early April snowstorm left most surfaces, even a week later, with several inches of snow. But the rugby field on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick, where we went to watch our son play on…
From the assistant editor
Something about forget-me-nots starting to spread, and something about the robin’s recent return, both help make up for the wet, windy spring’s often unenjoyable days. But getting Gretchen…
From the editor
The school referendum on Wednesday, April 24 has certainly been a controversial subject in conversations around town, at public meetings, in the newspaper via letters to the editor and full page…
’Round Town
I finally cracked! I couldn’t take it anymore. Too much rain. Too much wind. Too many trees, branches fallen. Too big the waves. Nothing I could do.
But what I did do is snatch every bit of…
Joe’s Journal
Last weekend I spent way too much time watching the Masters on TV.
There is just something compelling about Augusta National with its perfect fairways, immaculate grounds, and how the…
Boothbay Region YMCA Catalyst for Good
Were you impacted by the recent nor’easter? So many of us were. With a handful of enduring power outages this winter season, our community has certainly weathered its share of storms. Thousands of…
The following written by Leigh Perkins shares information about “How Music Helps,” a project led by her partner, Peter Bruun, via their nonprofit, Studio B, that asks participants to consider how…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters turned down a $28,800,000 plan to build a new Elementary/Middle school just six months ago. Voters were shocked by the price tag while…
