Wow! It’s the beginning of March; 2024 is flying by way too quickly. Tax preparation, St. Patrick’s Day, my birthday … Happy Birthday to all March babies!
On Tuesday,…
Talk
I found it a bit too cold Saturday night to go to the beach to watch this amazing event, but Susan Endicott kindly sent me the following account. “Saturday, February 24, at 8:00 p.m,, thecold…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am encouraged that Edgecomb may be able to acquire property for public boat access to allow residents who do not own shore property the opportunity to enjoy our public…
Where it’s at
Maine Art Gallery’s current show, “Generations: The Legacy of Mentors,” celebrates the relationship between aspiring artists and their mentors. It also exemplifies each mentor’s impact on the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Recently, a concerned citizen wrote to our editor, urging us to follow the “will of the people…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This is the comment I recently submitted to the state regarding the proposed rule to require more electric vehicles in the state.
I am strongly opposed to this rule.…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I want to publicly offer my profound apologies for my rude and inappropriate remarks about the large disparity between the warrant amounts being requested by the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Friends, as much as I love and have compassion for every life, I think we have to be somewhat reasonable about how…
It’s the people we meet.
The Rotary meeting started out with the always magical moment of welcoming new people to the club. Linda Clapp and Judy DeGraw oversaw a finely honed presentation…
I’m not sure how many veterans in our community know that there is a veteran organization located at the old Brunswick Naval Air Station that is open five days a week whose purpose it is to help…
How often do we ponder and wonder where our life has gone? Nothing stops moving, be it time, the seasons, evolution or as we look into the mirror, aging!
I spent 30…
If there is one thing everyone should understand, it is that “scammers” are career criminals skilled at the art of manipulation, and no one is immune. These crooks target people of any age; in…
Salt ’n Spar
In January, I received an email from Ryan Gahagan, president of Mason Station Redevelopment Company LLC, based in Portland. His comments were in response to publication of a column I’d written…
New Hope Midcoast
Economic abuse can be just as devastating as physical abuse. To deny someone rightful access to money or basic resources is an attack on their fundamental existence. Managing and controlling one’s…
First, a great big thank you for all the volunteers, bakers, and consumers of our wonderful Cookie Walk on Valentine’s Day. We could not have done it without the help of so many cookies and…
As we write this, the 2024 Great Backyard Bird Count is on its final day. Incredibly, the number of bird sighting checklists that have been submitted is closing in on a quarter of a million coming…
From the assistant editor
This week’s entry is all positive, devoid of both wind chill and ice. Feel free to write in (news@wiscassetnewspaper.com or on our Facebook page) and add to the list of positives:
Wiscasset…
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…
From the editor
February is National Library Lover's Month.
When I was young and not preoccupied with a job or raising my family, I used to hang out at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library in the…
’Round Town
Life was normal and calm in the Hannaford vegetable display zone. Celery, carrots, avocado, apples with a small dash of organic romaine. Done! In the basket. On to the dairy area and then to check…
Joe’s Journal
Last week, I saw a pair of stories from Moscow that made me want to hit my knees and offer thanks that I was blessed to live in the good old USA.
Example number one was the death of Alexei…
Even in the winter lots happens at Hendricks Head Beach. Last week I wrote about the dippers, organized by Morgan Mitchell to take a dip in the icy water all year round, accompanied by music. From…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Grasping my identity as a gay man brought not only self-discovery but also societal condemnation, transforming my journey into an act deemed sinful by many. Yet, it was the…
letter to the editor
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On Saturday, Feb. 10, Lincoln County Republicans hosted a delightful and traditional event honoring Abraham Lincoln the first elected Republican President. If you were unable…
Who ever heard of playing softball in the snow, much less, have a softball tournament in February? Well, I attended two this past Saturday!
A few years ago, American Legion Post 202 in…
One of the oldest scams around involves a criminal getting hold of one of your checks and forging the payee and the amount. Usually this is done by “washing” the check with chemicals to remove the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The good news: Gov. Mills has included urgently needed one-time funding in a supplemental budget to address recent devastating federal funding cuts, essential to securing the…
A Bird’s Tale
The Birders’ Mardi Gras
The tradition of a February celebration has long been part of human history. A Carnival period, often in July, is a major tradition in many parts of the world, and…
From the editor
Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback since Tom Brady. He doesn’t get rattled, used the short passing scheme (a la Brady) to drive the team to the winning touchdown in overtime, and has now won…
’Round Town
In my senior high school yearbook, all students were asked to list clubs, sports, awards, etc., and to state what might be accomplished after graduation. We got all sorts of ambitious comments…
Joe’s Journal
Well, the 58th Super Bowl is over.
Was it a good game?
Did your team win? Do you remember who played or the score?
Did you count the number of times the cameras focused on…
For all of you who read the Morning Catch, Happy Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14! Come visit us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and take home a box of cookies (or other baked goods) all for the suggested…
Another Southport summer resident, Mimi (Maria) Goslinga Havinga, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6. Mimi has been living recently at St. Andrews Village where she reached her 100th birthday. Mimi…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A sad ending to a most tumultuous, destructive and abysmal abuse of the American people.
Insidious Democrat - dystopia is now in full swing.
The “Obama-three…
letter to the editor
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Last week, a letter writer who considers opponents of Trump to be equivocators and “deranged” adduced examples of dead dictators and contrasted their authoritarian regimes to…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Fact: in November voters in both towns turned down a $29 million bond referendum.
In less than three months, the …
The Maine Veteran Coordinating Committee (MVCC) had our monthly meeting on Feb. 5 with Senator Angus King the guest speaker. The MVCC, as I have talked about in the past, holds a meeting the first…
The past two years have seen an explosion of crypto currency scams which has led many people to ask the same question - how? After all, crypto currency is something most people don’t understand,…
This Thursday, Feb. 15, we will celebrate the Chinese New Year, which is celebrated by over one billion people worldwide. The festival is a time for family, friends and feasting, prompting the…
A Bird’s Tale
Deciding on which leader to follow is certainly occupying much of the media airspace for us humans in the U.S. at the moment and will be for months to come until the Presidential election.
…
From the assistant editor
Please take a few minutes to read Arts Editor Lisa Kristoff’s online piece “What’s a healthy…
From the editor
Every Tuesday, this column has to be ready for print as we go to press late that afternoon. Coming up with ideas on what to write is sometimes difficult. I am not an opinionated person so most of…
’Round Town
Black and white photography has always been a fundamental interest of mine. It’s where my interest in photography began as a child when I discovered my grandmother’s box camera, negatives and a…
Joe’s Journal
Dan Bryer has a problem. A big problem.
The affable Boothbay town manager has a municipal budget of about $2 to $2.3 million, and he had to spend $2.7 to $3 million to repair roads hammered…
Happy Valentine’s Day this coming Wednesday, Feb. 14! Come visit us and take home a box of cookies (or other baked goods) all for the suggested donation of $10 to support our activities here at…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Have been away so this letter of deep appreciation to the Two Ring Leaders, that's the Dynamic Mother /Daughter Duo, Tancy and Jennie, plus their very able "Movers…
Many thanks to Maureen Kinsey who kept Southport news coming, writing last week’s column while I made what may be my final trip to our time share at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. Our time-…
Salt ’n Spar
Let’s turn our attention to the town of Edgecomb where our neighbors across the Sheepscot River are celebrating their town’s 250th birthday. Mark your calendar: A town-wide birthday party is…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Back several weeks ago, on Jan. 10 and 13, I saw the biggest and worst storms yet here on Ocean Point. They certainly were the highest and most destructive coastal storms in…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To equate a former President of these United States to a nihilistic despot is beyond reprehensible. Perhaps a brief history of some of the great accomplishments offered…
