A crowd of people read their emails and/or talked with their neighbors because the news that the gathering at the Southport General Store to “Light Up Southport” was moved forward a day to avoid…
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letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We live in Central Maine and occasionally make it down to the Boothbay region for our “big” vacations. There are many things about the area that keep us coming back, and…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As I was waiting to check out at Hannaford recently, the gentleman in front of me appeared confused as he attempted to pay for his purchases. It soon become apparent he didn’t…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Last Wednesday, Nov. 29, most of our teachers at Boothbay Region High School informed us about an…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am delighted to report that there are Angels living right here in the Boothbay region! They shop with us, they exercise with us at the “Y,” they sit next to us in church…
The final tally of the Honor Flight Maine telethon is $221.704! Once again, Mainers demonstrated their gratitude to our state’s veterans! This allows us to have six flights in 2024, two flights in…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club welcomed Elizabeth McClellan, founder and executive director of Partners for World Health in Portland, to our meeting last week. Fifteen years ago, Elizabeth was…
Community of Hope
Recent events in Lewiston, coupled with the number of clients served by Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Centers, highlight the need to take another look at the link between domestic…
I love a mystery!
Hard to believe now, but It was way back in 2017 when the “I love a mystery column” first started. The response from locals and online readers…
One of the most nefarious scams today is bank impersonation. Money stolen through these schemes is rarely recoverable, so it’s particularly important to be aware of this scam and share what you…
A Bird’s Tale
It sometimes seems hard to believe that so many mysteries still remain within the natural world, including within the most well-known group of wild creatures: birds! But new discoveries of all…
From the assistant editor
As Maine forecasts never (read, “often”) need tweaking or fully changing in the days and hours leading up to an event, I am moderately comfortable at press time Tuesday, Saturday night’s rain…
From the editor
Congratulations to the Boothbay Region High School Rotary Interact Club for raising $1,000 for the victims of the mass shooting in Lewiston in late October. It was a great idea to have the popular…
’Round Town
I suspect, over the years, in one form or another, that almost everyone has some experience with the moon. We all got a dab of lunar learning in school. You know – waning and waxing, crescent,…
Joe’s Journal
In case your TV remote misfired over the weekend, as you switched between the dozens of football games, you might have seen a commercial that brought a…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Raffle: We have a beautiful live arborvitae tree, decorated with oodles of scratch tickets. Raffle tickets cost $1 each or six for $5. Come…
Fortunately the heavy winds and rain we experienced before dawn Monday morning did not disturb the Christmas decorations going up in the town center. The Methodist Church, the Southport Town Hall…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We want to thank everyone who helped contain the fire on Squirrel Island that occurred on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 19) and into the night. We are so appreciative of all who…
As many know now, the Honor Flight Maine (HGM) Telethon was last Thursday and was a huge success, raising over $191,000 and still counting enabling us to send approximately 200 more veterans to…
In August of 2022 the Veterans Administration (VA) began the largest expansion of benefits in its history with the enactment of the PACT Act. The Act, which compensates military personnel and…
A Bird’s Tale
The two most well-known birds in the world would have to be—no, not Steller’s sea-eagles, albatrosses, or hummingbirds—but two species that have probably become rather mundane in most of our…
From the assistant editor
Are you part of the last generation of kids who were outside from about daybreak to near dark? If that was you working a paper route on bike or foot, and/or playing ball, hopscotch, jacks, and…
From the editor
Thanksgiving 1973 was a great memory. My 30 teammates and I were extra thankful that day as we had just completed a championship football season – being crowned co-champions in Class D. It was the…
Joe’s Journal
Most of us will soon sit down to the traditional Thanksgiving repast in a few hours.
It is a special day set aside for family, food and friendship.
As we try not to slop too much…
’Round Town
Some projects are so vast and expansive it’s impossible to imagine. Such is the case for the massively detailed 400-page book “The Kyrenia Ship…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This time of year, late in the day, when entering the Boothbay Center Post Office from Back River Road, the parking area to the right is in the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Because, you don’t know what it’s like.
This holiday season, especially for Thanksgiving, ask someone over for dinner.
Only the lonely know.
Countless…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Are we listening? In a recent speech in New Hampshire, former President Trump used language that is identical…
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Eat hardy, be thankful for friends and family. And don’t forget dessert – fill up on apple and pumpkin pies!
We have a new game at The…
Thanks to Eden Climo for coordinating volunteers to decorate our island for Christmas. As mentioned last week, Wayne Closson’s Landscape business, which for many years has hung the Christmas…
The holiday deals have already begun, but buyer beware – not all of those great deals you see online are legit. Because if the online shopping season has started it means that online scam season…
A Bird’s Tale
Many long-time readers of this column will remember that we have an abiding interest in the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire—three islands off the Venezuelan coast that were historically once…
From the editor
Using reporter Fritz Freudenberger’s lead question in his article on the CSD board of trustees meeting story this week regarding the aftermath of the Nov. 7 vote where voters turned down the two…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
“We started coming to Maine for our vacations every year from 1972,” says longtime Library volunteer Gloria Taliana. “We worked our way up from York Beach to Jonesport, never once…
’Round Town
I hope my obsession with reflections is not driving people over the edge. It’s just that I am totally captivated by how things are transformed by their appearance in water.
My interest in…
Joe’s Journal
Last weekend, we celebrated Veterans Day, a time set aside to honor those who wore the uniform.
In our little corner of God’s great geography, we saw towns and civic groups host vets while…
On Saturday, Nov. 18, Lucy Cressey will be holding her Finding Your Family program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. here at The Community Center in the Meadow Mall. Have you ever been curious about your…
A couple of important notes about the work and signs on the Southport Bridge. Traffic lights now direct us to stop and to cross the bridge. They are activated by a plate embedded in the road, so…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
In recent letters to this paper, a number of writers have tried to put down Boothbay Region High School as doing poorly, and therefore, in their view, not worth investing in.…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I have not always been the easiest person to deal with. I have certainly made my fair share of mistakes along the way. However it has been an honor, a pleasure, and a…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I was in a small local shop this fall while a loud woman "from away" was ranting to the owner. I heard her say, "Indians should forget the past and stop…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I wish to thank the Boothbay Harbor Community Center for all they do every day. I especially want to thank them for being a big part in my recovery. The scooter…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am hoping that we have not seen the last ballot referendum questions on the Boothbay Region elementary school and high school.
During the process of putting…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I feel there is increased interest in public access to the rivers in Edgecomb.
Five hundred and twelve residents, including a number of absentee voters who did not see…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As a volunteer and patron of the Harbor Theater, I am very concerned about the Meadow Mall parking lot. The lack of lights is extremely dangerous. Also, the speed of cars…
This is an important week for Honor Flight Maine (HFM). On Thursday, Nov. 16, the News Center Maine (NCM) annual HFM telethon is being held. If you have been watching NCM this week, you will have…
Social media has become a dangerous marketplace. Scammers are great at creating slick ads and professional looking websites and for minimal cost they can force them into your feed. According to…
Mainers are waking up this morning to news of a massive data breach that, according to the Nov. 9 notice filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office, has affected 1.3 million people. The breach…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Does size matter? Can a high school be too small? Can a high school be too large? Research indicates that high schools of 400-500 students, for a variety of reasons,…
From the editor
I caught a rare cold this week – not surprising since it has hit a few of my office mates – but hopefully our readers haven’t gotten a cold, the flu, the dreaded COVID-19 virus, or any other fall/…
