While I was away last week on a working vacation – working on my house – I didn’t have much time to catch up with the local news. I was, as they say, “plumb worn out’ in the evenings. I haven’t…

One of the most special and enjoyable benefits of my line of work, which brings constant warmth to my heart, is the opportunity to revisit so many wonderful people who live in or who return to…

For the last few days, we have tried to get the Maine DOT to give us detailed information on their plans to renovate the Southport bridge over the Townsend Gut.

You know, Southport…

Like the tide, our medical equipment supplies ebb and flow. At present, we are very low on wheel chairs and transfer chairs, especially. If you have any medical equipment that is no longer being…

The Firemen’s Auction had a sunny day in which to conduct their major fund raising event, which was well attended as usual and raised a record $35,329. Fire Chief, Gerry Gamage was the auctioneer…

How do you know that a book is a mystery? That question came up at one of our Mystery Book Club  meetings at the Library. I shared the answer as I know it with both the Book Club and the…

It’s the middle of August and friends and neighbors have begun to depart Sprucewold to go back to school or work. The weather has been fair and we have had many good beach days this…

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Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor CSD school board members and trustees have recommended that we move forward with elementary school renovations and a new high school building at a…

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I know I’m not the person to be writing this letter to the editor: first, I am from away so my opinion doesn’t count; second, I’m a crackpot artist (i.e. I paint neither Maine…

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I want to encourage the Register to publish a thorough summary of the most important details that voters will need to consider before the Nov. 7, 2023, vote on a new bond…

Jeff Allison asked me to write this week’s Buzz column. He is helping his dad, Bill, in Florida who is receiving good medical care and doing better. We have the family in our hearts and prayers.…

This past weekend was the Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation (MASR) “Veterans No Boundaries” event held each August at Camp Wavus on Lake Damariscotta. This weekend we had 25 veterans and their…

I often find myself pondering over the question what happened to summer? It certainly seemed to sail by and unfortunately it means our activities have come to an end for the season.

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There’s lots to share this week beginning, sadly, with the end of the official tennis programs. Despite the days of rain, the courts held up and tennis was a big success this summer, both on and…

Can it really be nearly the end of August already? This hibernating reporter only spent half the summer on the island, and boy, that is way too short! I’m glad to see that the weather…

Last Thursday Will Mackenzie, the Golden Globe winning TV director and actor was a fascinating and fun speaker about something we’re all interested in, television. Will started with a brief…

It’s hurricane season – along with wildfire and flooding season - and one of the things that often comes with all of the personal losses from a natural disaster are fake charities offering to help…

One of the two DEYC gatherings at members’ homes was hosted by Jane and Dana Mulholland at 53 Solon Road in Southport. The event was scheduled for three to five in the afternoon. The property sits…

This Wednesday, Aug. 15 might be a nightmare for Boothbay Harbor postmaster Lesley Blethen and her stalwart crew, not to mention the postal customers. That is when about 300 or so East Boothbay…

Neat plan, Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce, getting trendy with what WACC hopes will be an annual “Battle of the Boards.” No, not corn hole, although corn might be in the mix for some entries.…

What a wonderful treat we enjoyed at our island jewel, the Hendricks Hill Museum of Natural History (as I call it). No fancy hors-d’oeuvres, dancing ponies, dinosaur bones or door prizes, just…

Birds of mystery and grace, American Golden-Plovers are also athletes beyond comprehension. Standing on the granite shore of a spruce-cloaked Maine coastal headland on a crisp October day, and…

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Oakley Alexander, our  5-year old cat, was lost in one of our recent severe thunder storms in the Lakeside Drive area of the Harbor. He is an 18-pound part  Maine Coon and has…

Wow! What a change in the weather. Sunny skies and a light breeze make a perfect Maine summer day, exploring our coastal region is always an adventure. We took…

Criminals use a lot of different tactics to steal money from consumers, and one of those tactics is the promise of free money. This summer the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers…

Volunteers are the lifeblood of every non-profit and non-profits are the thrum that create impact in thriving communities. As residents, we are so fortunate to host as many non-profits as we do on…

The glorious blue-sky summer day on Sunday lured us to take a ride down to Pemaquid Harbor. The tide was near high when we arrived in the late afternoon, and the temperature still warm enough for…

Random rainy and overly windy day thought No. 1: Hope you have been checking out First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s weekly historical articles as the hallmark of the hill turns 250. You…

With the news that the East Boothbay Post Office is closing its doors (at least for now), is it a sign that we may lose the other small post offices in the region? We have two smaller post offices…

Bruce John Riddell’s magnum opus has been published!

“LANDART, From Acadia to Zen” took 10 years to produce from over 35 years of work. His book is now available at Sherman’s Bookstores and…

The columnist at a tiny weekly New England newspaper usually writes about bake sales, volunteer firefighters, taxes and the weather. I get it.

But the political events of last week were…

Predictably the calendar has turned over to August, and with that cottage change overs (for some) and sunnier weather for most. But first we need to acknowledge briefly some of the 2nd half-of-…

This year’s Summer Reading Passport program, now in its fourth year, has been another incredible success. It encourages kids to read more over the summer and celebrates the culture of…

What a great day we had last Saturday at our first expanded Legion and Community Yard Sale and Craft Fair! Our Community Yard Sale participants and our local crafters thought it was great and most…

August has gotten started with a wave of excitement as we hosted the Maine State Optimist Championship Regatta last week. Forty four tiny boats conquered the Sheepscot River's swift…

Another record setting weekend is in the books and for those who missed it, or for those who can’t quite remember what may have transpired, here is a wrap up of everything that is fit to print in…

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Joel Morley’s letter in last week’s paper made a very big statement as to how our elected official do not listen to what their constituents want. They vote the party line. In…

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Well, I didn’t realize how much I really missed y’all ... and it’s taken me some weeks to process it. Nashville will give you tunnel vision if you play on the strip too long.…

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When I first learned about our failing high school building it struck me that it was time to consider a regional solution. Yes, the cost of a new school in Edgecomb would be…

Our August vacationers are certainly experiencing some of the best weather of the summer season.

As usual it was another busy week of activities. Thanks to Ginna Yerrall both the kids and…

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On Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. at All Saints by-the-Sea summer chapel, the funeral service for my husband, Kit Sherrill, will be conducted by the Rt. Reverend Thomas Brown, Bishop of Maine. If…

There are 200 veterans in Maine living on the streets. Local veteran Ed Harmon will not rest until they are all decently housed. “I will go anywhere and do anything for my sisters and…

Saturday, Aug. 5, was a busy day in Sprucewold, beginning with the annual meetings of both the Linekin Heights Association and the Sprucewold Association in the morning, and concluding in the…

Friday  morning, there was an volunteer repair crew working hard to fix a support that had slipped on the Moore’s landing stairs. Many thanks to Bridget Mansourian, Anne Dooley, and  Dave Taylor,…

We are reminding you that the August potluck will not take place on its usual Wednesday but will instead take place on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. This will be the annual cookout at the hall with…