Dear Editor:
Several folks have emailed and asked about Option #5. This is in reference to an editorial commentary I made last week, in which I identified several School Options; I am…
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Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Recently, I wrote about the rising cost of elementary school in our town and the school board’s disregard for taxpayers’ concerns. Unfortunately, rather than listening to the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent article Isabelle Curtis did about Aqua Therapy in the recent Health and…
First, I mentioned in previous articles that the VA has changed how you access “My Healthevet” and the new VA.gov portals. I mentioned the February date when using My HealtheVet credentials…
Tammy Plummer, EVP and chief information officer for First National Bank, will talk about Internet Security on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. Tammy has been with the…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
There’s a poem by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo — “Perhaps the World Ends Here.” “The world begins at a kitchen table,” the poet writes.
In the middle of a winter storm in early February, as I…
A Bird's Tale
As we write this on Feb. 17, the Great Backyard Bird Count is in its final hours. We’ve participated and seen some wonderful birds, though like many of you, we were confined to counting from…
First of all, the Community Center would like to thank all our wonderful donors: The East Boothbay General Store…
From the assistant editor
That was one long and sometimes unusual presidential election season that ended a few months ago, from a change in the Democratic ticket to an assassination attempt on a former president seeking…
From the editor
The Boothbay region’s giving community spirit came through once again on Monday as over $4,100 was raised for Robbie and Kristen Campbell at Community Lunch. The couple lost their home to a fire…
Joe's Journal
Jimmy Breslin is giggling in his grave as the New York City mayor’s alleged attempt to rake in some cash and goodies in return for ignoring a building code violation has morphed into a national…
Last Saturday’s Softball Tournament Winter Classic at the American Legion Post 202, Topsham, was a huge success! This is the major fundraiser for the Maine Veterans In Need (MVN). Fourteen teams…
A reminder that this Friday, Feb. 21, the Southport General Store will host a second Bean and Weiner Supper from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. If anyone else is glued to the television set zooming in on the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This past week the Maine legislature voted on a…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
In addition to all the damage he has done to our federal government in just three weeks, Trump and his ideological clones have begun to distort our national consciousness as…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
When it comes to protecting health care for Lincoln County families, our Democratic legislators—Lydia Crafts, Holly Stover, Cameron Reny, Wayne Farrin, and Denise Tepler—have…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing this letter in response to the recently published article “Southport residents seek resolution to vacant…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Boothbay Harbor in the off-season can feel a little too quiet. The summer crowds are long gone, many storefronts are dark, and the energy that makes this town so special seems…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my frustration with the rising cost of elementary school in our town and the apparent disregard the school board has for taxpayers' concerns. Education…
Monday, Feb. 17, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club hosted the Community Lunch at…
Community of Hope
The proposed freeze on funding for over 2,600 federal grant programs has created a reality of uncertainty and turmoil for many nonprofits. This freeze has…
The holidays have passed, and for many, that means a stack of gift cards just waiting to be used. But before you check your balances online, beware of fake gift card balance-checking sites…
Winter at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is anything but quiet. While the waterfront may appear serene under a blanket of snow, a flurry of activity takes place behind the scenes to prepare…
Boothbay Region Food Pantry, like many of us, is suffering from inflation and uncertainty about government policies. Food costs more at the grocery store, as do diapers, toilet paper, paper…
A Bird's Tale
A colleague at the Natural Resources Council of…
From the assistant editor
Coming into this week, it seemed we might any day be needing to ask area school superintendents their game plan, given recent news reports of the possible dismantling of the nation's education…
From the editor
The idea for Project Graduation began at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 45 years ago and locally it has been around for over about four decades. The program was started to bring to light…
Where It's At
How do you "winter?" The cold, snowy season inspires many of us to don skates, skis, or snowshoes; while others prefer pulling on snow boots for walks around their favorite outdoor places. Like…
Joe's Journal
No, I am not talking about the season, the weather, or the "whatever you want to call it" in Washington.
No, the new sports season began on Sunday after the 2024-2025 Super Bowl. Today, all…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
St. Andrews Auxiliary is holding an Employee Appreciation lunch for the St. Andrews Campuses for MaineHealth on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Auxiliary volunteers are preparing…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We must not confirm RFK Jr. to head HHS. We already face a measles outbreak in Texas among unvaccinated children and outbreaks of tuberculosis in Kansas and North Carolina…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Our democracy is in a fragile state, and for good reason. For decades both Democrats and Republicans have facilitated the movement of vast amounts of wealth to the richest…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We do have options. Unfortunately our school boards and superintendents for Wiscasset and Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor appear dismissive and …
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Ten years ago, conservative Catholic scholar and political essayist Andrew Sullivan wrote, “In terms of our liberal democracy and constitutional order, Donald Trump is an…
Winter, it sure has been an “old-fashioned winter.” Snow, snow and more snow. …
Chief's Column
Winter is most certainly still with us, with a combination of an extended period of colder weather and a series of snowstorms affecting our region with increasing snow depths.
As…
Dealing with fraud in the aftermath can be fraught – not knowing where or if you should report (you should – it’s a crime), feelings of shame (even though it’s not your fault – blame the…
In recent years, cryptocurrency scams have surged, with billions stolen annually. One of the biggest drivers of this trend? Romance scams. By building trust and forging deep emotional…
The Community Center would like to invite you to join us this February! We have an exciting list of events planned for this month in addition to our weekly calendar of activities. Whether you'…
A Bird's Tale
A few days ago, on one of the bitterly cold days we have recently endured, we looked out of the kitchen window to see a bird flit past the window and into the open garage. It was likely a…
From the assistant editor
As anticipated, there were well more than five good Wiscasset-area things for Wiscasset Newspaper to share in January, the kickoff to a planned year of monthly picks of five good things.
If…
From the editor
Friday was like a nightmare from the past — the work-at-home COVID past. What was I thinking?!
I decided Friday morning that I wanted to work from home, basically, to just have…
Meanwhile ... back in the studio
I visited with John and Lynne at their gallery and home, Joy to the Wind, recently. Once up in their gallery space, it was clear that John was immersed in a new medium and its application to…
