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From the assistant editor
Going through pictures the other day brought me back to a 1970s Christmas parade at Disney World, plus harness racetracks and horsemen, and bowling centers and awards banquets, each trip or other…
From the editor
Boothbay Region High School Principal Tricia Campbell said it … and said it well … when she praised senior class advisor Allan Crocker during the graduation ceremony, and mentioned that the staff…
A Bird’s Tale
Once or twice a summer, we have the good fortune of riding on the Hardy Boat out of New Harbor, Maine, to Eastern Egg Rock, five miles offshore. The stars of the show are, of course, the Atlantic…
Joe’s Journal
The sun is shining, the temperature is just right, our rhododendrons exploded in a blaze of color, and our village streets are seeing dozens of Saturday night strollers.
Restaurants are…
’Round Town
The recent annual graduation celebrations remind us of the same events we experienced with our own daughters, Megan and Morgan. We recall with fondness the festivities at school…
As we announced last week, Richard Plunkett is bringing his Yellow Brick Road Show to the Center on Wednesday, June 22. Plunkett, who is known as the Wizard of Odds and Ends, has…
If you are reading this column early, note that on Tuesday, June 14, the polls at the Southport Town Hall will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. to vote in the primary election.
Our sixth…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Spectrum has long been committed to increasing connectivity across the state by addressing broadband access, adoption, and affordability…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To the good people of Southport:
We are fast approaching the day where we will vote to support the continued establishment of our Island owned Fiber Optic Network…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Since the big scare here in Southport seems to be centered around taxes and the impact of the fiber optic project, I should probably comment on that. (Who ever heard of a…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Little has changed after another year of global warming headlines. Maine’s record high temperature of 105°F, set in North Bridgton on July 10, 1911, is now one hundred and…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It is a great honor to serve Boothbay as your new postmaster. In my years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays…
As you all know by now, Post 36 is under new leadership. I am looking forward to working with Commander Robin Ford and her team as we continue to meet our mission of serving our veterans,…
Summer reading at BHML: Oceans of Possibilities™
What’s more summer-y than Summer Reading? Nothing! Read with Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and tap into the…
As the summer solstice fast approaches, the sounds of hammers, lawnmowers, and boats compete with the crows - though the crows do get a head start each morning. As I write this, I'm wondering if…
2022 BRHS graduation
Hi everyone!
When I was nine years old, my 4 siblings and I packed up into my dad’s 1985 Airstream and made our move from Orlando, Florida to Southport, Maine. The ride…
2022 BRHS graduation
Good afternoon! My name is Grace Campbell, and I welcome you to the graduation of Boothbay Region High School’s class of 2022.
We are here today to celebrate the class…
2022 BRHS graduation
Hello everyone, my name is Jaelyn Crocker and I am a proud soon to be graduate of the Class of 2022. If you have ever been to the Boothbay area, you most likely have met someone I am…
It’s starting to feel like summer. My garden weeds are flourishing and the Rotary bike program for seasonal workers is open again on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m…
If you lost money to a scam that involved wiring money through Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 19, 2017, you have until July 1 to file a claim for a refund under a settlement between…
From the assistant editor
Ever wonder why, in our print edition, you are sometimes reading about what Wiscasset selectmen or maybe the school committee were set to take up Tuesday, two days before the date on the newspaper…
From the editor
Congratulations to the Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset Middle High School 2022 graduates. You’ve made it through 13 years of schooling, the last two having been perhaps the most…
’Round Town
It’s weird sometimes what bubbles up in the wake of tragedy. The “Beach Cove” fire, a…
A Bird’s Tale
Imagine a theoretical case in which two bird species looked exactly alike.
Your first question would probably be, “How would anyone know that they are different species?”
Your second…
Joe’s Journal
On Saturday, a sailboat was launched from the shore just a few blocks north of Bath Iron Works, where the Navy’s destroyers are born.
As thousands held their breath and a quartet of buzzing…
Thank you to CMD Jeanne Koenig, lunch hosts P/C Bill and Anne George for their contributions to the event and specifically this article.
On May 21 the Down East Yacht Club hosted the DEYC…
What a difference between the holiday weekend and this past weekend. Activity at the Point has slowed down considerably. I suppose things will ramp up again once schools disperse for the summer.…
BRHS Champions of Change
Three different schedules in the span of four years. Learning requires consistency, which has unfortunately not been my high school experience.
My name is Katerina Nein: I am a senior at…
Get out your calendars to record the variety of opportunities for voting and for fun the rest of this month and beyond.
Many special activities are planned for our children to enjoy at the…
Take a chance to win 10 lobsters. Join the big raffle fundraiser to benefit the Community Center. Tickets are $10 each or you may purchase three for $20. All proceeds will go to…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Southport Selectmen have sent yet another flyer – this time via email – to a select list of taxpayers and voters…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As most of your readers know, the Island of Southport is in heavy debate regarding the spending of $2.1 million on an unneeded municipal fiber optic utility. Yes, it’s true…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to provide some historical information about the Southport broadband committee’s work on options for upgrading Southport’s internet. Our committee met weekly for…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
In order to get the $850.00 stimulus check, it is necessary to file a Maine income tax return even if they normally do not file returns. Maine returns can be filed as late as…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Fiber broadband is the right solution for Southport from a technical and forward-looking perspective. The number of subscribers will determine whether it also makes financial…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Island Institute provided unbiased and incredibly valuable help to the Westport Island Broadband & Cable Committee throughout our project to expand broadband access…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Tom Myette’s letter “Support broadband: Island Institute is wrong” (5/23/22) misrepresents the Island Institute’s role and intentions regarding Southport’s efforts to expand…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As an organization that benefited tremendously from his years of generous service to the greater Boothbay community, Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County would like to express…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Ham and Helen Meserve and the Harbor Theater for the opportunity to offer a personal perspective on the war in Ukraine in…
Once again we had a very memorable Memorial Day! Even Mother Nature was good to us with perfect weather, although a few degrees cooler would have been nice. I’d like to thank all those who…
That’s right it’s the 2022 inaugural issue of the Bayville Buzz and all is right with the world. If only it were that simple! I hope everyone has had a pleasant winter and that we are all ready…
Well, COVID did it again and knocked our May potluck right off the schedule. But BICA will be back for the June potluck on Wednesday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. All who are fully COVID vaccinated and…
Last Thursday night the Rotary Club had the honor of hosting members of the Boothbay Region High School class of 2022. Club members think this is one of the best nights of the year. We are always…
A Bird’s Tale
For birders here in Maine, the end of May is often seen as the end of the spring migration season and the beginning of the summer…
Out of Our Past
After Lincoln County was formed in 1760, its Court of General Sessions heard cases about violated laws, rather than cases between citizens, which were handled by the Court of Common Pleas. General…
From the assistant editor
For an opinion or observation this week, all I think of each one I consider mentioning is, what is the point of saying it here. The Uvalde, Texas school slayings as, according to…
From the editor
Despite seeing and photographing many of the same faces in the region’s Memorial Day parades, and sometimes hearing the same or very similar messages delivered by clergy and others, I always come…
Joe’s Journal
Last week, I sat in the Boothbay Harbor ice cream shop as a bright-eyed young woman told me she loves to pick up her cell phone and call her mother.
“If I call her and she not pick up, I…
’Round Town
We record all sorts of events on our “Around Boothbay Harbor” calendar. Big squares for each calendar date allow for a good pile of information. Among those items of record, we record birthdays,…
