Hope nobody cancelled late night through early morning plans for Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Wednesday, Jan. 15 due to the Southport Bridge closing from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. as announced in this paper…
Talk
The clock is ticking….less than two weeks away when you will no longer be able to log into the VA healthcare system using MyHealtheVet. I mentioned in my Dec. 12 article that this was going to…
Dennis Robillard, from the Saco Bay Club, our guest speaker, is one of the organizers of the District 7780 (our District) Crutches for Africa project.
Crutches 4 Africa was started in…
With temperatures dropping in many states, scammers are turning up the heat on their deceptive tactics. Each winter, criminals pose as utility company representatives, claiming a missed payment…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Does it make me shallow if my favorite thing about football is the tailgate? Or am I just saying what everyone else is thinking?
I got off track early in life. As a young wife trying to…
A Bird's Tale
Depending on your point of view, the number of new books on birds published each year is either a fabulous blessing or a confusing babble. Maybe a little of both.
We, personally, love to…
From the assistant editor
Wiscasset is a foody town, an art lover's town, and many more things, such as with the latest dealership looking likely for Route One, even more of a place to car shop, too. Recent months' and…
From the editor
There was fair warning but the weather in southern Delaware on Monday was a shocker, nonetheless. Eight to 12 inches of snow fell on a state that doesn’t normally get that much snow in one fell…
Joe's Journal
As I write this missive, the talking heads warn us a massive storm is set to wallop much of the nation. For once, it looks like the winter snow wallop will spend much of her time south of us. So…
The Community Center is seeking a dedicated and organized individual to join our team as a treasurer. In this role, you will help us to manage our finances, ensuring transparency, and helping…
Meanwhile ... back in the studio
I still remember the first time I saw one of Sandra Chase Morrissey’s paintings. I was at one of Boothbay Region Art Foundation’s annual shows maybe five years ago? What initially attracted me to…
Happy 2025 to everyone! I find it disconcerting that another year has flown by so very quickly, however I have begun my annual ritual of counting the days when we return to Ocean Point.
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Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I'm writing to express both my and Dee's deep appreciation for the current, in-depth article concerning my brother's loss by the Register's new "ace"…
Last week I promised more news about Ashley Tibbetts’s new job, which will be administrative coordinator for the Community Resource Council (CRC). As such, she will be supporting the behind the…
It's the New Year, 2025. How did that happen? Like the saying goes “Time just slips away.” 2024 sure was a busy year for the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. The Rotary Bike lending program gave…
I thought I would start the new year with a little information focusing on support for veterans. Of course, that means starting off with the VA. In doing a little research for this article, I…
Over one-third of U.S. adults who have bought something through an ad on their social media feed report being defrauded, according to a new AARP survey. Don’t let scammers ad-vertise their way…
BICA went out in style with the final potluck of the year. The hall was most festive with decorations and holiday music. The BICA officers and trustees outdid themselves providing turkey, ham…
A Bird's Tale
This column arrived too late for print in the Jan. 2 issue.
It all started with a discussion of harlequin ducks.
With a few days off at the holidays, we were thinking…
From the assistant editor
Where are you? Who are you?
I know there is only one Tom Brady, like only one Tiger Woods or Big Papi, or Michelle Kwan, but there is always the next great one, to inspire their generation…
The morning news sometimes gives me ideas for this column. Early Monday, WGME Channel 13 had a nationally generated segment on how learning a new hobby (the spot featured arts and crafts) could…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
As I write this letter it has been three years since leaving my abuser. Shortly after leaving, I had to sell my home and leave Boothbay…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As many people know, this year brought to our family a tragedy that is still hard to comprehend. We…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We would like to thank the Southport Island Association Carolers for stopping by our home and sharing holiday cheer with our family. It was our first Christmas on the island…
Welcome to 2025! Happy New Year! As a guest at the Community Christmas Day dinner, I want to express my huge thanks to all the volunteers who made that happen! As the over 150 guests who…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The term “Priority zone” is used in the Maine legislative act, commonly referred to as…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Science deniers are quick to jump on the idea that there is no such thing as scientific consensus. I would be most interested in reading peer reviewed papers that contest the…
The sight of my living room and hallway filled with friends and the sound of Christmas carols remains with me after the group of Southport carolers visited me several days before Christmas. I am…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Answering the letter “Record High Temperatures” posted 12/12/24:
The letter stated that Maine can’t afford expensive environmental projects, because climate scientists…
Joe's Journal
This year, I joined much of America in a mini migration seeking Christmas joy.
The journey to Indianapolis was relatively painless unless you enjoy spending four hours in an aluminum tube…
'Round Town
“Moosey Brick,” a new fiction novel written by East Boothbay resident Matt Hurley, is available at Sherman’s bookstore and at Amazon and Barnes and Noble online. It is Matt’s first book, largely…
What a wonderful way to start 2025 — by giving some of your time as a volunteer! The Community Center is looking for volunteer drivers and volunteers to host at the center. We are still in need of…
Overwhelmed by holiday bills? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to face your debt alone either. The New Year is the perfect time to take control of your finances — but beware of criminal…
Where It's At
We’ve just celebrated the Winter Solstice/Yule on the 21st…
A Bird's Tale
It was New York City or bust for us last week when we did a whirlwind road trip to Manhattan for an overnight to pick up our son who lives there along with his girlfriend and two cats. We arrived…
From the assistant editor
May 2025 bring more of the fun, community-bonding experiences that come from friends having ideas and sowing them, like the pet candidate posters in Wiscasset during 2024's election season and, on…
What a wonderful way to end one year and start the next — by giving some of your time as a volunteer! The Community Center is looking for volunteer drivers and volunteers to host at the center…
From the editor
Wow, 2024 is almost over! Was it good for you? Did you experience happiness or stress? You probably experienced both.
The presidential election, perhaps a health issue, the weather – those…
'Round Town
With our crazy, mixed-up weather at the moment, I figured I’d take a flyer and guess that full heavy snowfall may be absent from our near future. And, of course, as always, I could be wrong. But…
Joe's Journal
I didn’t buy any Christmas gifts this year. My family and friends don’t need anything. We all have too much stuff anyway, and, if my kids need new underwear and socks, they are on their own.
…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To this wonderful community: Thank you, thank you for your generous donations of coats, hats, gloves, sweaters, and all manner of good used, and often new,…
A fun and festive Rotary Christmas Party took place last Thursday at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse. We enjoyed a tasty roast chicken dinner. Members provided an assortment of appetizers…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Finally have returned to Florida I felt something was missing while sitting in the sun and reading today’s ‘Morning’s Catch’ article about BBH ‘Pondering…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
On Friday, Dec. 20, the Senate, in a final vote, eliminated the provisions of the law that had been in place since it was passed in 1983 under Ronald Reagan. This law had…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Joe Grant’s letter to the editor of December 9 is a textbook example of science denial by cherry picking data. Cherry picking is the practice of sifting through data to present…
Hard to believe this is the last article for 2024! If I really was a writer or even an amateur philosopher, I would wax poetic about the year 2024. But good news for anyone reading this, I…
The Southport Central School concert was well attended at the Town Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The students pretended to be on a scavenger hunt, reading the clues from a large envelope before each…
