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What has this taught us?

The COVID-19 pandemic has virtually shut down the world. Our day-to-day routines of going to work or school, taking a vacation, or attending funerals for our loved ones have been altered to the point...

’Round Town

Ernest

This photograph makes me smile. Interestingly, because it reminds me of Captain Morton's son, Ernie, who I used to bump into frequently when he worked at Hawke Motors with Richard Latter. Man, what a...

Joe’s Journal

Week three

On March 11, some Mainers felt special when we learned that Maine had no cases of the Covid-19 virus. The next day, we learned of the first case, and we came back to Earth. On Sunday (March 29),...

Ocean Point Column: Planned weddings, the casino and more

It’s been some weeks since my last Ocean Point column, in fact, we had just returned from a quick trip where I reported everything appeared so peaceful and calm. Events of the last few weeks have...

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

April is always National Poetry Month in the USA. The first thing that pops into my mind when someone mentions “April” and “poetry” in the same sentence is the opening lines of T.S. Eliot’s “The...

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Bored games

UNO! Yahtzee! It was Col. Mustard in the library with the wrench. Given the crazy, nerve-wracking, uncertain world we find ourselves in, we need positive distractions more than ever. Remember the...

Southport Column: Getting outside, safe arrivals and more

As we enter our third week of physical distancing to protect ourselves and others from the virus, we find more folks returning to the island perhaps a bit sooner than usual. We do hope that all of us...

No longer lonely

Looking for a place to eat my morning blueberry muffin and drink my Dunkin small black coffee with company close by, I chose the Staples parking lot where seagulls seem to own their own parking lot...

letter to the editor

Get a new energy efficient water heater for a few hundred dollars

Dear Editor: A little publicized rebate from Efficiency Maine will give a homeowner a $750 rebate on a new heat-pump Hybrid water heater that uses heat from your cellar much like a refrigerator in...

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Letter attacks this good country

Dear Editor: Who is Dwight Swisher (Letters, 3/26) to attack this good country with his doom and gloom and condemnatory crystal ball forecasting bodies pilled-up in the morgue all in defense of his...

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More hype

Dear Editor:The letter from Frank G. Helman was a nice piece of feel good propaganda. His line, “The Institute for Disease Modeling calculated that the new coronavirus is roughly equally...

letter to the editor

Baloney

Dear Editor: Lately we have been treated to a number of uniformed opinions masquerading as fact. In Carl Sagan’s book “The Demon-Haunted World,” we are given a Baloney Detection Kit. With apologies...

letter to the editor

Governor Cuomo is an inspiration

Dear Editor: In a time of our nation when great leadership seems AWOL, New York Gov. Cuomo is delivering great leadership in spades. Compassionate, personal, professional, factual, honest, dynamic...

letter to the editor

Keep to the seasonal water schedule

Dear Editor: I’m writing in regard to a proposal under consideration by the town of Boothbay Harbor to delay, for a month or two or more, turning on the summer water system for use by residents of...

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Thank you to our local heroes

Dear Editor: We all thank the many businesses in this fantastic community that are open during these very trying times: Urgent Care Center, Walgreens and other businesses that are open giving us the...

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Looking toward better days

Dear Editor: On behalf of the providers of Lincoln Medical Partners I want you to know that we miss you. Even though the reason for your visit is often listed as a “chief complaint,” we looking...

Out of Our Past

The Flu Epidemic of 1918, Part II

A month after the flu epidemic hit Boothbay in September 1918, scarlet fever came to town. By October 25, it carried off Donald and Carlton Blake of Back Narrows, seven and fourteen; and their father...

From the House

Responding to COVID-19 together

Since Maine’s first case of COVID-19 was announced on March 12, individuals across our state have sprung into action. People in our community have quickly adapted to protect public health, from...

From the Senate

A quick summary of Maine’s COVID-19 response law

Under extraordinary circumstances, leaders of the Maine State Legislature came together working tirelessly throughout the March 14-15 weekend and reached agreement on a package of new laws to address...

Live, laugh and love!

Stuffed meatloaf

I’m hoping everyone is surviving their solitude. I personally had forgotten how much I enjoy being alone; it hasn’t happened a lot in the last 30 years. It’s been an awesome time to reflect and get...

From the editor

Dealing with it

We are all dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and if you have internet access, you have surely found dozens of ways to handle social distancing, the correct way to wash your hands, isolation,...

A Bird’s Tale

Cool Critters in Our Own Backyard

Our column two weeks ago was about nature-based activities any of us can do from the backyard, as Maine and the world practice physical distancing due to COVID-19. We have been enjoying watching...

’Round Town

Our Lady

What's the first thing you notice about this photograph? Is it the power lines? Ugh. I know. I would have tried to eliminate them with some fancy Photoshop magic, but I don't know how and figure it...

Joe’s Journal

Week two

Boothbay, like the rest of the nation, is on hold as we pause our lives doing our civic duty to stay home and self-quarantine. We are watching Facebook posts of cute cat videos, photos of our friends...

Salt 'n Spar

Feeling blue? Take a hike

Let’s count our blessings. We’re very fortunate to live in a beautiful area abundant with many preserves and land trusts free to explore and enjoy. Being outdoors under a blue sky in the fresh air...

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

The Flag Officers, Board of Directors and management of BHYC are faced with the same challenges as the rest of the world. At the board meeting this past Saturday measures were taken to address the...

American Legion Post 36

First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with all of us and thank all for coming together in support of each other in this difficult time. I am hearing about volunteers delivering food to...

Southport Column: Precautions, the bridge and more

News arriving too late for last week’s column is the decision for our Southport Memorial Library. It closed to patrons as of March 17, but you can return your books through the drop slot to the right...

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

I’m sure you’re all aware by now that the library is closed to the public until at least Tuesday, April 6. We’ve talked about how the Maine State Library extended all due dates until at least April...

letter to the editor

Oasis of sanity

Dear Editor: Sprinkled throughout our peninsula are more than two dozen oases of sanity. There you can enjoy peaceful solitude or listen to a brook run to the ocean or the call of a migrating bird....

letter to the editor

Services go remote - for now

Dear Editor: We’re still here. New Hope for Women has been closely monitoring the rapidly evolving outbreak of COVID-19 and working to identify the most responsible ways for our agency to continue...

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Not falling for the hype

Dear Editor: I'm a very cynical person with a low opinion of the intelligence of the average person. I guess I was right because as Hermann Goering said, tell a lie enough and they will believe it...

letter to the editor

Questions health crisis

Dear Editor: Such an unprecedented health crisis, you say? Really, even though the CDC, as of March 20, lists merely 19,000 cases, and just 256 deaths in the United States for COVID-19, compared...

letter to the editor

Working together while staying apart

Dear Editor: The last few weeks have separated individuals and drawn communities together. They have reminded us all how connected we are, and how much we need to work together. This is as true for...

letter to the editor

Prefers Shaw’s special hours

Dear Editor: For me at almost 91 and my dear bride of 81, it's a no “brainer” that Shaw’s is the undisputed winner by a landslide, especially for us senior citizens in such challenging times. As a...

letter to the editor

Looking forward to new Ocean Point casino

Dear Editor: I am very pleased to see that the new casino over here at Ocean Point is really coming along fast. Since late last fall, it has been coming to life. Of course, these projects take quite...

letter to the editor

Our kakistocracy and the pandemic death toll

Dear Editor: The American symbol of conservative ideology may become a death shroud imprinted with the words “less government, more freedom.” As Donald J. Trump chose his cabinet and agency heads,...

letter to the editor

Learning from history

Dear Editor: The most lethal pandemic to hit the United States was the 1918 Spanish flu, which was responsible for about 675,000 American deaths, according to estimates cited by the C.D.C. The...

letter to the editor

Trump doesn’t have the leadership

Dear Editor:President Trump can win re-election in November if he solves the coronavirus crisis by Labor Day.Problem is he doesn't have the skill to lead the nation in crisis — except if wise enough...

letter to the editor

First Amendment

Dear Editor: Universities throughout this country refuse to allow conservatives to speak on their campuses. Campus police stand silent while watching Liberals disturb the peace of a conservative...

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