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• letter to the editor

  Farewell to BRCRC executive director

  Dear Editor: Over the past 18 months here at Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC) we have been grateful for the service that our Executive Director Katie White has brought to our...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Tomato pie

  

  Our prayers go out to those who suffered from the wrath of Hurricane Dorian. Parts of the Bahamas have been devastated. Please, if you can, go to reputable websites to donate. I’m grateful our...
• From the editor

  Zen and the art of producing a newspaper

  

  I do a lot of reading, both on the job and for pleasure. This summer, I read three fictional novels; fiction takes me to a different place, away from the “real” world we all deal with day to day. One...
• ’Round Town

  Janet and Oliver

  

  They are not saying good-bye, they are saying hello. I didn’t know that Oliver sold bicycles. When Janet told me this I thought she said “Oliver stole bicycles.” Then I remembered that Oliver grew...
• Joe’s Journal

  Politics, predictions and Ms. Pigette

  

  On Friday, my smartphone, (the one that is way smarter than me) started buzzing in the back pocket of my L.L. Bean jeans. By the time I fished it out, it had stopped. Then, it started buzzing again...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Yucky Places for Birders - and Birds?

  

  What’s the weirdest or most unappealing place you’ve ever gone birding? That’s a question we pondered recently as we perused flocks of house sparrows in a McDonald’s parking lot at a busy urban...
• Out of Our Past

  Bob Goodspeed’s Memories, Part III

  

  The preceding article about Bob Goodspeed’s working life ended with his leaving his job of three years as engineer on an 80-foot yacht, the ketch Dragon Lady. The owner had decided to sell...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  US Senate Field Hearing: TICK Act bill

  

  On Thursday, Sept. 5, I was invited by Senator Susan Collins to give witness and testify at the United States Senate Aging Committee hearing on the TICK Act: An Urgent Public Health Response to Tick-...

• News and Notes from The Community Center

  This week we are returning to our evening programs for the winter months. Bingo will be offered every other Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m., beginning on Sept. 12. Also, we will be open each Friday for...

• American Legion Post 36

  

  On Saturday, Sept. 14, our annual Yard Sale and Craft Fair is being held at the Legion. As of this writing (Monday) the weather predicts a cloudy morning with a chance of showers later in the day. So...

• Ocean Point Column: Hurricane relief, the demolition and more

  I know summer has passed when one lonely boat sits on the mooring at Grimes Cove, there’s a bit of a chill in the morning air (enough to turn on a bit of heat), the days are crisp and clear, and...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  If you are from New England you know one inseparable feeling that fall brings: the thrill (or dread) of back to school. For those of us whose school days are in the rear view, that’s where BHML comes...

• Southport Column: A memorable send-off, library art and more

  As all of you who drive Route 238 on Southport know, the Thompson (Decker Cove) Bridge has not yet been closed due to replacement efforts. Ashley, at the Southport Town Office, sent me the following...

• Isle of Springs Column: A welcome visit and more

  Since our last column, we have been blessed by having Hurricane Dorian pass us by out to sea with no danger or damage. It is slightly bittersweet, though, when we remember the horrors of the Bahamas...
• letter to the editor

  Blood on our hands

  Dear Editor: Since your last editorial (08/14/2019) on mass murder, there have been 25 mass shootings resulting in 148 people being killed or wounded. Since the beginning of 2019, there have been...

• Down East Yacht Club

  Saturday, Aug. 24 was the date for the DEYC annual meeting, which is held yearly at the Tugboat Inn in Boothbay Harbor, our DEYC headquarters. This is the time for the changing of the guard and...

• Trevett Column: Next potluck Sept. 18

  Kathleen and Joan are organizing the Sept. 18 BICA potluck. Our hostesses would like you to bring an appetizer, main or side dish or dessert to share along with your beverage of choice. As always,...

• The hand that rocks the cradle ...

  

  It gets hot in Arizona in June. It’s hot in August, too. You wouldn’t want to leave anything in a car that’s fragile. In fact, last year, Business Insider provided a helpful list of things not to...
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  Chicken satay with peanut sauce

  

  Labor Day weekend. I hope all survived the summer. Not sure if it’s me or not but the town seemed extremely busy this year. Hats off to all the businesses. I’m hoping you all were able to get some...
• From the editor

  Cheers ... no jeers

  

  Three cheers for the Boothbay Railway Village offering its green to the Farmers Market for the final four Thursday markets of the season, Sept. 19 and 26, and Oct. 3 and 10. Work is being done on the...
• ’Round Town

  Cunningham Farm Stand

  

  Before exploring the Cunningham farm, I’d like to share a brief experience regarding my flawless memory! Several months ago I lost or misplaced my favorite Ray Ban sunglasses. I was very sad. They...
• Joe’s Journal

  Old guys rule: Should they?

  

  The Red Sox had a day off the other day, and I flipped through the alleged news shows to catch up. The talk show hosts and their rented experts went on and on dissecting the mass shootings, the...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Will Hurricane Dorian Impact Maine Birds?

  

  There is something gratifying about seeing young birds, hatched earlier in the summer, learning about the big, wide world and how to survive in it. We’ve been pleased to see quite a number of the...

• Sprucewold Column: Thanks Linekin Heights

  As our season winds down, Sprucewold activity has suddenly slowed down as the younger families head home as schools open and jobs call. Except for Saturday evening! A delightful season ending treat...

• American Legion Post 36

  We are now rapidly approaching the big American Legion Celebration day on Sept. 14. This is our annual major fundraiser that will support our Legion programs including emergency funding for veterans...

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

  

  Just like that, it’s September. How is it that summer seems to go by faster every year? Summer Reading wrapped up on Saturday, Aug. 17 with an ice cream social for both the kids who participated in...

• Southport Column: A poem to celebrate Janet and Oliver

  With September comes some good-bye’s. First to Janet and Oliver Cusano who have more than earned their retirement as owners of our Island Store, but who we will greatly miss. I understand they have...
• letter to the editor

  Good Samaritans

  Dear Editor: Recently, we were vacationing in Boothbay and unfortunately, I had a mishap with my car. Out of the blue, an employee (owner) of Coastal Car Wash Detail Center, came to my rescue. He,...
• letter to the editor

  Re: ‘Keep staying healthy’

  Dear Editor: I am writing in reference to your column, “Keep staying healthy,” (Aug. 22 issue) and specifically to your request “help find a solution to this problem.” As the population crosses the...
• letter to the editor

  Opportunities at the American Legion Auxiliary

  Dear Editor: As a new resident to Boothbay, one of the women of the American Legion Auxiliary invited me to visit one of their meetings and, once I did, I knew I wanted to become a part of helping...
• letter to the editor

  St. Andrews Free Bed Fund

  Dear Editor: For over 80 years, we have helped worthy local residents pay their bills at St. Andrews Hospital. More recently, we have also been able to help local patients of other non-profit...

• Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club

  

  The guest speaker at the Rotary meeting last week was Deborah Gould, a Maine author whose “The Eastern: Early Years” was a 2016 Maine Literary Awards finalist. Deb told the Rotary club how the novel...

• Clamshell Quilters

  Clamshell Quilters will be meeting on Monday, Sept.. 9, at Faith Baptist Church,  Mills Road, Newcastle, at 2 p.m. We will be making an under-sewing-machine-mat. Even if you can't make it that early...
• Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones

  Watchtower

  All too often as I sit to write my column, it takes on a life of its own. I am fed all my material to write about from personal experiences and interactions with patients and medical providers. One...
• Where It’s At ...

  tapestry / the new wave

  

  To die for. That phrase pretty much sums up how much I love the show of tapestries exhibited at Brad Betts’ Down East Gallery in Edgecomb – and in that gorgeous old barn, the perfect venue. Curated...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Mom Wells’ Broad-winged Hawk Neighbor

  

  Last week during a visit to Mom Wells, we heard the piercing “pit-see” whistle of a broad-winged hawk from somewhere nearby. We stepped out to see if it truly was a hawk or if it could be an...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Easy homemade mustard pickles

  

  The weather is crisp and dry with a little nip in the air. It truly is my most favorite time of the year. It’s when we all can slow down a little and enjoy some quiet time. Fall, yes, bring on fall...
• From the editor

  Ruby revisited

  

  Last year at this time, my wife, Melodee, and I had to deal with a heartbreaking situation. On Sept. 1, 2018, we had to have our 6-year-old Labradoodle, Ruby, put down. We are not looking for...
• Out of Our Past

  Bob Goodspeed’s Memories, Part II

  

  This is a continuation of Bob Goodspeed’s memories, many which he told me about in 2012. Also Nora Brewer taped Bob in 2016, gathering more details. The first article covered local jobs during his...
• ’Round Town

  Roxy

  

  Line cook Roxroy Smith has been working in the food service business since his teenage years. He has spent over 10 years aboard cruise ships cooking his way around the world. During his time aboard...

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Columns

• Everything old is new again

• Isle of Springs Column: Welcomes, music and more

• Ocean Point Column: The Porch Party, reminders and more

• Juniper and McKown Points Column: José Gaspar, Mick Jagger and more

• Southport Column: Reminders, author’s talks and more

• Sprucewold Column: History on the hill

• The Bayville Buzz: License plate comparisons

• News and Notes from The Community Center

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

• Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

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Letters

• Congratulations to Thistle Inn

• Nuclear power is safe and necessary

• Getting my life back

• We need to heed some wise words from the past

• Working with DEP

• Revisiting ‘No torpedoes’

• Thanks Joe

• Collins’ website email and Washington office unavailable

• A community of gracious givers

• Where have all the Christians gone?

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Editorial

• Keep staying healthy, folks

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