According to the 1940 census, Katherine Johnson, born about 1907, lived on what was then called the East Boothbay Road. She was 33 years old, widowed and head of household with six children –…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Jan. 4. The menu will be turkey soup, biscuits, salad, beef Stroganoff, noodles, carrots and whoopie pies. Cost is $10 for members, $12…

Federal data suggest that losses from elder financial abuse perpetrated by a known person are greater than when fraud is perpetrated by anonymous scammers. Far too many families find out about…

Which gingerbread was your favorite at the 2022 Gingerbread Spectacular? Hard question, isn’t it? If you’re like me, probably more than one, am I right? How about that Carla Warren? Two years in a…

Over this weekend, while much the world was fretting over holiday shopping, the clock ticked closer to the end of the largest and most important biodiversity negotiation in the world. It took…

Tis the week before Christmas, and here in my house,

I sit at the keyboard and mess with the mouse.

Attempts to bring joy to readers we love,

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The recent snow reminds me of winter, a season with which I have a love-hate relationship.

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Walking into Boothbay Region Art Foundation during its annual Art in the Square the week of Dec. 11, I felt a slow smile cross my face ... and then I saw June Rose making a sale and the smile…

Who doesn’t want to give their loved ones that perfect holiday postcard moment? You know, the big box with a bow that has a furry new member of the family inside. Unfortunately, that desire to…

Just a few hours’ drive from us here in Maine, one of the world’s largest meetings on biodiversity is underway in Montreal. Not only is it one of the largest, with something like 20,000…

The Opera House has always been a big community center, if for no other reason than it’s one of Boothbay Harbor’s largest buildings, located smack dab in the middle of town on one of our main…

From time to time, readers suggest that I explore this topic or that. Some of them even make suggestions that I can print in a family newspaper.

Most suggestions seem to depend upon…

November calls

Nov. 2, 6:05 p.m., Route 27, one vehicle MVA, car vs deer. No injuries.

Nov. 7, 11:02 a.m., River Road, one vehicle MVA, no injuries. Car struck guard rail.…

Nobody uses a library anymore because we have the internet. I hear this every time public funding is being considered for a library. It’s not true, you can’t do all the research you need on the…

Most U.S. consumers will purchase a gift card for someone this holiday season. While these gifts are easy to give and popular to get, they are also open to fraud. A 2022 AARP survey found that one…

Here we are in holiday gift-giving time again, which means that we have to remind you of three of the best possible gifts to give this season. Yes, they all have to do with birds, and they all…

For almost 20 years our trip to the local Hannaford market was made more delightful by the sound of Ruthie McLellan’s laughter. We always chose her checkout line. In those days when it seemed that…

As the sun keeps shining and the fair winds blow in from the Southland, it is hard to imagine we are in the Christmas season. But a visit to the post office provides a wake-up call, as many find…

Holiday shopping, like most shopping these days, has moved online, and that poses unique risks, according to a new AARP survey. More than 75% of U.S. consumers reported that they have experienced…

Those items in the water are not errant pot buoys, floating logs, ducks, seals, or water buffalo! They are people.

This is not a hoax! These are real people in real cold ocean water.…

Did you survive Thanksgiving?

You know, visiting with relatives, too much food, and way too much football?

Somehow, this festival, designed to commemorate the bounty of the fall…

Scams aren’t always high tech – some of the most common are about as old fashioned as they come. In 2021 there were 33,000 reports of incidents involving mail carrier robberies and mail theft, up…

A key component of New Hope Midcoast’s mission is to provide educational resources that help our communities create a safer and healthier future. Through prevention and education programs, we…

A Ross’s goose was found last week in Bangor, hanging out in a cornfield with at least one snow goose. Unfortunately for us, we have not been able to carve out the time to drive up and see this…

Computer viruses are scary. Tech support scammers exploit that fear, claiming your computer or mobile device is dangerously ill and needs an immediate, costly cure. These scams start with an…

During recent rich and enveloping autumn fogs, our neighborhood was transformed.

Fog has a way of isolating and emphasizing portions of our vision. Through no fault of its own, fog causes…

Dear Reader,

We are closing in on my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving. I thought I might take a few minutes of your time to list some of the things that merit thanks this year…

It’s open enrollment season, which also means it’s Medicare fraud season. Eligible beneficiaries have until December 7 to shop for the best deal for their health care dollar. Unfortunately, some…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Dec. 7. The menu will be split pea soup, salad, rolls, chicken pot pie, green beans, and rice pudding. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for…

Are there any of you out there that remember the days when people would complain about how evening grosbeaks were eating them out of house and home? Back in the 1970s, we remember bird lovers…

As the chill of autumn begins to descend, particularly before the madness between Black Friday and Christmas, I review the books next to my bed … and on the book table next to the chaise … and…

When our oldest daughter was in college we always enjoyed the trips over to visit. Route 101 …

Well, it’s over. Or is it?

When the polls closed Tuesday, it marked the end of the two-month barrage of TV ads spewing toxic political venom.

The constant and consistent hammering…

Veterans, active duty and military families are nearly 40% more likely than the general population to lose money to scams and fraud. According, to the Federal Trade Commission, reported fraud…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Nov. 16. Veterans will be guests. the menu will consist of Navy bean soup, salad, bread, pot roast, mashed potato, carrots, and chocolate…

First off, let me point out that the image shared today has nothing to do with what I have written. The photo was made in 2019 over the Isle of…

Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, I plan to visit the Boothbay Harbor Town Hall/Fire Station to vote. I hope you will, too.

I know we can vote early, as lots of our friends and neighbors do. I applaud…

“Starting a Garden from Scratch” is the topic for the Nov. 3 monthly meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset. The program is at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, First Congregational Church, 28 High St.…

The other day I was listening to the radio, the hosts of the morning show were asking listeners to share what it is they loved most about their hometown. I was surprised to hear how many listeners…

The next public supper is Wednesday, Nov. 16. Veterans will be guests. The menu will consist of Navy bean soup, bread, pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, and chocolate pudding…

Clouds of yellow and red leaves have descended into yards and onto sidewalks these last few weeks such that our several-times-a-day dog walks are filled with the characteristic crunchy sound of…

“I struck my first arc when I was 9 years old,” said Liz Richmond during a recent visit outside her Boothbay apartment. As a child she was visiting a friend, watching her father work on an old…

On Nov. 8, Boothbay voters will help elect our governor, Congressional representatives, and the state legislature.

Also on this ballot is the matter of fluoride, a chemical that has been…

The next public supper is Wednesday, Nov. 2. The menu will be potato leek soup, salad, brown bread, ham, baked beans, cole slaw, and gingerbread with whipped cream. Cost is $10…

It’s Halloween, a time of growing darkness and spirits in the night. Wiscasset has its share of spooky tales: houses said to be haunted, witches and hobgoblins. There’s the legend of the Haunted…

There has been a lot of news recently about student loans. Some are being forgiven, some payments are being paused and lots of borrowers are trying to figure out where they fall. This is the type…