Soaring gas prices are hitting us and so many of our friends and neighbors hard. The fact is, most of us rely on gas to power our cars, and we rely on our cars to get us where we need to go.…
Columns
For the second year in a row, sticker shock – especially with rental cars – is greeting summer travelers. Reduction in fleet sizes during the pandemic and supply chain issues have once again…
Salt ’n Spar
Abstract photography can be a lot of fun, that is taking a picture of something ordinary that looks well, extraordinary. Over the years, I have taken many different images that have had people…
School is out for the year, but for millions the bills keep on coming. More than 43 million Americans are paying off student loans and every one of them is eager to do so as quickly as possible.…
From the U.S. House of Representatives
Last week, …
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…
The GCW held its annual meeting at the Maine Tasting Center Educational building on June 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Over 30 members enjoyed a lovely tea luncheon. Also in attendance was Linda Redman,…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, July 6. The menu will be strawberry soup, salad, garlic bread, lasagna, and ice cream cake. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members…
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…
’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…
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…
The next public supper is Wednesday, June 15. Menu will be vegetable soup, salad, rolls, turkey loaf, gravy, mashed potato, green beans, and chocolate graham cracker cake. Cost is…
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…
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,…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, June 15, with vegetable soup, salad, rolls, turkey loaf, gravy, mashed potato, green beans and chocolate graham cracker cake. Cost is $10…
Salt ’n Spar
On a recent Saturday, Mrs. Di Vece and I made a trip to Waterville, specifically so she could buy yarn and knitting patterns at the Yardgoods Center which is downtown on the concourse. If you…
There’s nothing more important than knowing that your loved one is being properly cared for. Unfortunately, some of those tasked with providing this care take advantage of the opportunity to line…
’Round Town
Some weeks things fall out of my head more easily. This past week has been complicated by some losses of old friends. It’s difficult enough for me to come up with weekly adventures, but this time…
Joe’s Journal
A faded wooden sign tacked on the Southport Island town hall says you have to pay 3 cents to ride your horse over the Townsend Gut bridge.
It was long ago, no one is sure of the date, but…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, June 1. The menu will be tomato rice soup, salad, Anadama bread, baked ham, baked potato wedges, carrots, and rhubarb crisp with ice…
From the assistant editor
The Midcoast takes wearing so many layers in winter, when it and its ghost, the cold winds that underly and undermine spring, are finally gone for about five months, we can’t wait for short…
Like many in our community, the leaked Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade filled me with sadness and fear. Though the news didn’t come as a total surprise, it did…
While we humans have been dealing with the difficult and sad implications of COVID, birds have been dealing with a different and very deadly virus called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).…
As you have read in the Register last week, we have elected our new slate of officers for the 2022-2023 term. I am excited that Robin Ford will be our new Commander. Robin has demonstrated amazing…
Elbridge Giles and I bonded over dynamite. Not your average coffee table conversation, but an interesting journey, nonetheless.
We had different but similar experiences to share. Elbridge…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, June 1. The menu will be tomato rice soup, salad, Anadama bread, smothered beef, mashed potato, carrots, Indian pudding with ice cream.…
If there is one thing everyone should understand, it’s that “scammers” are career criminals skilled at the art of manipulation and no one is immune. These crooks target people of any age; in fact…
’Round Town
Let me take this opportunity to introduce our local versions of Google and what used to be the telephone book. If these two ladies don’t know where you can be found, you can’t be. Unless, of…
Joe's Journal
The New England town meeting is a time-honored practice, said Boothbay Harbor’s town manager as she began her annual presentation last Saturday.
Of course, Julia Latter is right. It goes…
The next public supper at Wiscasset Senior Center will be Wednesday, May 18, the menu as follows: Beef chili, salad, biscuits and corn bread, pasta salad and cookies with ice…
Last year, 42 million consumers suffered a staggering $52 billion in losses from identity fraud. Just when you think there can’t possibly be a silver lining – we found one. Much of…
’Round Town
Looking out across the open bay this time of year emphasizes some of the luxuries of our coastal community. Lots of unoccupied space, which for me, appeals to my appreciation for calm. In a world…
Joe’s Journal
We live in a special place.
No, it is not because we can look out the window at glorious hills, majestic woods, and the rocky coast. Here, people seem to care about their friends and…
A Bird’s Tale
When we first started birding, we saw in some field guides, illustrations of odd, long-necked, long-legged tropical ducks that were called “tree-ducks.” Later, the name was changed to “whistling-…
Salt ’n Spar
After a two-year absence, plans are underway at Wiscasset Middle High School for a prom on the evening of Saturday, May 21. The theme, “A Night at the Casino,” will feature an evening of music,…
It’s not always risk-free with America’s favorite gift.
There are two types of gift card scams. In the first, a criminal convinces a consumer to pay a fake financial obligation buy…
The next Senior Center luncheon will be Game Day, Thursday May 5, around noon. Menu will be corn chowder, French bread pizza and apple sauce bars. Cost is $7 for members, $8 for…
Where It’s At
Ah, spring is here … trees are budding, daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinth, Mother Nature’s spirit-lifting spot color on her canvas of greening earth. This weekend, April 30-May 1, is a time…
A Bird’s Tale
It may not be often that any of us think about sharing a close personal and intimate contact with a tree. Yet every minute of every day all oxygen-breathing creatures on planet Earth, including us…
’Round Town
Whenever you see a Boothbay town crew pickup with plow attached, heading around Ocean Point in April, when it is 50F and sunny, you can be…
Joe’s Journal
The other day as I drove over to East Boothbay to pick up the mail, I noticed that Alan Lewis had cut his grass. Every year, he carefully tends his hillside lot that includes the small strip of…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, May 4, menu as follows: Black bean soup, salad, bread, lemon chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, and blueberry cottage pudding with lemon…
Sometimes you can spot a scam based on how you are prompted to pay for something – say, lottery winnings or a past due utility bill. What once was the domain of wire transfers and gift cards is…
Joe’s Journal
This year, the three major faiths marked their holiest days celebrating Easter, Passover and Ramadan. For the observant, it is a time to reflect on their lives, families, friends and neighbors.…
’Round Town
Funny how people end up doing what they do. Growing up in a small Pennsylvania coal town, I never imagined being a teacher or a photographer. The thought never crossed my mind. Too…
