Now that the snow has melted and spring has finally arrived, we are beginning to enter into the final stretch of work here in Augusta. Legislative committees are hard at work sifting through more…

The 5th annual Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education conference was held on Friday, April 26 at the Augusta Civic Center from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission was free and although attendance of…

We were sitting in our favorite chairs, sipping an adult beverage watching this slick dude break the bank on “Jeopardy” when the phone rang.

The phone flashed: “No Caller ID,” so I clicked…

A few days ago a little egret was found at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. A few years ago such news would have resulted in crowds of birders descending on the site. That is what…

As many people in this town are hoping and praying for sunshine, wow, we have we gotten a lot of rain.

We need to remember April showers brings May flowers. 

May 1 is this week and…

Nobody needs to be reminded of the importance of focus, especially anyone who toys with photographic instruments. It’s an obvious no brainer - if it’s not in focus, something went…

If you like suspense, it might be coming your way from a movie, a TV series or a novel.

But for some real-life suspense, you might want to check out a relatively unknown item in…

Dear Editor:

Just read the the amazing account of Curt West's life. What must his generation think of today's cry-babies whining about how awful this country is. Clearly, they have no…

Twenty five miles is not easily imagined. The Boston Marathon is just a smidge over 26 miles. If you were to drive from Boothbay Harbor, via Route 27 and Route One, to somewhere between Bath and…

Curt West is 96. The other day, he sat in his brown recliner staring out the window at the bright goldfinches twittering in a bush outside the Edgecomb Green retirement home.

He is a…

I’m hoping everyone had a fabulous Easter. I love Easter with the egg hunt for my grandchildren, family and friends. We make it an all-day event. We are having it at my oldest daughter, Cody Carol…

This Friday, April 26th, my organization will be hosting our 5th Annual Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education conference at the Augusta Civic Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Doors will open…

In deep preparation for our upcoming 5th annual MLDSE conference, I’m re-sharing some very important information that you need to know as we enter into a more active tick season.

This is…

For some reason neither of us can remember, we decided recently to reread a classic book about birding and natural history called “Wild America.” The book, written in a unique interweaving set of…

Ben Franklin said it first “... in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”  It’s mid-April and the good news is that if you’re reading this, the first of these…

It is the Easter season. For believers, it is a time for reflection, faith, worship and family.

In East Boothbay, many of the faithful will attend a sunrise service at Ocean Point. Somehow…

Last week our younger daughter Morgan and I visited Cuba.

For many years I have been interested in the culture and ways of this country where much has been “on hold” since the 1950s. As…

Sorry folks, I said I was going to make a pasta dish this week … totally forgot it’s Easter Week so I’ve changed it up. I’m cooking up a small leg of lamb, a little over two pounds.

Evie…

It’ss difficult to imagine anyone who knows more about where people live in the region than Ashley Brown Holloway. Which may have a lot to do with why she is the new Boothbay Harbor postmaster.…

We recently received a note from one of our dear readers, Nancy, from Southport about a special bird sighting that she experienced on March 31. This is what she wrote:

“I went out on my…

With the warmer weather come my favorite things ... salads, all kinds of different ones, pasta salad, mixed green salad and, yes, a wide variety of potato salad. This recipe comes from my mom’s…

Last week, a couple of readers called Kevin Burnham, the esteemed editor of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper, wondering what in blazes was up with Ms. Pigette?

One complained…

On Friday, April 26, we are hosting our fifth annual Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education conference at the Augusta Civic Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Doors open at 7 a.m. for…

Regular readers may recall that we have decided to do a “…

It started with a morning phone call.

“Hi, Poppa. What’cha doing. Are you alone,” the caller asked.

To Butch Brewer, a burly retired East Boothbay lobsterman, it sounded like…

Ella and Kayla love their Papa. And Kevin feels the same way about his two charming granddaughters. They all piled in for this photo without a moment’s hesitation — well, some gentle encouragement…

As temperatures warm up and ticks become more active, how do we protect ourselves and our loved ones and reduce our fear of spending time outdoors? I spend a lot of time talking to people and I…

When I was composing this week’s article, eighties rock group, Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” came to mind. Allow me to share some lyrics and you’ll see the connection:

We'…

We awoke on the first day of spring to the thin, quivery whistles of the “Old Sam Peabody” song of one of the two white-throated sparrows that have made it through the entire winter in our yard.…

Wow, what a busy week; it’s just that time of year.

I want to give a big shout out to the Southport Fire Department for letting me be a part of their spring celebration. Volunteer…

Anyone who thinks making “the real deal,” genuine maple syrup, is a simple matter should just buy some “Aunt Jemima” at their local grocery store and call it good.

As Don Imus once said, “…

On Wednesday, I stopped at the St. Andrews Auxiliary thrift shop to chat with Carol Ostermann. She was in charge of the cash register.

“I would like to write about you. Is that OK with you…

The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be on Thursday, April 4 at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset, 28 High St.

Design Flower Design Practice is at 11:30 a.m.…

What books are stacked on your bedside table now during National Reading Month? And, yes, that includes both the Kindle stored and those checked out of your local library.

I’ve just…

The March meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution was called to order by Vice Regent Louise Brown on March 12 at 11:02 a.m. in the library of the Lincoln Home in…

We had a wonderful weekend! The weather was spectacular. Clear, blue sunny skies. Cool, crisp breeze. And family.

We celebrated the 42nd anniversary of our lives together here in wonderful…

Hope everyone had a good week. Mine was busy with my third and fourth grade girls travel basketball team still practicing and playing tournaments on the weekends … so proud of these young ladies.…

This winter has been harsh on us all, so I called Ms. Pigette’s smartphone last week to check on her.

But she didn’t want to talk about the weather or even the *&**#**truck drivers who…

We were thinking recently about the impact the nearly 600,000 acres of land protected over the years through the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program has had on birds. The reason why this popular…

The Maine Flower Show in Portland each March is always a joy, that something to look forward to in the midst of spring snow and mud month.

Last year, the stonework garden exhibits were…

By all accounts there are many more people seeing barred owls in the last four to six weeks here in Maine this year than in most years. Late winter can be a challenging time for barred owls just…

The great Maya Angelou once said “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Or did she? I’ve researched where it has been claimed that Maya actually said, “…

My TV set and my “smarter than me” phone seem obsessed with references to “fake news.”

They both feature posts of talking heads telling us: “Don’t believe this. Don’t believe that,” as…

Do I have a treat for you this week! This cream horn recipe is from a very dear friend, Martha Holbrook. She was kind enough to give it to my twinners and Evie has it mastered. Evie was kind…

Let me say right up front that I am not any kind of a bird expert. I enjoy watching them. I love to hear their voices. And, we feed them in the winter. I have even, in my youth, hunted them.…

After going into remission (April 2014) from my battle with late stage neurological Lyme disease complicated by co-infections, I woke one morning feeling very unsettled. As I sat at my computer,…

They huddle in the back of a cargo van, away from windows or prying eyes. Traveling north up the eastern seaboard to escape what would have been certain death. Unfamiliar with our English, they…

Congratulations to our beloved Lady Seahawks. Big shout out to the Blethen family for their many years of dedication and hard work to get the Lady Seahawks prepared for going to states and…

Linc Sample is no stranger to controversy; in fact, truth be known, he rather enjoys stirring the political pot.

He is the son of a Boothbay Harbor shipbuilder, a proud veteran of the Navy…

How many black-capped chickadees do you have coming to your bird feeder? Two or three, some of you may say. Others who watch diligently may have a higher estimate—perhaps 5 to 10? But when…