Want to feel more energized, more centered, younger and happier? Then make plans to attend the free Tai Chi class being offered by the Richmond Senior Center during the month of August.
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LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
This is the number one question that I get on a regular basis, via phone call, email and in person. People who have had a tick encounter struggle to find the next…
A Bird’s Tale
Many people know the story of how the famous fictional spy, James Bond, was named. Author of the 007 spy series, Ian Fleming was an avid birder and spent much of his time on Jamaica. The only…
’Round Town
Last week, for those who park in this space on their way to the crossword puzzle, you may recall that my attempt to photograph with Southport's Leigh Sherrill was foiled by rain…
Joe’s Journal
It was 50 years ago this week when Southport’s Jim Singer, then a brand-new U.S. Marine second lieutenant, got in a plane and flew from Okinawa to Vietnam.
“I was with a planeload of “…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
With the rising level of tick infestation here in Maine and current reminders for prevention practices, wouldn’t it make sense to have a product that is safe and effective against the onslaught of…
Hello friends and neighbors!
If you need a break from the heat of the kitchen, you can order pizza any Monday evening from the Squire Tarbox Inn. It’s best to call ahead (882-7693) at 4:30…
The most important bill Maine legislators vote on during our two year term is the state budget and this year was no different. The state budget impacts the lives of…
Make plans to come on out to the next community supper on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 5 pm featuring meat loaf along with soup, salad, dessert and beverage. Reservations for this meal must be made by…
The Wiscasset Yacht Club is a volunteer organization of about 120 members that has offered sailing instruction at various times over its more than 60-year history. The club continues to make…
’Round Town
Leigh Sherrill is going to fly again and I want to be there when she does. So, it was going to be this past weekend, but the weather got in the way. Saturday rain was predicted and…
Joe’s Journal
I was sitting at my desk the other day when the phone rang. Yes, it was Ms. Piggette, the local authority on most everything and everyone, the famed personage who holds up a mailbox on Route 27…
Hello friends and neighbors!
Summer is a great time for reading! Did you know that Westport Island has its own “Little Free Library”? The Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-…
On Eating and Loving Food
Blueberries. What a happy word. How could you say that word and not smile? Go ahead. Say it out loud.
Blueberries are a Maine summer thing. Blueberries and lobsters. Say THAT out loud. A…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
“But I never saw a tick” and “I never got a bulls-eye rash” are two very common comments I get when I talk to people who tested positive for a tick-borne disease.…
Even though National Senior Citizens Day is a month away on August 21, the Wiscasset Community Center invites you to the Senior Summer Fun Day on Friday, July 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The morning…
From the Senate
I am incredibly proud of what we were able to accomplish this year with the biennial budget. As with any budget, there’s plenty to love and plenty to hate within it, but the end result is a record…
We are pleased and excited to announce the publication of our new book, “Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: a Site and Field Guide” through Cornell University Press and Zona Tropical Publishers…
Joe’s Journal
I used to park in handicapped parking spots like the driver of that new black BMW did the other day at the Hannaford Supermarket in Damariscotta.
He was in a hurry, I guess. Probably a guy…
On Eating and Loving Food
The Fourth has come and gone. How'd that happen? It was snowing a few weeks ago, wasn't it? Time flies when you're having fun.
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LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
The 4th of July holiday brings back many of our seasonal residents and many more visitors to our wonderful state and Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education wants to make sure that you enjoy…
Members present at the July 5 community supper were treated to Chef Julie's roast pork with roasted vegetables followed by homemade cupcakes for the July birthday celebration. Carl Hewitt was…
Hello friends and neighbors!
The rain passed by early, so Westport’s Annual Volunteer Fire Department Barbecue came off without a hitch! After parboiling enough chicken and food processing…
A Bird’s Tale
The weekend before July 4th we had the pleasure of visiting a natural area beloved by many here in Maine: Reid State Park. We walked along the half mile beach portion, letting the…
On Eating and Loving Food
Okay so it's July 2. Two days before the Fourth of July, which, coincidentally, falls on the fourth this year :-)
I took a break from writing over the weekend, which is kind of unusual for…
Joe’s Journal
Dear friends,
I see the Maine Turnpike Authority expects to see more than 600,000 cars coming north over the July 4th weekend. I expect lots of them will be stuck in traffic in Wiscasset.…
Identity Theft and Fraud
If you check your credit score on a regular basis, you may be surprised to see that it suddenly improved over the weekend.
Must have been your careful attention to making payments, right…
Hello friends and neighbors!
Hope to see you all at the Westport Volunteer Fire Department Benefit Barbecue on July 8 at 5 p.m.! You can’t miss the tent near the Old Town Hall, where…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) is a nonprofit 501c3 charitable organization that serves the needs of Maine’s Lyme community through awareness, education, advocacy and…
A Bird’s Tale
A Father’s Day gift from one of us to the other (it’s probably not too hard to guess who gave the gift and who received it!) sent our son Evan up to Matagamon Lake near Baxter State Park and the…
On Eating and Loving Food
Here in the United States most of us think of petits fours as those cute little square chocolate-covered cakes that come in a box around Christmastime.
That's what I thought when I asked…
’Round Town
The above posted photo is neither the latest sunset of the year nor that of the longest day of the year, but it is close.
For those of you who read this…
Joe’s Journal
The other day I went to Grover’s Hardware in Boothbay Harbor. I needed to replace a toilet seat.
Now, I know little about toilet seats, except they are supposed to be kept clean and down.…
Hello friends and neighbors!
Another town meeting is in the history books. With the help of our entertaining moderator, Chris Cooper, we were able to move through 44 articles in two hours…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
There is a right way and a wrong way to removing a tick from one’s body or pet and choosing incorrectly can result in exposure to tick-borne disease.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)…
The Wiscasset Senior Center held its annual members' breakfast and election meeting on Saturday, June 24. Marge Pooler was nominated and unanimously elected as a new trustee. Outgoing chairman,…
Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters (KWW) National Monument has been in the news again recently: One of us (Jeff) took the opportunity to do some more birding there on the same day that Interior…
’Round Town
I guess I'd like to start with two apologies.
One. Sorry for the obligatory lupine photo. I know there are tons of lupine photos everywhere this time of…
Joe’s Journal
On a recent road trip down to Virginia, we were dazzled by the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the rolling countryside. We are blessed to live in a nation with such magnificent scenery.…
On Eating and Loving Food
Uh oh. Rhubarb again. But there's still rhubarb to be had out there, and who doesn't like the strawberry rhubarb connection? Not I.
Strawberry rhubarb pie. Yum. I ran into Kate Schwehm…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
With Lyme, Anaplasmosis and Babesia on the rise here in Maine and the two recently reported cases of Powassan in the Midcoast region, how are we to know and…
Hello friends and neighbors!
Now and then we need to get away to see and do new things. Time away helps us appreciate both the wonders of the world and the beauty of this place we call…
A Bird’s Tale
With temperatures in the 90s in southern Maine this past week and schools finishing classes, it’s easy to feel as though summer is finally here. We tend to think of summer as the main nesting…
Joe’s Journal
On Saturday, after a quick road trip to Virginia and back, I sat down at my desk and the phone rang. Yes, it was her. Ms. Pigette, the all-seeing sage of Boothbay and environs who holds up the…
’Round Town
One of the first weddings I photographed here in Maine was for Carol Yereance and Rick Heaberlin. It was a great family gathering for a couple who might have met at the then local…
LYME TIME with Paula Jackson Jones
In a recent phone call with a woman, who had pulled a tick off her child and who subsequently is being treated for Lyme Disease, I…
On Eating and Loving Food
I went to the opening at the Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort (phew, that’s a mouthful – luckily they’re just calling it Oceanside) on May 27.
I met some great people.
I…
From the Senate
Summer is just around the corner, yet there is still much to be decided in Augusta. Will we repeal the new ranked-choice voting law that Maine’s highest court found to be unconstitutional, or will…
On Wednesday, June 7 the Wiscasset Senior Center was the scene of a happy occasion as the members awarded a $1,000 scholarship to graduating Wiscasset Middle High School senior, Andrew Chubbuck.…
A Bird’s Tale
A pair of song sparrows has been feeding young in a nest they built in a shrub at the corner of the house outside our kitchen. Black-capped chickadees have nested again in the nest box that we…
