Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my strong support for Cameron Reny’s re-election to the Maine State Senate representing District 13. Cameron has consistently proven herself to be a…
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From the Maine House
This time of year, the Maine Legislature is fairly quiet, with members getting an opportunity to spend some time in their home districts to enjoy the summer and meet with constituents. It’s also a…
Many Americans are on the hunt for the perfect remote job or side hustle, and criminal scammers are ready to exploit these ambitions. With work-from-home jobs increasing in popularity and…
A Bird’s Tale
We wrote last week about our luck visiting Wharton Point in Brunswick as the tide turned and shorebirds of various kinds made themselves visible on the expanding mudflats. Well, someone else was…
From the assistant editor
You know those days where everything is just busy? Not terrible, just terribly busy. Monday was one for me. Fairly typical, as Monday is the day before we go to press. Plus I had…
From the editor
I don’t know if it is my age or whether it is an avalanche of things I want (or need) to get done, but I took a couple of hours on Sunday to write down a list of “things” to accomplish in the next…
Joe’s Journal
Well, kiddies. Did you stay up too late to watch the overproduced GOP and Demo conventions?
Have you caught up on your ZZZ’s?
Did you come away with a strong sense that your…
’Round Town
Is it time to rejoice, or time to buck up some firewood? Clearly, we just got a touch of fall in the recent weather shift. And I love the fall!
After some very warm and humid (un-Maine…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Realtor.com website shows the median sold price for a home In Lincoln County is $374,900. Home ownership is a gauge of the economic health of a country. The ability to buy…
Have you been affected by a scam? Know that you are not alone.
AARP Fraud Watch Network™ offers free emotional support sessions for people affected by fraud. Trained peer facilitators…
A Bird’s Tale
A few weeks ago, in early August, we were lucky.
Without having glanced at a tide chart, we happened to stop by Wharton Point in Brunswick just as the tide was receding from its high point…
From the editor
After witnessing a customer’s verbal abuse of an employee of a business over the weekend, it is shocking to think anyone would do that and require the employee to call in security (and the police…
From the assistant editor
The double s’s in Wiscasset could have stood for Set for Success earlier this month. Another year of…
’Round Town
The plans for our next annual family gathering on Monhegan Island begin on the boat ride back to the mainland after our stay. We so look forward to this event that little time is wasted planning…
Joe’s Journal
The other day, while at Hannaford's, I helped a young mother push her overloaded cart as she wrestled with a 2-year-old.
Thanks, she said. Then she noticed my USMC cap and added – Thanks…
Hello Islanders. Have you noticed that ever so slight nip in the air? Too soon! It's hard to decide what I love more, a hot Maine summer, or a beautiful Maine fall. They always seem to go too fast…
From the Senate
Aug. 18, 2024 marked the 104-year anniversary of women earning the right to vote…
From the House of Representatives
On July 27, 2024 the Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer (DDG 127) was christened the Patrick Gallagher, in honor of Marine Corporal Patrick Gallagher, a 23-year-old Irish immigrant working…
“Jurassic Park” - (PG-13; 2 hours, 6 minutes) - The final film in our 2024 Summer Blockbuster series. A select group is chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs…
Olympic athletes aren't the only ones after gold this summer. Criminal scammers are increasingly trying to steal your savings through gold bar schemes.
Criminals may impersonate…
“Janet Planet” - (PG13; 1 hour, 53 minutes) - In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination…
A Bird’s Tale
On cooler, early evenings these August days, we have been out sitting comfortably on our porch, our little black dog happily beside us sniffing the air. We haven’t been using our noses but instead…
From the assistant editor
Several weeks ago, John Merry, Wiscasset schools’ longtime maintenance and transportation director, sent us the school bus schedule and we recently ran it in the print edition. Look for it online…
From the editor
One of our favorite back-to-school commercials was Staples’ take on the Christmas song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” In it, the Dad loads the shopping cart with glee as the faces of…
Joe’s Journal
Dear Reader,
Well, the Olympics concluded with a fitting ending as the U.S. women’s basketball team pulled off a come-from-behind win in grand fashion.
If you don’t think it was a…
’Round Town
To me, one of the more fascinating things about folks who perform at the Opera House is their observations about visiting Maine and Boothbay Harbor in particular. People come from far and wide to…
The next public supper will be Aug. 21. The menu will consist of gazpacho, salad, rolls, BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, and ice…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the world's attention, but it has also captured the attention of criminal scammers. One area where AI scams are particularly dangerous is celebrity…
Salt ’n Spar
It’s with a heavy heart I note the recent passing of Dean Shea, an old friend and Wiscasset neighbor. I’ll miss his charm, wit, story-telling and commonsense advice. Dean was a great deal of help…
Where It’s At
The first time I wrote about Jaap Eduard Helder’s fabulous art was in 2020 and his solo show at Studio 53, “The Wordless Stories of …” and I had a wonderful time viewing and writing about the…
A Bird’s Tale
On one of the oppressively hot and humid summer days we have been experiencing lately, we had the good fortune to be at the cool, shady camp of brother Andy and sister-in-law Nina on the shore of…
From the assistant editor
News these days, even soft news – such as news on volunteer-run community events – you would not think could possibly elicit negative comments about Wiscasset, somehow does on social media. No…
From the editor
Great news for area fishermen. A plan and construction contract for building Carter’s Wharf on Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor has been announced. It has been in the planning stage for a little…
Joe’s Journal
Well, we survived another week of sweltering summer weather, sort of.
I never thought I would write that sentence while living on the Maine coast. It looks like some climate change is…
’Round Town
For some reason, Leica the wonder dog (it’s a wonder she’s a dog!), made several executive decisions recently.
About six months ago Leica abandoned her crate. She gave us no notice, no…
Boothbay Region YMCA Community Catalyst for Good
If you’ve ventured to Barters Island, you know it’s a spectacularly unique place along our peninsula. Sweeping views of sea and horizon. The ever-present tide reminding us of the bountiful gift of…
In 2023, post-disaster fraud cost Americans over $9.3 billion, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). With hurricane and wildfire season in full swing, it’s important to remind…
Over the weekend we decided to join in the birding fun that we wrote about in…
From the editor
After reading this in this week’s Ocean Point column – “Wednesday evening Ginna Yerrall has organized a kids’ version of Right Left Center at 7, another fun and enjoyable night for the kids!” – I…
From the assistant editor
Months ago, Wiscasset’s economic development director, Aaron Chrostowsky, started calling selectmen’s attention to the town’s parcel that used to be Maine Yankee’s, off Old Ferry Road. The ideas…
’Round Town
The storms of this past winter did a lot of damage throughout the region but the east-facing shore of Southport took a serious hit. I am most familiar with the waterfront from Gray Homestead to…
Joe’s Journal
Dear Reader:
Does your head hurt?
Is your neck sore after being whipped back and forth as the political bombshells cascade down from Niagara-on-the Potomac?
Is your brain…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
For several weeks I have joined local residents with Trump rallies on the Wiscasset bridge. It is a surprisingly upbeat and pleasant experience. Each Friday afternoon is an…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Wiscasset Fire Department would like to express our thanks and gratitude to our community.
The Wiscasset Clipper Mart graciously…
Where It’s At
Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…
A Bird’s Tale
We might be far from the tropics, but the temperature sure has felt downright tropical here in Maine (and across much of the nation) over the last few weeks. Maine and much of the country also got…
