We’ve all been there; you reach for your wallet and find nothing in your pocket or purse. The panic we feel in that moment is real because our wallet can be a treasure trove for criminals, who can…
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Electric bills will be increasing again on July 1. Just when ratepayers thought they could breathe a sigh of relief…
A Bird’s Tale
Sister-in-law Nina called, breathless, a few weeks ago. While walking the dogs along a quiet road in Georgetown, she was astonished to find a tiny, newly fledged saw-whet owl sitting on the back…
From the assistant editor
Covering Wiscasset’s June 11 school committee meeting, I heard a resident noting Eugene Stover’s death. The speaker told the committee he thought Wiscasset Newspaper would have reported it, but…
From the editor
Here’s hoping we saw the Boston Celtics win their 18th NBA Championship on Monday night. My earliest memory of the Celtics winning a championship was when Bill Russell, John Havlicek and company…
Joe’s Journal
For months, MaineDOT has promised this is the year they would repave Route 27 from U.S. 1 to Boothbay, and from Boothbay to the intersection of Route 96.
In English, that translates from…
’Round Town
It’s just about time for some special boats to arrive in Boothbay Harbor and surrounding coastal communities. The sailing cruise ships are back on the high seas and with fingers crossed we hope…
The next public supper will be June 19. The menu will consist of lentil soup, herb rolls, salad, roast turkey, mashed p…
Where It’s At
Maine State Music Theater’s 2024 season opener “South Pacific” brings the south seas to Maine, if only for a short while. Riding on the breezes that blow are themes of war, racial prejudice,…
A Bird’s Tale
We’ve recently had the opportunity to spend some time in the Big Apple, otherwise known as New York City. There’s a lot going on down in that place – people streaming by on sidewalks everywhere.…
From the editor
A definition – Copyright: The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a…
From the assistant editor
The Wormfest group has hit on something. The founders picked an apt spot for the worm-digging theme, on the waterfront, and successfully walked the line of both honoring a serious and special…
’Round Town
How often, on our walk to pick up the mail, do we think about the means of delivery? The person who delivers? The people who sort? The people who load? For the most part, I think, we just take for…
Joe’s Journal
Over the last week, our phones, TV sets, and newspapers brought us photos of world leaders standing on the cliffs overlooking Normandy’s beaches.
With the placid sea in the background,…
The next public supper will be June 19. The menu will consist of lentil soup, herb rolls, salad, roast turkey, mashed potato, stuffing,…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
To the citizens of Wiscasset:
I attended the Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2024 Graduation ceremony. It was a celebration of the accomplishments of a wonderful…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Once upon a time Atlantic puffins nested in their thousands on Maine’s islands. They were hunted to extinction. It has taken 50 years of dedicated…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Let’s take Senator Susan Collins’ word for it, that Donald Trump was indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on 34 counts of falsification of…
Salt ’n Spar
Let’s talk worms, marine worms that is – “blood” and “sand” – prized bait for saltwater sports fishermen and that fetch between $12 and $15 a dozen on the Jersey shore. Once upon a time Wiscasset…
Each year, the U.S. draws attention to the pernicious crime of elder abuse in our country. Elder financial exploitation – generally involving a known person who is deceiving and manipulating an…
For this o-fish-al update, we introduce you to the new name for our educational facilities at the Dept. of Marine Resources’ Boothbay Lab – the Gulf of Maine Discovery…
A Bird’s Tale
Imagine a place on the Maine coast where your dinner conversation might range from talking with an Indigenous Guardian about the experience of living and working in a remote First Nation in…
From the assistant editor
Aug. 27, 2015, at a ribbon-cutting for Wiscasset Middle School’s return to being Wiscasset Elementary, Damon Lincoln, 9, of Wiscasset told me he was a little nervous about going to a different…
From the editor
Five out of seven of our yearly supplements are done, printed and available. The sixth, the Dining Guide, is just about ready to be sent to the printer.
We wish to thank all of our…
’Round Town
This time of year always makes me think of my visits with Barbara Cooney of “Miss Rumphius” fame, at her home in Damariscotta. The lupine plants are hitting high clover now in what seems to be a…
Joe’s Journal
I was all set to tell you how town officials and the USPS are trying to find a new location to serve the 500 or so postal customers in East Boothbay. I was all set to let you know that the paving…
The next public supper will be June 19. The menu will consist of lentil soup, herb…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Alna’s March town meeting defeated by a vote of 93-73 a new mining ordinance proposed by Alna’s Planning Board.
Rejecting the normal process of remanding a land-use…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It is increasingly hard to believe that the appalling scale of civilian death in Gaza, and the wholesale destruction of homes, hospitals, and infrastructure, are anything…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The most strongly debated article on Alna’s 2024 annual town meeting warrant was a new mining and blasting ordinance brought forward by the Planning Board. The new ordinance…
Salt ’n Spar
It never ceases to amaze me what you can find online as was the case the other day when I was searching for one thing and came up with something else altogether – a 20-page eulogy delivered in…
Community of Hope
Any devoted pet owner will tell you pets are a part of the family. And as such, how pets are treated in a home can give us insight into how the other family members are treated as well.
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Where It’s At
Alison Brown and her Band are returning to the Opera House Friday, June 7 and no one, I repeat, no one should miss this concert. Sure, you may have seen her there…
A Bird’s Tale
There is no doubt that the sight of an all-white, chicken-sized bird with feathered feet walking around on the ground somewhere here on the coast of Maine in spring would make just about anyone…
Joe’s Journal
The first good news of the week is that the state paving project on Route 27 is a go for this summer. The bad news is that that project may begin when our summer tourist season is in full swing.…
’Round Town
One of the very most wonderful gifts of this photography business is the many friends I have made over the years. I have photographed with thousands of people both here in Maine, around the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing to respond to some troubling statements made during the recent Wiscasset school committee candidate’s forum that were simply untrue and cannot go unanswered.…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
U.S. News just published. “How States Compare in Best High Schools.” Maine came in at 51. This is tragic for our young people. One of the most reliable predictors of financial…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We wholeheartedly support Tracey Whitney’s candidacy for Wiscasset School Board. She possesses all the important qualities to do an outstanding job as board member.
…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Our municipal spending is going up again, mainly due to ever increasing costs for insurance, facilities, energy and wages. Tax increases are inevitable unless we change how we…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
It is time for a dramatic change on the Wiscasset School Board. We need to refresh the Board with members who will be responsible to the parents, children, and taxpayers of…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
RePower Wiscasset is a citizen group …
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am William (Bill) Maloney, I am completing my first term as a Wiscasset Selectman. My platform was one of fiscal responsibility and I have kept my promise.
I have…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Wiscasset faces a tidal wave of challenges.
Bill Maloney, with his remarkable ability to analyze situations and propose practical solutions, is the man to tackle them…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team would like to thank Wiscasset police officer Nathan Willhoite.
Officer Willhoite assisted us one recent evening when…
The next public supper will be June 5. The menu will consist of minestrone soup, salad, garlic bread, cheese ravioli, and ricotta cake. The…
Government programs are often the target of criminal scammers and Medicare is one of the biggest ones. Thankfully, a nationwide network of Senior Medicare Patrol volunteers often sees these scams…
A Bird’s Tale
Over the weekend, we were out doing some errands in Augusta when it occurred to us that we could easily add one more “errand” into our itinerary. Only a few minutes farther north from the Augusta…
From the assistant editor
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the best, and one of his best known films, “The Birds” has become synonymous with any time the birds outnumber the people or nearly dive bomb them. Monday, a bird stood…
From the editor
Driving around the region and seeing the veterans’ banners should make residents proud. Having covered the Memorial Day parades for decades, it’s great to reminisce about the times we have come in…
