Before I get ramped up for this week in my adventure series, I wanted to share a subject unrelated to the photo. How unlike me!
So, as I have mentioned in the past, for those of you who…
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Joe’s Journal
After the bloody Civil War, Americans gathered to honor fallen veterans by placing flowers on their graves. They called it Decoration Day.
After World War I, they changed the name to…
The next public supper will be June 5. The menu will consist of minestrone soup, salad, garlic bread, cheese ravioli, and ricotta cake. The…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Recent headlines have read; “World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April,” “The last 12 months were the hottest on record,” “The Last 8 Years Were the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A recent letter to the editor warned of the parallels with President Trump and the rise of Adolph Hitler. As a college student the writer majored in history. I have also…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I'm not a history buff and have not studied Hitler and his rise to power, however, I can draw from current history and I see no parallels between Trump and Hitler.
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Spring has sprung and with warmer weather comes home repairs. Unfortunately, shady contractors are out there looking for homeowners in the market for spring repairs. Contractor fraud and home…
YMCA Health & Wellness
With the summer months quickly approaching, it can be a daunting time to think about changing up your diet for the better. Warm nights and longer days give way to more outdoor time, plans with…
A Bird’s Tale
Looking for a new place to go birding? We’ve got just the place for you. It’s called the Perham Stream Birding Trail, and it’s located in Madrid, Maine.
For those who may be a little rusty…
From the editor
I have sat and worked in three locations/two rooms during my nearly 37 years at the newspaper office here on Townsend Avenue. When I first arrived in 1987, the editorial desks were set up in the…
’Round Town
A long time ago (I seem to be saying that a lot lately) I met Edith Hazard at Bookland in Brunswick during a book signing. Edie, as I have come…
Joe’s Journal
For most of us, the notable event of the week happened on Friday night after the lights went out.
No, it had nothing to do with pesky raccoons, clattering wild turkeys, or the secret…
The next public supper will be June 5. The menu will consist of minestrone soup, salad, garlic…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I love animals, especially my cats. But unfortunately, pets such as cats and dogs aren't invincible. This year, my cat -Galaxy- was exploring outside in Boothbay,…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
As a history major in college who studied the rise of Hitler in Germany, I see striking parallels in leadership style between Hitler and Trump…
Theft through fraud has risen exponentially over the last five years. A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), found that reported fraud losses topped $10 billion in 2023, up from…
From the editor
It’s Tuesday. I need to come up with a topic for this column … so I take a drive.
That’s the setting for the dream I had overnight Monday into Tuesday. Dreams are a scrambled mess of what…
’Round Town
I was standing at the kitchen sink last week, helping to clean up some dishes from the evening meal, when I looked up from my basin full of pans to see all sorts of flashing lights at the end of…
A Bird’s Tale
A few weeks ago on a fine spring day, we were walking our little black dog around the neighborhood. Walking up the hill on one of our favorite routes, we stopped in our tracks to enjoy the…
From the assistant editor
Last week, Wiscasset’s town meeting-style school budget meeting drew way more residents than usual to that yearly meeting in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium. Wouldn’t it be nice…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
A public school system is the most important institution in any town that is fortunate to have one of their own. It is the heart of the community not only because of who it is…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Our friends on the extreme right wing have identified a mental condition that afflicts tens of millions of Americans: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). This disease will be…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank the citizens of Wiscasset for coming out on Tuesday evening (April 30) to approve all articles of the proposed school budget so it may move forward. It…
Joe’s Journal
Strange Issue number one: Last week, Congressional Democrats came together to save Republican Mike Johnson’s speakership after the hard right GOP bomb throwers, MTG et al, threatened to kick him…
The next public supper will be May 15. The menu will consist of black bean soup, c…
If you’re like many Americans, the arrival of a package at your doorstep is a common occurrence. In the age of digital shopping, it has become harder than ever to keep track of what is coming when…
A Bird’s Tale
We’ve been serenaded most mornings this week by a loud, whistled “Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody”—the sweet sound of a white-throated sparrow tuning up the song that he will soon be singing…
From the editor
It’s hard to believe that one quarter of the year has passed. A lot has gone on since Jan. 1, 2024: storms, storms and more storms; winter sports at area schools ended; and the storm of the year…
From the assistant editor
Wiscasset has big decisions ahead, including where to move the sewer plant, and what to plan on every front, from education to economic development, via the next comprehensive plan. Kudos to those…
’Round Town
So fun to see Lara Tupper on home turf again! She and hubby Bobby Sweet, who now live in western Massachusetts (no apology necessary), provided a lovely evening of entertainment at the Boothbay…
Joe’s Journal
The Old Scribbler stayed up way too late on Saturday evening.
No, he did not stay up to watch the Red Sox, for they did not have a night game. They played in the afternoon and won 17 to…
62nd annual Windjammer Days
The 62nd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, June 29. This year we will celebrate our local boatbuilders and shipwrights. Please visit…
The next public supper will be May 1. The menu will consist of broccoli cheese soup, biscuits, salad, cornbread chili casserole and applesauce custard pie. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This is in response to the paid advertisement which appears on your editorial page in the April 25 issue. As a former professionally trained…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I have recently read an editorial published by the Wiscasset School Department chairman and frankly I was taken back with his comments. If you haven’t…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Imagine a group of discontented employees of the Coca Cola Company deciding to develop and produce on their own a new soft drink, and then bring it to market with the name…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
With the recent votes in the U.S. Congress to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, we are witnessing an encouraging sign that the stranglehold MAGA Republicans in the…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I emigrated to the U.S. in 1978 to take up a job as an oilfield mechanic and electrician in the Gulf of Mexico. Margaret Thatcher was elected…
A Bird’s Tale
Reading the rare bird sightings here in Maine in the past week could make you think you were in the southern U.S.. Summer tanager at a Portland cemetery. Another in the same Cape Elizabeth park…
From the assistant editor
With National Volunteer Week this week, Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons’ April 16 reading of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ letter honoring Katharine Martin-Savage’s posthumous…
From the editor
When covered in snow, litter is hidden. Now that spring is here, the short dog-walking route I take is hideous and unsightly – and not just this year. I meant to purchase a trash gripper (my last…
Joe’s Journal
If you were stuck in the garden doing chores you should have done last fall, or had to earn a living, you might have missed it, for a lot happened last week.
No, I am not referring to the…
’Round Town
Alert! Critters are on the move – skunks, raccoons, porcupine, etc. Keep an eye on your pets!
The osprey are back. And all those single out in the open high in the air landing zones…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I am writing today as a Wiscasset School District Committee member, a parent of a child in the Wiscasset School District, and as a tax-paying community member.
I am…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to respond to a recent letter stating that former Trump Cabinet members would not back him for President. First, I will not disparage Vice President Pence or AG…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Here in Wiscasset I have been hearing rumors of a group of people quietly planning to vote down the school budget for the 2024-2025 school year. This would take place at our…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I read the article in Wiscasset Newspaper “Solar power idea at WMHS meets verbal headwinds.” I was part of a group that was asked to evaluate the proposal from Johnson…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
When contemplating the life, career, and political train wreck of Donald John Trump, the constant refrain is, “You can’t make this stuff up.”
The catalogue of scams,…
letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I was born in England in 1948. I married an American (this year is our 50th anniversary!) and emigrated to the USA in 1978. I am 76 years old. In all those years, in…
