Do you have some items, people, or anything else to be thankful for in 2024? I sure do.
With apologies to Lizzy BB: “Let me count the ways.”
For some strange reason, I have been…
Talk
The holiday deals have already begun, but not all those great deals you see online are legit. The start of the online holiday shopping season means that online scams intensify with it.Here are the…
A Bird's Tale
How many Maine people know, we wonder, that there are two species of cormorant that occur regularly in the state? If they do know that both double-crested cormorants and great cormorants occur…
Salt ’n Spar
Presidential campaigns just aren’t what they used to be. Listen, campaigning using television, radio, social media, telephone calls and knocking on doors are child’s play compared to…
From the assistant editor
So, in last week's school committee meeting, some pretty stunning things were said about last month's propane incident at Wiscasset Middle High School. And while no workplace or any place is a…
From the editor
As we head toward Thanksgiving when family and guests gather for a meal, it is inevitable that conversations happen while you wait for the turkey, duck, goose, ham, or whatever protein you are…
Joe's Journal
Fox News said it, so it must be true. Right?
It was said by the slick-haired talker on a roundtable chat show that hurls smarmy insults at Democrats, college grads, educators, and most…
Where It’s At
Have you been to see the 2024 Art in the Square at Boothbay Region Art Foundation? My advice: Get there for yourself and any art lovers on your holiday, birthday, or "just because" lists. Fifty-…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Although not re-elected for a second term, I will be forever grateful to those who supported my campaign for reelection. There were so many who…
The sun might be shining on solar energy, but buyers beware – costly solar panel scams could leave you in the dark with massive loans and higher bills. Here’s what you need to know to stay in the…
A Bird's Tale
It’s pretty bizarre by any standard: a bird species of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and the Greater Antilles appearing in numbers in late fall in…
From the editor
Public and private events celebrating the holiday season are beginning this week – see public listings in our calendar, ads and articles. There are Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas lights being…
In 2024, you might think when people learn of domestic violence they would, by now, be beyond asking why the victim doesn't leave or, if the victim was slain, why he or she didn't leave if their…
Joe's Journal
Once upon a time, in the great city known as Chicago, a black lawyer named Harold Washington was elected mayor. It was 1983, a time of major political and racial change for that city. Washington…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my family, campaign team, volunteers, and supporters. You have poured your time, energy, and passion into…
The next public supper will be Nov. 20. The menu will consist of cheese soup, herb rolls, salad, roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, peas, squash, and pumpkin cheesecake. The cost is $…
Joe's Journal
Sitting at my desk on Sunday, I can’t tell you who will win the presidential election. If you spent time reading the newspapers, watching the paid pundits on the morning chat shows, and scrolled…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
When you get a call first thing in the morning and learn your father, grandfather or great-grandfather's house is on fire, it's terrifying. Seeing it is devastating and heart-…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
New England boys know a thing or two about road trips, and apparently…
A Bird's Tale
The city of Cali, nestled as it is in the green valley between two mountain chains in southern Colombia, is incredibly busy this week. That’s because Cali is the host of a meeting of most of the…
From the assistant editor
Wiscasset was already on a roll this fall, with Town Manager Dennis Simmons's getting a leadership award from his peers statewide and Wiscasset Elementary School's Becky Hallowell's being named…
Joe's Journal
I am not going to echo the great Heather Cox Richardson and present you a long and detailed essay, with appropriate historical annotation, telling you who you should vote for on Nov. 5 (or earlier…
'Round Town
Madisyn and Hayden, grandchildren of Garry Blackman, learned to play instruments at Southport Central School. They both learned to play the ukulele and Hayden added the piano. For Garry, an…
Garden Club of Wiscasset’s next meeting will be Nov. 7. We are excited to have as our presenter Dr. Irene Brady Barber, who previously was director of land conservation at Coastal Maine Botanical…
The next public supper will be Nov. 6. The menu will consist of pumpkin soup, salad, Anadama rolls, baked beans, ham, cole slaw and apple crisp a la mode. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for…
A Bird's Tale
There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors. We birders often do that by hiking a trail through a forest, strolling a boardwalk over a bog or marsh, or perhaps scanning an open field or the ocean…
From the editor
Congratulations to my fellow employees for their awards won at the Maine Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest dinner in Bar Harbor on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Having been here at…
From the assistant editor
What do you see, in an old tree?
Its mighty limbs outstretched to a fellow tree, making an archway at least as sturdy and beautiful as a person could make, or upstretched straight into the…
Joe's Journal
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
Of cabbages—and kings.”
(From Lewis…
'Round Town
It’s a good thing the weather gods in our neighborhood have been considerate of late because the last rain we had motivated me to repair a big section of roof that I have put off for too long. It…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Retired after 34 years on the Space Shuttle Program where I was a member of the "Go for Launch". My wife and I moved to Maine and reside in Wiscasset. It was a privilege to…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
This election season, I can think of few things better for our community than to get out and vote for Wayne Farrin for District 47 and Holly Stover for re-election in District…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Those of us in Maine Senate District 13 (Lincoln County plus the towns of Washington and Windsor) are lucky to have the chance to reelect Sen. Cameron Reny. She understands the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
I would first like to address circulating political ads -- namely those not authorized by any candidate. Candidates have no control or input over ads funded by sources outside…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
We’ve had the honor of volunteering for Rep. Holly Stover throughout her successful…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Maine has always been a tough and proud state. Without Maine’s troops in the Civil War, the Union most likely would have been lost. Gettysburg alone has 15 monuments dedicated…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Judy Tunkle, the Democratic candidate running…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Wayne Farrin is running against Ed Polewarczyk for election to the Maine House of Representatives, serving District 47, which includes Alna, Jefferson, Whitefield, and…
