The next public supper will be Wednesday, June 18. The meal will consist of black bean soup, salad, rolls, turkey tetrazzini, peas, and cherry rhubarb crisp al al mode.
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WHERE IT'S AT
She’s a genre blender. Innovator. Three-time Grammy winner. Gotta be Alison Brown. If you missed Alison and the Band last June, I advise you not to make that mistake again: They are returning to…
From childhood, Nancy Merrill visited with her family at their Southport, Cozy Harbor residence. The three and half-hour trip from Jackman was always worth the arrival at her final destination…
Joe's Journal
Memorial Day usually marks the end of mud season and the start of summer. But it is more than a note on the calendar. It is a special national celebration.
We gathered on that sunny Monday…
All birds are wonderfully mysterious in their own unique ways.
But some are downright perplexing.
For us, the cedar waxwing is in that category.
We are thinking about…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, June 18. The meal will consist of black bean soup, salad, rolls, turkey tetrazzini, peas, and cherry rhubarb crisp al al mode. The cost is $10 for members…
If your phone’s been lighting up with messages saying you owe a road toll, you’re not alone. Criminals are blasting out fake texts pretending to be from government agencies or toll services. Their…
Maine State Aquarium
The Maine State Aquarium’s 2025 season begins on Wednesday, June 11, and preparations are going swimmingly. Last year’s grand reopening was a huge hit with over 26,000 visitors, and this year…
Memorial Day is a day of remembering and honoring the past. We especially remember those who have died while serving to protect our nation. In such a time we also tend to think of and honor…
'Round Town
I’ve misplaced my sunblock! Ha!
Continuing on with the theme of summer, a followup on last week’s fishing experience column, I remain invested in an archive dive from days gone by. To this…
Joe's Journal
The big buzz in Washington last week had something to do with the discovery that former President Joe Biden was old.
A couple of reporters wrote a book that quoted Biden associates claiming…
The next public supper will be June 4. The meal will consist of Tuscan ribolita, salad, garlic bread, lasagna, and pizzelle cookies with ice cream. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-…
QR codes are everywhere – from restaurant menus to package tracking. But where there is innovation, there are criminals exploiting them for fraud. QR codes are now being used by scammers to…
A Bird's Tale
It was eleven o’clock on Sunday night, May 18, here in Maine. The lilac flowers glowed like purple ghosts in the dim light from the porch lamp; near the end of driveway,…
Joe's Journal
Not far from the Boothbay town office stands the statue of a Civil War soldier. On its side, you can view a list of the names of men who served during that terrible conflict. Many of these names…
Criminals are always looking for ways to get your personal information to use in criminal activities. The good news is that there are many steps you can take to help protect your data and…
Joe's Journal
We have a Pope, said the Cardinal from the balcony of the Vatican. Of course, he spoke in Latin, after all, this was the Roman Catholic Church. The wait was over, the conclave was complete, now…
A Bird's Tale
Even if you had never seen a bird called a “stilt,” you would probably guess that it would be a bird with proportionately long, thin legs—and you’d be right. Stilts occur across much of the…
Where It's At
Open the door to the 40th Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, and enter a world of exploration through color, technique, history, and imagination that has led to some thought-…
Checks might seem like something from the past, but scammers often use fake checks in their crimes so they can exploit the time it takes for them to bounce. During that waiting period, scammers…
Joe's Journal
It looked like spring the other day, so I took a mini road trip around the area in an effort to avoid the beginning of gardening season. While checking out the paving project on Route 27, I pulled…
Community of Hope
When people think about domestic abuse, one aspect usually flies under the radar: economic and financial abuse. Yet it often accompanies other forms of abuse–keeping someone from having money, a…
The next public supper will be May 21. The meal will consist of carrot soup, salad, rolls, roast turkey, mashed potato, gravy, squash, stuffing, peas, and pumpkin carrot cake. The cost is $10 for…
A Bird's Tale
Each day as we walk our little black dog around the neighborhood, we revel in each new song and call as spring adds them to the acoustic environment that surrounds us. Those sounds are now…
Joe's Journal
I stayed up into the early morning hours over the weekend because I was fascinated by the elaborate papal funeral pageantry that played out on my TV.
You have to give it to the church.…
'Round Town
First and foremost I need to apologize for this delayed recognition, only four months past due! I’m sorry Arthur Richardson that I did not pull your honor for service together in a more timely…
The next public supper will be May 7. The meal will consist of split pea soup, salad, cornbread, shepherd’s pie, and upside-down pineapple cake. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members…
A Bird's Tale
Certain bird species come and go in our neighborhood. This includes mockingbirds—northern mockingbirds to be exact, since there are another 13 species of mockingbird found south of the U.S. We…
Joe's Journal
In the 1880s, Gilbert and Sullivan wrote a comic opera set in a fictional Japanese town where the Mikado was the boss.
“My object all sublime, I shall achieve in time, to make the…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Back in the eighties I was in a book club for a hot minute. It didn’t stick. There were too many rules. First, we were expected to read a book — a major obstacle. And, really, weren’t we just…
Hello Islanders, lots to report as town election and town meeting time heats up along with the weather (finally)!
Municipal Election & RSU #12 Budget Referendum is Tuesday, June 10…
Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its next meeting on May 1 in Fellowship Hall of First Congregational Church, 28 High St., Wiscasset. There is…
The next public supper will be May 7. The menu will consist of split pea soup, salad, cornbread, shepherd’s pie, and upside-down pineapple cake. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members…
A Bird's Tale
Certain birds are kind of magical. They exhibit qualities that command extra attention. Cranes are in that category. Across the world, each of the fifteen crane species occupies a special…
Joe's Journal
Last week, we had two days of snow and occasional periods of rain. This gave the daffs and tulips lots of muddy garden gunk to push through. Despite the chilly temperatures that kept my duff…
The next public supper will be May 7. The menu will consist of split pea soup, salad, cornbread, shepherd’s pie, and upside-down pineapple cake.
The…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Long ago. In her father’s library at the house in Bremen, Anina pulls a book from the shelf. Of all of the books in a room stacked floor to ceiling with them, she finds “Back to Eden,” a…
