Nearly all of us use social media to stay connected with friends and family. Unfortunately, scammers use social media to connect with us, too. Before accepting a friend request on your social…
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A Bird's Tale
Soft powder blue skies extend in all directions. The sea is shades of blue as well. Dark steel blue in the distance flecked with lines of white from barely curling wave…
Joe's Journal
The other day, we passed an annual milestone. The calendar calls it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day, but here in Vacationland, it is the traditional end to the summer season. It is the time…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
There’s a ribbon of warm light at closing time that catches the long harvest table through the window of Treats Bakery in Wiscasset. It calls to mind a Rembrandt painting. I mention this to…
Fraud today is largely run by sophisticated, large-scale operations led by transnational crime groups, stealing an estimated $158 billion from Americans in a single year. This is not just a…
A Bird's Tale
Sometimes we birders can be lulled into thinking that once we’ve figured out that the yellow bird on the backyard feeder is an evening grosbeak, not an American…
Joe's Journal
Last weekend, Mother Nature blessed us with some of the greatest weather we have had in years, so I went for a drive. The air was cool and crisp, the sky clear and bright, leaves turning, giving…
Where It's At
I walked into Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) last Saturday night for its annual ARTinME opening reception and awards. And, wow. Just wow. I’ll say it now (and probably later as well): This…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, Oct. 15. The meal will be borscht, salad, rye bread, bratwurst, rotkohl (red cabbage), noodles and German chocolate cake.
The …
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to remind ourselves just how much of our lives take place online and the…
A Bird's Tale
We were standing on top of a tall, hill-like jetty near Rockkport, Massachusetts, gazing out at the Gulf of Maine, when we heard a short rattling call from somewhere…
Joe's Journal
How many of you remember radio?
No, not the soothing NPR empathy/classical music kind, the mighty Rock & Roll blasts, country twang, or endless breathless rants from the right or the…
October marks the start of Medicare open enrollment, and unfortunately, the peak season for Medicare fraud. From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, eligible beneficiaries can review options and make changes to…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, Oct. 15. The meal will be borscht, salad, rye bread, bratwurst, rotkohl (red cabbage), noodles and German chocolate cake.
The…
The late afternoon sun lit up the tops of the trees along the street. Most were still green, but the maple at the corner was already showing bright yellows and reds. A…
Joe's Journal
Dear Reader, This notice showed up in my inbox this week. I tried to call Ms. P, but she didn't pick up. I will try to reach her later.
Pigette for Senate…
Where it's at
I've always found Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery to be a most charming gallery always exhibiting work that attracts, intrigues, and inspires many a delightful imaginative tales for viewers. It’s…
Garden Club of Wiscasset
The Garden Club of Wiscasset’s next meeting isOct. 2 at First Congregational Church (fellowship hall) 28 High St., Wiscasset. Our educational program is…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, Oct. 1. The meal will be broccoli cheese soup, salad, rolls, barbecued ribs, baked potato wedges, peas and carrots, and peanut butter pie.
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Identity fraud and scams are a massive and growing problem, but there are things each of us can do to protect against identity fraud, even if our data has been exposed.
One way to help…
A Bird's Tale
1. The Weather – How can you not love the weather of September in Maine? Mornings start crisp and fresh with dew on the grass as you watch for warblers in the shrubbery. By afternoon, you’re…
Joe's Journal
Everything old is new again? Or is it deja vu all over again? Yes, it seems that history repeats itself, or maybe, and probably, we just remember snippets of a memory when something prods our…
And just like that, summer's over. Too fast, too soon, but luckily fall in Maine is dreamy too. Keep an eye out for deer and turkeys on the road and enjoy that crisp air!
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The next public supper will be Wednesday, Oct. 1. The meal will consist of broccoli cheese soup, salad, rolls, BBQ ribs, baked potato wedges, peas and carrots and peanut butter pie.…
Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps like Venmo, Zelle, and Cash App have made sending money between family and friends easier than ever. But consumers beware: while these apps make exchanging money…
A Bird's Tale
There are certain birds that really capture the imagination. One of those, for us, and perhaps for many other birders, is the American golden-plover.
The…
Joe's Journal
On Friday, my phone rang and, reluctantly, I answered, and was curtly told: “Wait a minute. I am busy on the other phone.” Oh, swell, it is Ms. Pigette, and she now has two phones. And I waited…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making it even easier for criminals to steal people’s money, and American’s anxiety is rising. Concern is especially high around financial services, where scammers…
The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper would like to begin a weekly series, Through Our Readers’ Eyes, where photos and a brief description are submitted to the newspaper via email. The photos…
A Bird's Tale
We saw a photo of a gorgeous juvenile buff-breasted sandpiper taken a few days ago down on the rocky beach at the Timber Point section of Rachel Carson National…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, Sept. 3. It will not be the Lobster Dinner as we did not have enough time to sell tickets. The upcoming meal will be navy bean…
Here are three important things to know about fraud right now.
First, most scams today are often run by highly organized international criminal networks, not individuals acting…
September is Suicide Prevention Month
Each September, we are reminded that suicide is not just a personal tragedy. It is a public health crisis that touches every…
Where It's At
A moody oil painting of a double-masted schooner at rest near a wharf under a sunset sky of orange and yellows broken up by dark clouds ... Another takes the viewer into a lighter scene, perhaps…
A Bird's Tale
Over the weekend, we traveled to southern Maine to see if we could observe the drama of heavy surf expected from the passing of Hurricane Erin far offshore. We spent a…
Joe's Journal
I drove to Wiscasset and Bath on Friday and waved to Ms. Pigette as I passed her on Route 27. I waved again on the way home. She looked pretty cute in her summer outfit, as she clutched a racket,…
'Round Town
*Note: A casual observation!
Midweek last week, during an infrequent drive out of town, I observed, as I often do, the price of fuels along the way. It was a Portland…
The next meeting is on Sept. 4 at First Congregational Church (fellowship hall) 28 High St., Wiscasset.
There is a business…
Where It's At
David’s new show “Reengaged” marks his return to fulltime painting after after two years (one as president) working with the 50-year-old nonprofit, Union of Maine Visual Artists. During that…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m, our Annual Lobster Roll dinner. You must pre-pay for your reservation to join us for this meal. The cost is being determined based on…
Keeping up with the latest scams and all the red flags that warn us of each one is exhausting. Scams constantly evolve, and each comes with its own red flags to remember. But some warning signs…
