The next public supper will be Wednesday, July 16. The meal will consist of turkey soup, salad, garlic bread, cheese ravioli with meatballs and ricotta cake. The cost is $…
Columns
Travel scams are heating up just in time for summer, from bogus deals to fake booking sites and other schemes. Here is how to spot some of the most popular vacation scams.
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A Bird's Tale
Most songbird species only form flocks in the non-breeding season. Think of American robins, red-winged blackbirds, or chipping sparrows as a few examples. In migration or in winter, any of…
Joe's Journal
Last Saturday, I wrote a column that contrasted today's events with the climate of 1975 when we all saw a movie named "Jaws." I thought it was pretty good. Well, all right, it was OK.
Then…
From the Maine Senate
The fight to preserve affordable housing continues.
We’ve all seen rents and the cost of homes go up in the past…
The next public supper will be Wednesday, July 2. The meal will consist of strawberry soup, herb bread, baked haddock, oven-browned potato wedges, broccoli, and ice cream cake.…
To protect yourself, protect your Medicare number. Don’t share it with anyone who contacts you out of the blue. Be wary of offers for free medical equipment or services that you are told Medicare…
Community of Hope
When people begin to learn about domestic abuse, the first question on their lips is often “Why doesn’t the person just leave?” Framing the problem in this way does two…
A Bird's Tale
Those of us who love birds and nature, and who recognize that the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, and the clean water we need, are only possible because of nature, are always more than a…
Joe's Journal
Next week, during our 63d edition of Windjammer Days, one of America's historic sailing vessels will cross our harbor. But this one will not be ferrying happy tourists.
She is the…
Salt ’n Spar
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wondered how a town, river or hill might have gotten its name. My curiosity extends to roads and street names, too. Maybe you’ll remember a while back I shared…
A Bird's Tale
It’s a simple call that’s hard to ignore—a single, loud “wheeep,” or sometimes a burry “reeep.” The sound itself seems confident, brash, maybe a little raucous.
Which is why, when you…
Joe's Journal
The other day we celebrated a key battle in a great conflict. No, I am not referring to Godzilla v. King Kong, although that might be fun to watch. And I am not thinking about the latest national…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
