Can you believe it? The Red Sox have been as hot as this summer’s temperatures. They are on pace to set a new franchise record in regular season wins. Even if they don’t set that record, they have…

Everyone I've talked to this summer about this summer has had the same take on it: It has been fast. It's a refrain this time of year, but louder this time around.

One person figured it was…

Yes, I have done some stupid things in my life. I will admit it. But not on the scale of some of the more recent ones I've read about.

Other than bragging about it to your friends later, I…

In the 10 years since I started at the Wiscasset Newspaper, Wiscasset, Westport Island and Alna have gotten into a school unit together, and Wiscasset has gotten out and gone from three schools to…

After a sad week last week with our matriarch, longtime co-worker, boss, mentor and friend Mary Brewer passing away so suddenly, I decided I need a few laughs this week.

One of my favorite…

Wiscasset’s lack of a planner and the impact of that have become a refrain at some municipal meetings. That’s understandable. This was a downsizing: The town eliminated a department. Voters’…

Now that newspapers have websites and social media accounts, reporting happens on a different timetable than in the print-only years. Our work phones are essential for interviews, emailing and…

Cha-chunk, cha-chunk, cha-chunk went the sound of the printing press in the basement of the Register office at the corner of Union Street and Townsend Avenue. That's how long ago I met Mary Brewer…

“Excuse me, can we help you?’’ a homeowner inquired of a couple wandering around the yard with a flashlight late one night a few weeks ago. It was a bit unnerving, to say the least, but it…

Ten years ago this week, July 11, 2008, is a day I won't forget and I'm sure many others who were around to witness one of the greatest fires the region has seen won't either.

It was a…

Wait.

The pedestrian crossing equipment said to, when I pressed the button at Routes 1 and 27 in Wiscasset Monday. The voice was a surprise. I had been on the world’s second longest…

How do you read the local news? Do you read it mostly online or do you wait for the newspaper to arrive from the printer on Wednesday afternoons? Ever since we went fully online six years ago, I…

Most any week brings some stories that make us proud of Wiscasset and its neighbors and proud to be part of them through the articles, photos and more that chronicle them on these pages and online…

It’s next to impossible to wrap your mind around the many changes right here in our own country during the past 200-plus years. This was foremost in our mind a few days ago when we heard…

We’re halfway through 2018 and I officially began my 32^nd year as an employee of the Boothbay Register last week – three months as a reporter, three months as assistant editor and the…

Who will be grand marshal of Wiscasset’s Fourth of July parade? You might know by now, but as of Tuesday, the suspense was building.

Whoever gets the honor, we will know, as always, they…

We’re smack dab in the middle of what is traditionally the height of the summer tourist season in the Boothbay Region, with a jam-packed week of Windjammer Days activities followed closely…

I often like to think back to my early days here at the Register, circa the late ’80s. Life was much simpler then and it seems work was easier. And back then, right about now in the calendar year…

We enjoy watching the TV series “North Woods Law,” highlighting the everyday activities of Maine and New Hampshire wardens, as well as Alaska State Troopers. You never know what they’ll…

I saw a firefly Saturday night.

It said summer. So did the people fishing and swimming in a nearly still Sheepscot River past Alna's Head Tide Dam Saturday.

So did the great blue…

I know I wrote being melancholy last week, but this week was a roller coaster of emotions.

Wednesday, after the paper had been sent to press, we learned that Dan Gagnon of Brunswick, who…

Our publication day this week coincides with Flag Day, and while most communities do very little to mark its observance, it is a day of parades and special celebrations in some towns, such…

Taking a deep breath this week. Melancholy for sure. Good memories but getting a bit frustrated as well. What is happening?

Well, first, by the end of this month, the newspaper will be…

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. This old-time philosophy is the rule many of today’s females live by, and they’re striving to see that it’s the rule of the land in one…

For someone who likes as few syllables as possible in the average sentence, I oddly am pleased as punch when people describe those they are with as their significant others.

A number were…

Vacation. I almost forgot what it was.

After years of hearing about others' vacations, seeing photos of people enjoying themselves on beaches, on cruise ships, hiking near beautiful…

Memorial Day 2018 is now in the record books. Thousands of towns and cities all across the country celebrated in their own special way, some with elaborate parades and ceremonies, others…

Our vastly white towns produce little news about racism. But prejudice on race, religion and more finds its way everywhere in the world. And it can be homegrown, just as kindness can.

One…

Entering late May, we are midway between Thanksgiving Day 2017 and 2018. So, a little like Christmas in July, here are some things to be thankful for:

–To American Legion Post 54 for…

Cheers & Jeers is a feature I remember from the days of reading TV Guide. TV Guide, for those born after the advent of cable TV and the internet, is a small, bi-weekly magazine which lists…

Can anyone go anywhere in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties and not walk into a conversation about ticks? I cannot. And as creepy as those creepy crawlers are, which is highly creepy, the fact ticks…

Saturday, the Boothbay region once again demonstrated why it is such a very special place. This time, it was Rebuilding Together that deserves the credit for making us all so very proud to…

Twenty-nine years ago next month, a jury in Wiscasset  convicted a career criminal of manslaughter for killing a Lewiston police officer, and of the attempted murder of two other officers. Nicolo…

My first employment was working for farmer Errol Clark, “the vegetable man” for a few hours each week during July and August in the latter part of the 1960s. Clark sold vegetables grown on his…

Ford Motor Company made a dramatic announcement this past week: They’re phasing out production of all but two of their passenger cars. They’re not alone. Other auto manufacturers have…

In most Maine communities, this is the season for town meetings. Some towns have already held theirs, and others are scheduled in the next few weeks. In addition to acting on a number of…

You can't find Wiscasset’s Nancy Roby on our pages every week, but few consecutive editions seem to go by without her in a photo.

Roby isn't photo-bombing, although with her good cheer and…

As editor, I read thousands of words each week. I have learned to read copy — written material produced by and submitted to this newspaper and for online – quickly. It is part of my job to get the…

I scrubbed this week’s editorial written before Wiscasset’s big vote Tuesday night. I wrote about a town being more than its politics, and how, as passionate as the downtown debate has gotten,…

Most high school seniors have already made post-graduation plans which may include college in September, entering the workforce, or perhaps a career in the military. By this time in the…

Fashionable.Most folks try to be “fashionable,’’ depending upon their age, job, friends and other factors. Some want to dress like everyone else, with no desire to be conspicuous. On the…

I was glad to hear Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot’s upcoming departure had nothing to do with politics. Based on her track record here, I didn't think it would.

When talking…

A couple of weeks ago, I asked readers to suggest places to live if you didn’t live in Maine and I received several responses – verbally and via our Disqus commenting feature and Facebook page.…

If you are lucky enough to have a sibling, you know he or she can be a lifelong, built-in best friend. They may be more like you than anyone in the world in looks and outlook. And they may have…

Back when we were setting up housekeeping on our own, in the early 1960s, most homes had a set of encyclopedias.Growing up, we had access to those in my parents’ home so when a salesman…

There are two things you need to know about newspapers.

Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is…

March Madness is about over (insert a tear) and when it is, I expect to be called out of my recliner to begin some spring cleaning. Yes, the dusting, window cleaning, rug shampooing, dog bathing…

If our cool weather the first week of spring didn’t put a spring in your step, maybe Easter will.

A buffet of many of the other…

There are many types of religions in the world, with most folks convinced that “theirs’’ is the only “real’’ one. Every generation, we’re hopefully getting a bit more tolerant of religious…

A friend of mine who owns a home in Maine and a place in Massachusetts told me this week that he has had enough — he is seriously considering moving to another state south of New England. He cited…