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From the assistant editor
The first good thing about February was it was no longer January. And the first good thing about March was February was over. Winter's latter half has been unpleasantly windy and often miserably…
Joe's Journal
Were you one of the several hundred Lincoln County folks who stood on the Sheepscot River bridge on Saturday morning? Did you join other national anti-Trump White House protesters who tried to…
'Round Town
Moore’s Rock is right behind the house where we used to live at the top of Sherman Street in the Harbor. At the suggestion of Bernard Coady, my barber for what little hair I had, we bought his…
The AARP Fraud Watch Network™ Helpline (877-908-3360) has seen a spike in “recall scams.” In these schemes, perpetrators send a message claiming that a product you purchased has been recalled…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The usual political campaign season, filled with bland soundbites and endless attack ads, can make a person tune out. But this year is different.…
Column
Maine winters are the most beautiful in New England, but they take a serious toll on our infrastructure. We’re all too familiar with the large potholes that can pop a tire, or the work commute…
Joe's Journal
Of course, she called as I was writing this missive. She always does.
It was Ms. Pigette, and she began to grouse as the winter’s melting snow pack was being replaced with Sunday morning’s…
'Round Town
Well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I was close, but no cigar!
Our pond de-iced this past weekend but no ducks. It seems many of the island ducks have taken…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
The supreme principle of our constitutional republic is that our leaders govern by and with the consent of the people. Any challenge to honest and fair elections or a person’s…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Senator Collins’s latest Tuesday Report came in this week full of smiling pictures and a list of local groups she…
Scams are everywhere today—from fake texts and emails to nonstop phone calls—and the damage is devastating. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost as much as $196 billion to…
From the editor
OK, I am a bit behind the times sometimes.
Thanks to the TV ad I saw recently, I checked out the website, PassItOn.com. It was started 25 years ago by The Foundation for a Better Life. Its…
'Round Town
In the past several years, the village ducks have returned to our pond by now and are happily paddling around quacking as they scurry off to…
Joe's Journal
On Sunday, the nation’s energy secretary stared out of my TV set and said the Iran war was going forward according to a “meticulous” plan. The Secretary, Chris Wright, said the White House and the…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Candidate Donald Trump promised to end the USA’s ‘forever wars…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I participate in the peaceful protests in local towns. In general, the protests have been quiet, friendly, and neighborly, with honks and waves of…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
On Jan. 20, I testified before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee as a volunteer with AARP Maine and as someone who has…
Community of Hope
Abusers often seek to control the health choices of their partners, even when they are pregnant. Reproductive coercion, when an abuser tries to control reproductive health choices, is particularly…
Joe's Journal
As Mother Nature moves to reclaim the land from Old Man Winter, the trees are starting to bud, Bambi is starting to move, and the political silly season begins.
For the last few months,…
'Round Town
It’s hard to believe that it's been 20 years since Captain Eliot Winslow logged out. It seems like almost yesterday that we chatted in the Robinson’s Wharf parking lot. Well, mostly I listened,…
The next public supper will be March 18. The meal will be vegetable soup, salad, Irish soda bread, corn beef and cabbage, potatoes, carrots and lime jello cake. The cost is $10 for members and $12…
Commentary
In the history of Wiscasset, there…
Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
In the heart of winter, Camp Kieve…
Where It's At
What do Oguquit Playhouse, Eartha, Damariscotta’s Norumbeg Oysters, Tucker Auto Musuem, Wild Blueberry Land, the Madawaska Festival, Nubble Point Lighthouse, Ellsworth Candlepin Bowling, Penobscot…
From the editor
Who: Are you glad Trump attacked Iran or are you with those who oppose the start of another war? I, personally, am against any kind of war. Has the human species, after thousands of years on this…
From the assistant editor
By the time you read this, online or in our print edition, Wiscasset's selectboard might have a policy on the sometimes helpful, in some respects scary, entity that has washed over the internet…
Joe's Journal
Here we go again.
We went to bed Friday evening with the dulcet tones of the chattering class reminding us of the word of the week - Epstein. By the time we sat down to Saturday morning’s…
Results starting with Tuesday, Feb. 3, with 14 players: 1st Place: Larry Rines, 837; 2nd: Stuart Wyman, 828; 3rd Place: Pam Frenier, 811. High Hand: Nancy…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Countries grow to greatness with brave and resolute leaders supported by citizens united in a national pride.…
Joe's Journal
I recently called Ms.Pigette to see how she was doing, as she, and the rest of us, are buried in a new batch of snow.
“We live on the Maine coast. It is winter. What do you expect, Bozo,…
'Round Town
Awaiting a winter storm is like watching bread rise: You know it will happen, but when exactly depends on the ingredients. For me, my bread formula (which is actually passed…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor:
Election integrity is a concern of most voters. The majority believe cheating has affected voting results. The most recent Gallup poll shows that 84% want voter ID. The…
Right now, the cost to live, work and raise a family in Maine is too high. That’s especially true here in Lincoln County. Family budgets just don’t go as far as they used to, and it’s becoming…
Planning a winter escape? Don’t let criminals ruin your trip with bogus deals, fake booking sites, or schemes designed to steal money or personal information.
Scammers create fake vacation…
From the editor
After walking into the media entrance at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning, I sat down on an empty bleacher after a familiar face, Maureen Cooper, cleared my credentials. I was there to…
