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Wiscasset Senior Center

The next public supper will be Wednesday , Dec. 7. The menu will be split pea soup, salad, rolls, chicken pot pie, green beans, and rice pudding. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Please...
Preventing abuse before it begins

A key component of New Hope Midcoast’s mission is to provide educational resources that help our communities create a safer and healthier future. Through prevention and education programs, we strive...
From the assistant editor

Good things

Kudos to Woolwich for having residents meet with Maine Department of Transportation about the light that stops Route 1 traffic for Nequasset Road motorists. The light was to be temporary – for the...
From the editor

Thoughts on my days off

After last week's column was written and ready to be read, I began my annual November vacation. I used to take vacations in the 11th month of the year because I used to coach basketball at my alma...
Letter to the Editor

Mail-in chaos, part 2

Dear Editor: Mail-ins are perfect because they are automatic, with no Tammany Hall required, just manufactured hate and simple pieces of paper. The allowance of corrupt voter rolls creates '...
A greater need

Dear Editor: Her name is Djuwenska, and I got to know her in Haiti when she auditioned for Hope Haitian Choir (HHC). She had a beautiful voice and spirit and we chose her to join. Now, she and her...
Departure

Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey departed her Boothbay Harbor berth at the Hodgdon pier (formerly Wotton’s Wharf) on Thursday, Nov. 17, at around 3:15 p.m. After many years of rebuilding and...
A Holiday Goose

A Ross’s goose was found last week in Bangor, hanging out in a cornfield with at least one snow goose. Unfortunately for us, we have not been able to carve out the time to drive up and see this rare...
AARP scam alert: Tech support scams

Computer viruses are scary. Tech support scammers exploit that fear, claiming your computer or mobile device is dangerously ill and needs an immediate, costly cure. These scams start with an...
From the editor

Juggling

Each week – actually each day through our websites – we do our best to bring you, the readers, the latest news from our communities. We recently won first place in Maine Press Association’s Better...
From the assistant editor

Pictures, please and thanks

Isn’t it nice to share? A lot of readers take pretty scenics, or photos of fun, local outings with family, friends, or both. We see some on Facebook and ask if we can be emailed them, in their...
’Round Town

Fog

During recent rich and enveloping autumn fogs, our neighborhood was transformed. Fog has a way of isolating and emphasizing portions of our vision. Through no fault of its own, fog causes us to see...
Joe’s Journal

Thanksgiving thoughts

Dear Reader, We are closing in on my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving. I thought I might take a few minutes of your time to list some of the things that merit thanks this year. As we...
letter to the editor

Appreciate being reelected

Dear Editor: To Whom it May Concern: I am grateful to be given the opportunity to serve the people of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport, Edgecomb, South Bristol and Westport Island for another...
letter to the editor

Thank you for your votes

This has been an incredible adventure. I had no idea of what a candidate goes through. There are so many facets to a campaign along with its many emotional ups and downs. Throughout this ordeal...
Slow Down. Move Over. It’s the Law

You’ve heard it before – but it bears repeating, particularly during Crash Responder Safety Week Nov. 14-18, when the Maine Department of Public Safety again reminds all Drivers to Slow Down and Move...
AARP scam alert: Medicare Open Enrollment scams

It’s open enrollment season, which also means it’s Medicare fraud season. Eligible beneficiaries have until December 7 to shop for the best deal for their health care dollar. Unfortunately, some of...
Wiscasset Senior Center

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Dec. 7. The menu will be split pea soup, salad, rolls, chicken pot pie, green beans, and rice pudding. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Please...
A Bird’s Tale

The Grosbeaks are Coming

Are there any of you out there that remember the days when people would complain about how evening grosbeaks were eating them out of house and home? Back in the 1970s, we remember bird lovers...
Commentary

A Community of Hope

Conversations around recent court decisions regarding Roe v. Wade often focus on political agendas. But the effects of these decisions also have enormous economic and social justice impact. For...
Where it’s at

Reading ... always ...

As the chill of autumn begins to descend, particularly before the madness between Black Friday and Christmas, I review the books next to my bed … and on the book table next to the chaise … and...
From the editor

Ready, set, go … It’s the holiday season!

Oh boy, here we go again. It’s the second week in November and the flood of holiday sales, events, TV commercials, specials and movies are upon us, much like the political ads that inundated us...
From the assistant editor

Two kinds of brr, and a thank you

About the only thing colder than Election Day Tuesday’s gusty winds, ahead of National Weather Service’s predicted 23F for the Midcoast that night, were the many cold-sounding political ads in Maine...
’Round Town

Yellow

When our oldest daughter was in college we always enjoyed the trips over to visit. Route 101 to Keene, through Brattleboro, over the “Hogback” to beautiful Bennington. It was an interesting drive,...
Joe’s Journal

Election over?

Well, it’s over. Or is it? When the polls closed Tuesday, it marked the end of the two-month barrage of TV ads spewing toxic political venom. The constant and consistent hammering of attack ads...
AARP scam alert: Scamming veterans

Veterans, active duty and military families are nearly 40% more likely than the general population to lose money to scams and fraud. According, to the Federal Trade Commission, reported fraud attacks...
Wiscasset Senior Center

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Nov. 16. Veterans will be guests. the menu will consist of Navy bean soup, salad, bread, pot roast, mashed potato, carrots, and chocolate pudding cake. Cost...
From the editor

Keeping warm

Having spent over $600 for 100 gallons of home heating oil last week, I got thinking of how some people not as fortunate as me are going to make it through the long, cold days of winter. I can...
From the assistant editor

Lights, tree and summer in November

We got the artificial Christmas tree up this week. Too soon? I’ve been waiting for it. Like the stores do, I held out until after Halloween. And nothing against it or Thanksgiving, but the tree and...
’Round Town

Scam

First off, let me point out that the image shared today has nothing to do with what I have written. The photo was made in 2019 over the Isle of Springs on my way back from a job, returning to...
Joe’s Journal

Election Day thoughts

Next Tuesday, Nov. 8, I plan to visit the Boothbay Harbor Town Hall/Fire Station to vote. I hope you will, too. I know we can vote early, as lots of our friends and neighbors do. I applaud them for...
Garden Club talk Nov. 3

“Starting a Garden from Scratch” is the topic for the Nov. 3 monthly meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset. The program is at 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, First Congregational Church, 28 High St. in...
Salt ’n Spar

What do you love about your hometown?

The other day I was listening to the radio, the hosts of the morning show were asking listeners to share what it is they loved most about their hometown. I was surprised to hear how many listeners...
letter to the editor

Fish fry a big success

Dear Editor: Our Fish Fry on Oct. 22 was a huge success. We would like to thank all who came out and supported us. It was a great day. In addition to good food, we also had two raffles. The...
letter to the editor

Nothing changes in Wiscasset

Dear Editor: I read with interest the article about wanting volunteers to look into ways of improving the waterfront in Wiscasset. We lived in Wiscasset for nine years back before 2013 and remember...
letter to the editor

Overdue thanks from Opera House

Dear Editor, With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to extend an overdue thank you to our community near and far. It will surprise few that the music touring industry...