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.

The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Additional meals may be purchased for takeout at the same cost when reserved. Takeouts should be picked up at 5:45 p.m.  For more information or to make a reservation, call 882-8230 and join us for a wonderful meal.

Cribbage results for Tuesday, Sept. 9 with 23 players: First place: Nancy Schilke, 833. Second place: Joanne Oliver, 831. Third place: Catherine

Dear Editor:

This month, The Meyers Report issued an “Election Rules Review.” It is an assessment of voting rules in all 50 states including DC and 36 nations. Only two nations, the US and Germany received failing scores. Over half of the states received a failing score. Maine, with a score of 41, was ranked near the bottom of the failing states.

Subject matter experts selected 17 election areas for review based on risk. The 17 areas were: 1) citizen only voting, 2) same day registration, 3) ranked choice voting, 4) in person early voting days, 5) mail in ballots allowed, 6) qualifying for

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Before going out on any job there are a few things to check over with my equipment. In the age of technology, and I am not a technologist, things can go wrong without really knowing. The new generations of digital cameras have so many buttons and controls that it's entirely possible to inadvertently move a setting that can send a camera system into orbit. I like to avoid orbit, especially when in the midst of an assignment. 

So, before leaving the office, here are a few things I like to confirm. Batteries. We now live and die by the battery. I check power levels on

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 fast and convenient, they also make it quick and seamless for criminals to steal your money through a variety of tactics.

You might get a message that appears to be from a loved one in trouble who needs you to send money quick through a P2P app. Or you may see a “discount” for an online marketplace product if you make the payment through a P2P app, only to discover the seller is a scammer.

Another

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 breeding range extends across the top of the world—from the Canadian and Alaskan Arctic region south into the northern portion of the Boreal biome.

After the short northern summer, though, the birds fly south to spend the northern winter in the southern hemisphere summers of southern South America from Brazil to Argentina and occasionally to Chile.

That’s an incredibly long distance to travel. An American golden-plover nesting on Nunavut

A week or so ago, I checked in with an old friend down Linekin Neck not far from the beginnings of Ocean Point. The East Boothbay road, Route 96, is a common adventure for me and my family. For many years we have enjoyed visiting the ocean there, often expanding our outings with casual walks along Shore Road. It’s become a bit of a tradition looked forward to and shared with friends and relatives. Surely a top recommendation to any just met visitors to the region. All who live here recognize the beauty and serenity of this location. It's a rare bird for the region which invites close personal

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 for a couple of minutes for her to get back on the line.

“Is that you?” she asked. “Look, you called me,” I said. “Who did you think it was, the New York Times?“

“I knew it wasn’t the NY Times,” she said. “I talked to them yesterday. Unlike you, you nasty old reprobate, they were respectful and kind.”

“And why would the NY Times call a wooden figure whose life's work has been standing beside a highway

Dear Editor: 

As a Mainer who has volunteered on voter assistance hotlines in Pennsylvania and Georgia, I have seen first-hand howlaws like the proposed Question 1 make it harderfor elderly, disabled, and rural voters to exercise their rightto vote. Here's just a bit of what I saw.   

WhenGeorgia eliminated permanent absentee voting -- one of the changes included in Question 1 --many elderly and disabled voters who had signed up to get an absentee ballot for every election simply didn't get their ballots. Many were unaware of the changes to the law or thought they had requested a ballot

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 can use deepfake technology — AI-generated audio and video — to impersonate people and hack into bank accounts.

To help tackle the problem, AARP endorsed the Senate’s bipartisan Preventing Deep Fakes Scams Act and a companion bipartisan bill in the House. The bill would establish a dedicated federal task force to examine the positive and negative impacts of AI on the financial services industry.

The

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 Wildlife Refuge in Biddeford. It got us reminiscing and trying to remember when and where we had last seen one of these striking birds. We remembered the handful of times when we’d seen them here in Maine and at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York, but the exact last time and place, we could not remember.

Buff-breasted sandpipers nest in the Arctic, about a quarter of the population nesting on Alaska’s North

Sometimes you fall behind on things you want to accomplish. This column is one of them.

I have been meaning to congratulate Katie Sibley, Bill Tompkins and Don Brewer for being chosen to enter the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame next month. The ceremony is Oct. 19 at the Rockland Elks Club.

Let’s start with Bill. He graduated from Boothbay Region High School before I even reached ninth grade but I do remember seeing those Seahawk baseball teams play on what became Sherman Field. I remember his tenacity and determination on the field and it only made sense that he would become a coach, a great

The front entrance door of Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Church, on Townsend Avenue, was open on a beautiful sunny day. I was a bit early for my visit, but as soon as I walked into the church, Tammy Judkins greeted me from her office beside the central sanctuary behind the access wall to the church organ.

“Come on in,” she called, “Gearry is mowing the grass, let me get him.” While she was outside, a person came in from the street and settled into a pew near the rear of the church and sat quietly. When Tammy and Gearry are “in residence,” they like to keep the doors open to invite visitors

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 soup, salad, rolls, smothered beef on noodles, fresh vegetable medley and pistachio cake.                                                                                        

The cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Additional meals may be purchased for takeout at the same cost when reserved. Takeouts should be picked up at 5:45 p.m.     

*Tickets for the Lobster Dinner will be available on Sept. 3 and Sept. 10

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 alone. These mafia-style organizations use stolen money to fund abusive criminal activity around the world, including Southeast Asian fraud compounds that rely on human trafficking, forced labor, and torture. Fighting scams isn’t just about protecting your life savings, it’s also about cutting off funding to these inhumane and violent organizations. 

Second, just as you take steps to protect your health or home, you

Dear Editor:

On behalf of my family, I thank all those who helped make the celebration of life for my husband, David Parkhurst, a memorable one. Michelle Brown Wilson at Brown’s Wharf and her crew of volunteers made this day not only memorable for all Dave’s friends and family, but also stress free for our family. Thank you to Michelle Wilson, Holly Stover, Debbie Todte, Eileen Higgins, Dawn Thomas, Mary Kaler, Abbe Levin and Jeanne Tonan who worked hard to organize and deliver all the refreshments and to ensure that the venue was well organized.

Dave loved them all, and they honored him

Dear Editor:

This is in response to last week’s letter, “Not gaslighting or fraud.” The man-caused global warming rollout got off to a bad start. A data breach and release of internal Emails in  2009, labeled Climategate, indicated scientists were cooking the books and hiding data. Next, in 2011, came Climategate 2.0. To quote from a Forbes Nov. 23, 2011article, “Three themes are emerging from the newly released emails: (1) prominent scientists central to the global warming debate are taking measures to conceal rather than disseminate underlying data and discussions; (2) these scientists view

Dear Editor:

The Future of the Schools Committee’s final report recommends that Wiscasset should explore a brand-new regional model. Why new? There are existing regional schools, most with higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism and better testing outcomes than Wiscasset. Didn’t Wiscasset recently withdraw from a regional school at a cost of $2 million to taxpayers?!?

The committee was asked to determine if tuitioning out grades 9-12 and moving PreK-8 to one school would save money. For years, the superintendent insisted PreK-8 wouldn’t fit in one building, but the committee finally

Each September, we are reminded that suicide is not just a personal tragedy. It is a public health crisis that touches every part of life in Maine. It’s a time to remember those we've lost, support those who are struggling and recommit ourselves to the work of prevention.

But to truly make a difference, we must confront the full scope of the problem — including its intersection with gun violence, domestic abuse and the often-overlooked cases where suicide is accompanied by homicide.

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 from the viewpoint of the sailor(s) just behind the rocks being sprayed by ocean water. You can hear the soft sound of the water lazily lapping against the sides of the sailboat as your eyes drift across the ocean to the homes on the island beyond …

These are just two of the new 4” x 6” paintings by Kathleen Billis – yes, she’s back – some of the new work included in her first new show in many a year