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• From the editor

  Three things (from home)

  

  Ever since my last column was drying on the pages, I have been home taking care of the house, one dog and three cats. My wife, Melodee, and neighbors, Brandy, Corey and Spencer Pottle, took a road...
• From the assistant editor

  Steller example

  

  Why did you come here, beautiful eagle? You might ask what we are doing here, also, beautiful bird, ever near as we can be to wherever you light. We have not your wings and eagle eyes, we have...

• The Sea-Eagle Has Landed...in Boothbay

  

  In the time since we wrote about the Steller’s sea-eagle that had appeared in and around Five Islands a few weeks ago, most readers will probably be aware that the bird had moved over to Boothbay...

• King Phillips Trail

  

  It's kind of a neat loop over there in East Boothbay. Little River. Woods roads. Some cabins and a refreshing water side stroll if you are so inclined. Another favorite of mine when wandering around...

• MLK’s legacy reminds us to keep fighting for human rights

  

  On Monday, Jan. 17, Mainers celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on what would have been the Reverend’s 93rd birthday. Dr. King’s legacy is one of fighting for human and civil rights for all people...
• Salt ’n Spar

  Cooking up cures at home

  

  At last count we have something like 50 or 60 cookbooks around the house. With that said, the recipes my wife uses the most are the ones stuffed in a wicker basket sitting on the kitchen counter. I’...
• Joe’s Journal

  The eagle has landed

  I love this place. Why? The only answer is why not. All you have to do is turn on your TV news, pick up the newspaper, or click on your smart device. In other areas, you will find modern madness....

• Maine has an implied warranty law

  Dear Editor: There’s some information that Boothbay school officials need to know before they start spending money on the generator that recently died. Maine has a four-year implied warranty law on...

• Steller’s sea eagle a people magnet

  Dear Editor:The current hunt for “the bird” has reminded me of a very special previous outdoor winter adventure here in the Boothbay Region. Nancy and Peter Gilchrist got lots of us traipsing around...

• Wiscasset Senior Center

  The next Wiscasset Senior Center Public Supper will be Wednesday, Feb. 2. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. At 5 is pea soup, salad, anadama rolls, curried chicken and rice casserole, green beans, and dessert...

• Sen. Sanborn introduces bill to prevent insurance companies from double-billing patients for prescription drugs

  Sen. Heather Sanborn, D-Portland, has introduced a bill to prohibit insurers from implementing copay accumulator programs. LD 1783, “An Act To Require Health Insurance Carriers and Pharmacy Benefits...

• AARP scam alert: Credit repair scams

  

  If you’re like a lot of Americans, you spent a lot this holiday season and you might be in the mood to tackle your debt in the New Year. Getting yourself out of debt takes time and discipline. Be...

• Sen. Maxmin won’t seek re-election

  

  I write today with bittersweet news. I have decided not to seek re-election to the State Senate for our beloved District 13 in 2022. Serving in the legislature for the past four years – the last...
• A Bird’s Tale

  A Winter Adventure on Matinicus Island

  

  This week’s column was written by Jeff, for obvious reasons. Read on! The sun was just coming up as three intrepid birders assembled last week in a brown wooden tiny house behind a hanger...
• From the editor

  BRYMCA: The heart is still beating

  

  Hats off to the Boothbay Region YMCA trustees, current and past members, for never standing pat on what the “heart of the region” offers. And to the people of the region and around the country, who...
• From the assistant editor

  Unacceptable

  

  National Weather Service’s forecast for Jan. 11 was, as of Friday, for a daytime high near 8F. Based on years of reporting, reading, television viewing and radio listening, I can tell you what near 8...
• Joe’s Journal

  Sunday morning coming down

  

  Sunday was a gray day. And gray is the appropriate color for the day to take down the Christmas tree. The holiday season is all about the “before.” You know the drill. There are only so many days...
• ’Round Town

  Ernie

  

  It wasn’t the storm of the century but it was enough to launch the region’s fleet of snow plowers and salt and sand spreaders. They were flying around all over the place, on state roads, out of...

• Remembering Betty

  

  Sadly, the entertainment industry lost a 5’ 4” legend Dec. 31 when it said goodbye to Betty White. But with a career lasting eight decades, much of her work is preserved and will continue to keep her...
• From the U.S. House of Representatives

  Meeting the moment

  

  When I think of 2021, the phrase “meeting the moment” comes to mind. It was uttered countless times this past year by my colleagues in Congress, by the press, and by constituents all over the nation...
• letter to the editor

  Big Al’s

  Dear Editor: I m writing today to ask why no one has offered to buy Big Al’s? I think that there have been so many other management companies and private people buying businesses I thought he would...
• letter to the editor

  Support candidates working to stem climate change

  Dear Editor: The climate crisis is an existential threat that will define Maine’s future. According to the Maine Climate Council, Maine is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change...
• letter to the editor

  Safety over budget

  Dear Editor: I have been a resident of Wiscasset for 17 years. I have always found it convenient that the town garage has a sand and salt mixture available for the residents to use during the harsh...

• Wiscasset Senior Center

  The Wiscasset Senior Center Semi-Annual Meeting will immediately follow the next Senior Center Public Supper which will be Wednesday, Jan. 19. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Vegetable soup, salad and...
• Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good

  An attitude of gratitude

  

  The new year is an opportunity for change, excitement, and new beginnings. This is also true for your community Y this year, as our opening day of 2022 introduced an additional entrance, a...

• AARP scam alert: New Year’s resolution

  

  It’s New Year’s Resolution time. Time to make a commitment to be fraud aware in 2022. For the next 52 weeks, like clockwork, scammers will be on the prowl looking to steal our money or sensitive...
• From the editor

  On to the playoffs!

  

  With only one more game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 4:25 p.m. – thankfully it isn’t “a win and you’re in, or lose and go home” situation, the Mac Jones-led New England Patriots...
• From the assistant editor

  Cane upon a midnight here

  

  Early Monday, I was online looking up early 2000s Alna politics for a story on some new Alna politics, the latest petition, and Safari offered me a site that, from what I have found so far, has...
• Joe’s Journal

  Time for answers

  

  If the recent political rhetoric is a clue to the coming year, we are in for a rough ride. Friends, fasten your seat belts. While I have no prediction for the future, I hope the public will get some...
• ’Round Town

  Dec. 31

  

  Dec. 31 is a special day for our family. It’s our youngest daughter’s birthday. Yup! New Year’s Eve. Not an ideal date just after Christmas and the heavy party day prior to the new year. All through...
• A Bird’s Tale

  A ‘Steller’ Bird

  

  Maine has hosted some amazing rare birds over the years. The great black hawk, of course, was certainly among the most memorable. There are many others, too: red-billed tropicbird, tufted puffin,...
• letter to the editor

  Restore fair elections

  Dear Editor: Jan. 6 is the one-year anniversary of a violent insurrection. The investigation continues and we have yet to serve justice on all those who plotted, funded, and encouraged those lawless...
• letter to the editor

  Protecting Maine elections

  Dear Editor: Last session, the Maine Legislature took many steps to remove the undue influence of money in elections. From banning corporate campaign contributions and cleaning up our PAC laws to...

• Wiscasset Senior Center

  The annual meeting of Wiscasset Senior Center members will follow the Wednesday, Jan. 19 Senior Center Supper. The meal will be vegetable soup, salad, biscuits, baked ham, macaroni & cheese, peas...
• Salt ’n Spar

  The U.S. Grant House and Grant’s Wiscasset stop

  

  During the holiday break, I spent one afternoon visiting Burlington in Burlington County, New Jersey. Settled by Quakers in 1677, Burlington is located on the shores of the Delaware River across from...
• Where It’s At

  Wrapping up ‘holidaze’ 2021

  

  New Year’s Eve. Regardless of where you are or go, as the midnight hour approaches TVs will be tuned in to Times Square, New York City to watch the ball drop and raise their champagne (or other...
• A Bird’s Tale

  Blessed with Blue

  

  The backyard feeders of Mom Wells and brother Andrew, both along Midcoast Maine, have been blessed with the brilliant blue and orange of eastern bluebirds this winter. We have seen a few in scattered...
• From the editor

  Here’s to being happier!

  

  I don’t know about you, but it has been a struggle for me to remain truly happy since about March 2020 … which is when you know what happened. Yes, there have been many personal happy events in the...
• ’Round Town

  Humidification

  

  Back in March when I turned in my old worn out knee for a new one, I eventually returned home to recover. A physical therapist came to the house and we made over the den into a bedroom for me so...
• Joe’s Journal

  Happy New Year

  

  This is the time when pundits and pranksters remind you of milestones you would rather forget. The same group, queens, presidents and popes usually take a minute to scold you for your failings, as...

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