It was just a matter of time.
Charlie and Penny Crockett
Dear Friends: Thanksgiving
This year I am writing to all of you…all of you who have in some way helped make 2021 our best year yet.
We are, in two words
Six Questions with WRFR DJ Francis Boscoe
By Ron Staschak Recently, I interviewed Francis Boscoe. He is an interesting man. Francis loves music, and he seems to want to bring his love of music to others. 1)What do you do at the radio station? I host the music show “Friendly Society” on Thursdays from noon to...
Headwinds at 20: As Downeaster nears a milestone birthday, questions arise about its future
Seems just about everyone loves a train, but can we make it work in Maine so it’s viable?
Dear Friends: Faith
And as we all now round into a long-sought safe harbor that brings hope of peace and time to repair our ship, the COVID tempest still rages and we must now fully lean into our hope and faith to see us through to a safe holding ground from that.
A Little Bit of Fun With Starlink Contract!
If you buy a product from Elon Musk you should expect a unique experience.
Click Read More to find out what he says.
Montgomery Dam vote is timely and necessary
It was a pleasure to read Sarah Miller’s thoughtful piece in PenBay Pilot on the timing of the vote for Montgomery Dam. It was a model of civil discourse that I hope to live up to.
I agree with her premise, that the town needs more discussion on whether or not to destroy Montgomery Dam and its waterfall, but I disagree with her conclusion: that a vote would be premature.
The vote, by the way, is likely to take place at the time of the June 2022 meeting, which is seven months away.
Week 86 – Covid 19 Random Notes While Sheltering in Place
The season is turning with cooler, calmer and brighter weather after the nor’easter’s high winds beached some boats and left some households without power. The PenBay Pilot featured reporter Sarah Thompson’s excellent photos of beached boats on Sandy Beach and Dick’s Beach and their recoveries.
A second storm of high winds with seven inches of rain caused some power outages and flooded basements….
Why does a duck have tail feathers?
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Staggering $1.5 billion lithium deposit discovered near Newry; excavating it poses a challenge
By Kate Cough NEWRY — The richest known hard rock lithium deposit in the world lies a few miles northeast of the ski slopes of Sunday River and not far from Step Falls, where swimmers can wade in shallow pools formed by hundreds of feet of cascading granite...









