I love spring. I garden as my stress relief and the weather warming up and my bulbs sending up shoots tells me that happy hours digging in the dirt and nurturing growing plants are right around the corner. Along with that happy anticipation is a strong vein of anxiety because along with spring’s flowers comes […]
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Paws for this thought on sustainability
The U.S. has a lot of pets. In fact, pets in the United States eat more meat than all of France. Did you also know that if American pets formed their own country, their meat consumption alone would rank fifth in the world? The collective environmental impact of our beloved animal companions is staggering — […]
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When it comes to plant life, don’t forget what’s under the surface
Many people were busy this week planting trees or other land-based plants in celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day comes at a time of year when the snow (hopefully) has melted and the ground has thawed enough to do some planting and to uncover dormant plants to prepare for warmer weather. But spring isn’t just […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Stir fry on the fly
We all have those meals that we make on the fly and don’t even have to think about. A little of this mixed with a little of that, and we like it so much, we put it on repeat week after week, year after year. Quickie Shrimp Stir Fry is one of those. I first […]
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When a German U-boat sunk a ship just off Maine’s coast
In April 1945, New England’s worst naval disaster of World War II took place just 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth, when a lone-wolf German U-boat arose from the murky depths of Casco Bay and fired one torpedo. Forty-nine men lost their lives, a great naval manhunt was launched and an enduring controversy […]
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A challenging paddle on Crooked River
Paddling the Crooked River near East Waterford has been on my mind for decades. When my friend, Paul Plumer, suggested joining him and Eggman DeCoster for a trip down Crooked River in late March, I quickly agreed. Neither Eggman nor I had paddled Crooked, and Paul’s only experience was in the summer of 1990 at […]
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program’s Chatalbash deflects well-earned praise
We are down to our final two award winner profiles from the Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards held in mid-March at St. John’s Community Center. If you missed the previous six profiles of Jim Howard, Sitelines, MaineHealth Midcoast Hospital, Fairwinds Farm, OystHERS Raw Bar & Bubbly, or the Bath Area Family YMCA, do go […]
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Two Midcoast heroes of historic 1947 Texas disaster
On Wednesday, April 16, 1947, one of the deadliest disasters in United States history ripped through a Texas City waterfront near Galveston, and two heroes of this disaster were a man and a woman from Harpswell. When World War II began in December 1941, Florence Alice Bibber was a registered nurse who worked at the […]
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Sustainable Brunswick lecture on water quality rescheduled
April showers, right? We have certainly gotten plenty of precipitation this month, some of it rain and some even snow. While the ground has been soaking up some of that moisture, much of it also finds its way over ground or streets or through drains into our town’s waterways. Over the years, I’ve written many […]
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Should I use search or artificial intelligence to find the answer?
You think you know what you’re doing and then … you need some help! • Zoom has gotten so much more sophisticated. How do I learn how to use it? • What is the best smartphone for taking professional quality photos? • What are some efficient ways to organize files on my Mac laptop? A […]