In the spirit of Valentine’s Day and also the continued clean-up after the two January storms, I thought I’d share a way to show the coast a little love. The high water of the storms as well as last weekend’s high tides means that there is a lot of debris in the water and along […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Nordic skiing finally arrives at Harris Farm
Fans of Nordic skiing at Harris Farm are legion. I’m one of them. After weeks of waiting through a succession of rainstorms and unusually warm weather, I was pleased to learn the family farm in Dayton was receiving heavy snowfall on Jan. 7. I checked the Harris Farm website during the day of the storm. […]
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Brunswick Area Interfaith Council to hold service in response to conflict in Middle East
The Brunswick Area Interfaith Council will host an interfaith service at 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the Pilgrim House at First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick. The service is in response to the conflict in the Middle East, as the council, comprised of faith leaders from a variety of backgrounds, feels “a need […]
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Intertidal: The history of Groundhog Day and a modern take
I blame it on nabbing my kids’ news magazine in search of more positive stories than were in my own magazine. That’s how I learned about the history of Groundhog Day, which was just last Friday, Feb. 2, and found out that it includes many more creatures than just groundhogs — even some from the […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: The long and short of maximizing cell phone batteries
Like many of you, we here at BoomerTECH Adventures use our cell phones daily and often, so having enough battery power is important. Here are a few tips and strategies for making the most of your device’s battery in the short and long run. Which ones are new to you? Reduce screen brightness The brighter your […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Howe Hill — the little Camden Hill
The Camden Hills are a wonderful place to hike. I began trekking in the scenic, coastal mountain range with friends and family when I first moved to the Midcoast area almost 50 years ago. Like most hiking enthusiasts, we started out climbing Mounts Megunticook and Battie in Camden Hills State Park. Outings to Bald Rock, […]
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Your Land: Two points for February
I looked at the photo for some minutes. In it, a young adult and three children surround what looks to be a pool or puddle of water; three of the four have their hands in, and the fourth has the dirt of earlier adventure on her hands. They are fascinated. The young adult, who must […]
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Intertidal: Popham Beach’s already-eroding shoreline suffers from storm damage
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry teamed up with the Maine Geological Survey to build a protective barrier on the dunes using Christmas trees to help catch windblown sand and hold it in place so the dunes can build back up after suffering severe erosion.