Jean Larkin News Today

The Lost Art of Needle Tatting 3 Weeks: Friday, May 3, 10, & 17 10:00–11:30 a.m. In this three-week workshop, local tatting expert Jean Larkin will walk you through the basics of needle tatting. All supplies for this class will be provided...

Our weekly weatherman is here once again! Wow, what a week we had last week. While our Boothbay Harbor structures suffered tremendously, I hope all of you are safe and sound. This week will be colder than we’re used to. Open season has started to...

Welcome to our first snowstorm of the year! Unfortunately, by the time you read this column in the newspaper, most of the pretty white stuff will have been washed away by buckets of rain and warmer weather. Sorry. It’s time to think about 1040s, W-...

The Community Center wishes everyone a very Happy New Year. The schedule below is for the first full week of January. Somehow. it’s hard to believe that it’s January with the temperature in the 40s and rainy! However, rest assured, it will go down...

This week, Lucy Cressey will hold her monthly class on Finding Your Family on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. Please feel free to bring whatever information you have, and Lucy can help you with the next steps to find your...

I did not hear from any editors … I blew it. Acorns come from Oak trees, not Elm trees as I tried to make you believe. And then my next blunder: maybe there wasn’t sun on the Equinox; I don’t remember. But there was daylight, almost equal amounts in...

Happy Equinox as of last Saturday at 2:50 a.m. Was anyone up to notice? What did you see? There was an (almost) equal amount of sun per day in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. In other words, Happy Fall! The leaves are turning and some of...

Larry Brown from the Boothbay Harbor Police Department has been on a roll to encourage everyone to get reflective blue Emergency Signs for their homes. They are easily visible from the road and help first responders find your location. Larry’s done...

I was away when the winner of the Bucket ‘A Lobsters raffle took place on Sept. 1. The lucky winner was Kathleen Brophy of Groton, Massachusetts. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered the drawing to support The Community Center programs...

Medical supply shortage: Like the tide, our medical equipment supplies ebb and flow. At present, we are in critical need for wheelchairs and transfer chairs, especially. If you have any medical equipment that is no longer being used, please consider...