On Aug. 12, 2019, 6-8 p.m., “Welcoming the Stranger: Downeast Cares” happened.

They had “come down to the coast for the day,” as they put it, from Brewer, Waterville, Skowhegan.

I came to feel absolutely humbled by the accounts in this book.

Issues facing the lobster industry surrounding access to bait could not have been planned for five years ago.

The initial batch was soon overtaken by speedy little punks that don’t need shade and travel in hordes.

Still raining, or raining again. Haven’t noticed, but the tide has turned, and the falls is going the other way.

She’s very funny, for instance, a fact that’s sometimes lost on me…

As far as I can tell right now, nothing is at the top of any food chain…

I graciously changed their non-waterfront selection to our best waterfront kitchen unit…