It was an action packed evening under the bright lights at Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday, June 30. Fans filled the bleachers to cheer on their favorite drivers. In addition to…

Last week, as we all know, we did not have the best sailing weather. In the morning class, the turnabout sailors continued to progress, specifically Sydney, Jackson, Casey, Peter,…

A NASCAR Sprint Cup car, a No. 22 Shell/…

The boat that wouldn’t float fills up with water at high tide near Hodgdon Island bridge. On board is owner Myron McLellan as he works to keep the vessel tethered.

Matt Thomson of Boothbay Harbor ran his first Ironman Triathalon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho June 23, finishing in 11 hours, 33 minutes and 399th out of 2,700 participants…

The colorful design of a giant pumpkin taking over Damariscotta by Walpole artist Susan Bartlett Rice has been selected to decorate this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest &…

A Walk with Rupert Neily will be held this Saturday, June 29, 9:30 a.m. to noon at the La Verna Preserve (part of the Pemaquid Watershed between Bremen and New Harbor). The Y will…

Midcoast United Soccer Club is uniting with Seacoast United Maine to offer four sessions of summer soccer camp. Three sessions for ages 7 to 14 will take place at the Harold B.…

Sailing coach Gray Ferris will be heading up the Boothbay Sea and Science Center's new keelboat sailing programs for area pre-teens and teens. Ferris was the former Sailing…

The second week of our season is now well underway and on water events are moving ahead with enthusiasm and much learning experience. Tuesday night was the always fun Ice Cream…

On June 12, the Community on Track committee held a fundraiser at the Spruce Point Inn raising $1,428 toward its goal of building an 8-lane championship track to the peninsula.…

The BHYC Racing Committee would like to invite all area sailors to participate in the Classic Boat Race and the Commodores Cup. These races are organized to be fun and include a…

Seventeen golf foursomes turned out for the annual Windjammer Days golf outing June 23 to help raise money to pay for the traditional fireworks display.

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Boothbay Region High School field hockey coach Kristin Smith, along with the Y youth coach Michelle Bouchard will be having drills and skills practice and scrimmaging for all field…

The weather is improving and many pumpkin plantlets that were adopted during the May 19 Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Plant Giveaway are enjoying this week’s sunshine. However, some may…

Teens to Trails is a finalist for a $25,000 grant from The North Face.

Your vote for T3 will give teens life-changing outdoor experiences. 

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Maine Maritime Academy’s training vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, a national historic landmark and the official vessel of the state of Maine, will sail…

Daily children’s activities begin this week at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. Kids who visit the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden can enjoy Storytime in the…

The heat was on at Wiscasset Speedway June 15. It was perfect racing weather. The grandstands were filled with fans. The drivers were ready to race. A pair of popular drivers…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is pleased to announce that it will offer two high level clinics as prologues to two major sailing events this summer.

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The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous promises that pirates large and small will invade the Twin Villages in search of lost treasure on Saturday, June 22.

On Tuesday, June 25, Chewonki will open its doors to campers for the 99th summer. The day marks the arrival of nearly 200 families to our Wiscasset campus, including parents and…

Mother Nature delivered perfect weather June 15 for the opening day of the 2013 Lobster Boat Race season in Boothbay Harbor and the lobster boats delivered a fine show. …

In March 2013 the final buzzer sounded in the hallowed Bangor Auditorium. The facility that had played host to tens of thousands of players and the seats that held nearly 2.5…

Yes, Maine's other protein is a delicious choice for your next meal. But there is a lot more to do with lobsters than just devour them.

If you love animals…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for the July 4 issues. Advertising and editorial submissions will be due Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. The…

• Go to Monhegan. We know their brochure is scary, but go. It's indescribably beautiful.

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When the Balmy Days II left Boothbay Harbor with its fifth grade passengers headed for Damariscove Island, the fog was thick.

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Although the first official day of summer is June 21, the Boothbay Region YMCA has already started its summer with a host of activities, fundraisers and camps on the horizon.…

Jackie Paskal said her addiction began in 1948 with a hot dog and a bamboo rod.

It was summer in St. Louis and the yellow fish in Forest Park were…

Alert, a 70-foot schooner out of Bailey Island, is one of the 11 vessels signed up to arrive in Boothbay Harbor for the 2013 Windjammer Days celebration on June 25 and 26. Captains Perry…

The weekend of June 8 was another busy one for Midcoast United’s U-12 team with two friendly games in Waterville on Saturday, June 8 and their final regular season Pine Tree League…

Although autumn gets credit for being the most colorful of Maine's seasons, the Boothbay Region YMCA is trying to bring a little color to the dog days of summer.

“You don’t have to be Italian or like spaghetti to love bocce ball,” said Skip Taylor, as he announced plans to form a bocce ball club and league at Winters Gone Farm in Wiscasset…

Despite some early morning rain, Wiscasset Speedway was ready to roll at race time. Under the bright lights, and to the chorus of peepers in the infield, the cars hit the track in…

When the community tennis courts next to Boothbay Region High School fell into a state of disrepair last year, talks of building three new courts surfaced in the local school…

Sea-Vu Farm in Boothbay debuted its first season under new management at the FEA Black Diamond Jubilee on June 1 and 2 at Skowhegan Fairgrounds.  

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The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks tennis team lost its third playoff game in three years by the same score, 3-2. The team went up against St. Dom's in an away game May…

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks track and field season drew to a close on June 1 in Dover-Foxcroft. While temperatures topped out at 90 F, there were other surprises in…

People driving past the Boothbay Harbor Country Club can see dozens of workers scurrying around the elderly log cabin clubhouse.

Nearby, a hillside has…

The Midcoast United U-12 soccer team continued their undefeated streak with an impressive 4-3 win over the Seacoast Mariners on Sunday, June 2. The Mariners jumped to a 2-0 lead…

Although it's not the end, it's the end of a chapter for Cormac Miller.

The Boothbay Region High School senior won't be wearing the blue and gold on a…

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, June 6, 1-6 p.m. in the YMCA gymnasium

The Summer 2013 YMCA Program Session begins Monday,…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team played long and hard May 30 against North Yarmouth Academy, but ultimately came up short, losing the match 5-0.

For Boothbay Region High School sophomore Howard Carter, wrestling has the ability to take him places.

Carter said if he keeps working at his craft he…

The Boothbay Region High School softball team lost its final two games of the season last week to finish with a 0-14 record.

At home against Hall-Dale…

Tee off the summer by registering for the upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course Golf Instruction.

The course will be taught by…

The Freeport Rotary Club's Close to the Coast 5k and 10k race will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m. with all events held rain or shine. The course is run on quiet roads and…

A spring nor'easter hit the region on May 25and Wiscasset Speedway was forced to call off the scheduled Saturday races. Ken Minott, track promoter said, “Back on Mother’s Day…