Each year on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken fills the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by great music, and family and friends from the community and…
Sports
Calling all "person-powered" watercraft paddlers and rowers to the 29th annual Boothbay Region YMCA Rowgatta! The event, which encompasses approximately nine nautical miles is this Saturday, Aug.…
East Boothbay’s Ben Snead wants you to have some ultimate fun. Snead has been organizing Ultimate Disc pickup games at the Boothbay Region High School football field for most of the summer. The 5:…
This past weekend, the 350 SMAC Tour made its return to Maine’s fastest track for the highly anticipated Bentley Warren Classic. The 350 SMAC Tour brings the thrill of Super Modifieds to…
The Boothbay Lobster Jam summer basketball girls tournament returned this weekend with a reduced field. Instead of the traditional 16-team format, only six teams competed this summer in Boothbay…
This week we had an exciting week at the Southport Yacht Club. We had many beautiful Maine Days out on the water this week! We welcomed Piper Eastwood, Stella Evans, Conrad Faught, Kemper Faught,…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball is on a four game winning streak defeating Brunswick on Tuesday, July 26 in Wiscasset Athletic Field and Bath Thursday, July 28 in Kelley Field, Bath.
In the…
In the fall of 1978, middle schooler Kyle Rankin began his training regimens of running eight-plus miles on Atlantic Avenue He ran cross country for Boothbay Region Elementary School for three…
The name of Nat Wilson comes to mind if you are a fan of honorable and skilled sailmakers throughout the world.
Right in our own back yard do we have the pleasure of meeting a humble,…
The 48th Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club (BHYC) Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge fleets provided a breathtaking scene Saturday, July 23 as the over 60 classic and modern racing boats sailed…
Nurse practitioner Anne Barker will be at the Boothbay Region school health center Aug. 8 and 9 from 8 a.m. to noon for sports physicals. Students that need to have a physical for participating in…
The nationwide heat wave wasn’t stopping Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday as they hosted an exciting night of Group #2 racing action. The night’s program included the Wood Pellet Warehouse…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will recognize eight more inductees at the annual Induction Banquet. The Banquet will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Rockland Elks Club. For ticket information…
It’s not the Lobster Jam, but six girls high school basketball teams will compete in the Boothbay Lady Seahawks’ summer tournament. Boothbay is hosting five teams on July 29 and 30 at Porter…
Registration is open for Midcoast Conservancy’s 11th Annual Race Through the Woods trail race, sponsored by First National Bank, Lamey-Wellehan and Trail Monster Running, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at…
There were mixed conditions for sailing this week at the Southport Yacht Club, but we still got on the water every day for an excellent sail! We welcomed Alastair Ayandele, Desmond Ayandele, Reese…
Joseph and Jill Doyle stayed their Lincoln County Superior Court appeal against Boothbay Harbor concerning abutter Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation. The action, which deals with a Sept. 8,…
On Saturday, July 16, approximately 500 people came out to Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm for its Field & Forest Family Fun Day, a day full of family activities and celebration,…
With the big dogs of NASCAR in town, a handful of tracks in New England took this past weekend off from racing festivities. Wiscasset Speedway capitalized on the opportunity and kept the…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Bath on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14 in Bath.
In the first 5-3 win, Adam Harkins, the Lincoln head coach said, “The boys put…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club hopes to see you on July 23 and 24 for the 48th running of the combined Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge/Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club annual Regatta! The…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Lisbon 6-1 in Boothbay Friday, July 8.
Adam Harkins, head coach, said, “I’m really proud of these kids, they put together an amazing game. Two…
The Modified Racing Series made its return to Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday, July 9 for an action-packed 75-lap main event. The touring series, founded in 2004, runs a limited seven…
Captain Brandon Wilkins, an employee of Sea Tow Portland, was on his way to help a customer July 1 when the order got canceled. He didn’t return to the harbor,…
Connor Wenners, 17, of Edgecomb started racing when he was 4. His father, Patrick, introduced him and his younger brother, Spencer, to the sport early. Patrick would…
Anyone eager to explore Damariscotta Lake is invited to join Midcoast Conservancy for monthly paddles this summer! This unique lake has wonders around every corner. What better way to discover the…
On June 11, an estimated 100 kayakers, paddleboarders and hardy Mainers in canoes met at the Damariscotta Boat Launch for the first annual “Paddle for a Purpose,” a fundraising event dreamed up by…
Windjammer Days 2022
Contributing photographer Michael Leonard of Yarmouth and Squirrel Island provided these photos of the 60th Windjammer Days Gathering of the Fleet during his annual Windjammer Photography Cruise…
Windjammer Days 2022
The Fish Relay Races held Wednesday, June 29 during the 60th Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival drew a very large crowd, and why not? It’s one of the most exciting and fun competitions…
Windjammer Days as well as the 4th of July means the skies will be filled with fireworks again. The displays can be dazzling and can make for a wonderful subject to photograph. Here is what you…
Windjammer Days 2022
Thirty-five commercial boats passed by the Boothbay Harbor fish pier on Atlantic Avenue to be blessed during the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, June 26. The event was one of…
Have you ever wondered who is out sailing dinghies in the Harbor weekday afternoons in March, April, and May before most of the mooring fields begin to fill up? Those are young sailors from the…
Seahawks track and field athlete Kayden Ames is the first junior in recent memory to win states and go to the New England Championship. Ames placed 21st in discus with a 137'11" throw at the June…
In discussions with PC Tony O’Neill, the Junior Program Foundation was started by the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in 2007 to provide scholarships to local youth who could not afford to attend the…
Saturday, June 11 the weather was great for a day on the water and a land-based party. The DEYC took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the historical beginning of the DEYC boating season…
Camp Knickerbocker opens June 27 and has been busy since last season getting ready for the coming year. There are many new additions this year, such as magic camp, outdoor cooking camp, science,…
Women of the Working Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
The 17th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race is Sunday, Aug. 21 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Registration is open for the 17th running of Maine’s "Best Little…
Boothbay Region Special Olympians traveled to University of Maine at Orono June 11 for the Track and Field portion of the Maine Special Olympics Summer Games. Olympians earned 11 gold medals, 11…
Boothbay region Special Olympians Amber Hyson and Ronda LeConte and fellow Maine teammates returned to applause at Portland Jetport June 12 after competing at the National Special Olympics Games…
Ray and Shelly Sirois recently completed America’s Great Loop aboard M/V Shellerina a 39-foot trawlerstyle power boat. They will be cruising in the Boothbay area between now and early…
That’s right, racing fans, it’s time to rev up your motors! Maine’s 2022 lobster boat racing season kicks off right here in Boothbay Harbor with the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races on…
The 2022 season at Wiscasset Speedway rolled on this past Saturday with a full Group #2 program. The lineup included the 88.5FM Modifieds, Kennebec Equipment Rental Outlaw Minis, Wood…
Mountain Valley Conference awards
Boothbay Region High School freshman tennis player Laura Chapman was voted Player of the Year in the Mountain Valley Conference, as MVC spring sports awards, voted on by the league’s coaches, were…
Women of the Working Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
After a two-year hiatus, girls’ summer basketball tournament action returns to Boothbay Harbor. On July 29 and 30, Boothbay Region hosts five other high school basketball squads in a tournament…
While performing routine water quality monitoring on June 2, Midcoast Conservancy’s Damariscotta Lake Watershed Manager, Patricia Nease, observed what appeared to be cyanobacteria aggregates near…
Wiscasset Speedway
The 2022 racing season at Wiscasset Speedway rolled on this past weekend with a full Group #1 program that included the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis, Market 27 Super Streets,…
