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BRHS boys basketball

The top-seeded Winthrop Ramblers caught fire in the fourth quarter and went on to defeat the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 56-43, on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

Heading into the final quarter…

BRHS girls basketball

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that tonight’s (Jan. 27) home game against Wiscasset has been postponed and will be made up either Feb. 9 or 10, depending…

Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Bearce Allen and NORGAL Preserves in Bristol from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Feb. 11.

Bearce Allen Preserve and…

BRHS girls basketball

The Carrabec Cobras defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 65-24, in North Anson Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Cheyenne Cahill was the leading scorer with 27 points. Lindsay Hamilton added 14 points…

Winter in the woods can be a really great time for getting to know trees. Many, of course, have lost their leaves — but that can make it even easier to focus on some of their even more visible…

Where it’s at

“Winter is going to be a season of flip-flop conditions with notable polar coaster swings in temperatures!” So saith this year’s Farmer’s Almanac website. It was the “polar coaster” bit that got…

If someone wants to attend the Winthrop-Boothbay boys basketball games in Winthrop on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 5 and 6:30 p.m. in person, it is by ticket request only and limited to 300. First come,…

People are traveling hundreds and, in some cases, thousands of miles to the Boothbay region to see one of the world’s rarest birds. National Geographic reports there are about 4,000 Steller’s sea…

BRHS girls basketball

The Boothbay Region Seahawk girls varsity basketball team got its first win Monday, Jan. 24 with a 51-20 victory over the host Wiscasset Wolverines (0-9).

Jaelyn Crocker led the Seahawks…

BRHS boys basketball

The Boothbay Region Seahawks fell to 4-8 on the season with a 74-47 loss to Mt. Abram Monday, Jan. 24.

The Roadrunners (6-6) were led by Wyatt Siemenski with 16 points.

Boothbay…

Indoor track

The Seahawks-Wolverines combined indoor track teams traveled to University of Southern Maine in Gorham for their second Mountain Valley Conference meet Jan. 20. The boys team competed alone and…

Ice fishing for rainbow smelt has been a winter staple for generations of Mainers. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is excited to welcome Dr. Danielle Frechette, a…

BRHS boys basketball

The Dirigo Cougars improved to 9-3 on the season with an 80-62 victory over the Boothbay Region Seahawks at Porter Memorial Gymnasium Friday night, Jan. 21.

The Cougars jumped out to a 20-…

The Boothbay Region High School boys and girls basketball teams will be hosting games Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22, according to Allan Crocker, BRHS athletic director.

Tonight (Jan…

Midcoast Conservancy will offer two adult ski clinics this winter at Hidden Valley Nature Center on Sundays, Feb. 6 and 13 from 9 a.m. to noon. Veteran ski coaches will help boost students’…

Winter in the woods can be a really great time for getting to know trees.  Many, of course, have lost their leaves - but that can make it even easier to focus on some of their even more visible…

It was an incredible senior year for University of Maine field hockey player Sydney Meader. The Boothbay native made significant contributions to her team’s first America East Conference…

Salt Bay Farm, 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta, is a favorite local destination for sledding. The big hill behind the parking lot offers a long, fast descent to those with a taste for speed,…

Spruce Mountain showed why it is one of the best boys’ basketball teams in the region regardless of class with a 68-21 victory over Boothbay on Jan. 15 at Porter Memorial Gymnasium. The Phoenix…

Allan Crocker said the Boothbay Region High School girls vs Mt. Abram game Saturday, Jan. 15 is postponed. The Boys JV game vs. Spruce Jan. 15 has been canceled. The varsity boys game Jan. 15 v.…

The Boothbay Seahawks improved their record to 4-3 on Jan. 13 with a road victory over Telstar in Bethel in boys’ Mountain Valley Conference basketball action. Boothbay won despite missing two…

The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and…

Tonight's (Jan. 12) girls basketball game versus Kent's Hill has been postponed, Allan Crocker said.    

The Boothbay Seahawks evened their record in the Mountain Valley Conference with a 51-50 win Tuesday night over Class B South opponent Oak Hill at Porter Memorial Gymnasium. The victory improves…

Indoor track

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Wiscasset High School Wolverines hosted their first Mountain Valley Conference indoor track and field meet Jan. 6. The combined teams faced Mountain…

Many people find they are less likely to get as much exercise during the long, cold winter in Midcoast Maine.

As a way to encourage people to be active and perhaps discover some new places…

BRHS girls basketball

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, has announced that tonight’s (Jan. 10) girls varsity basketball game at Monmouth has been postponed. No make-up date has been set…

The Boothbay Region Seahawks boys varsity basketbal team dropped to 2-3 on the season in the Mountain Valley Conference with loss at Monmouth on Jan. 8.

The game against the Mustangs saw…

By November 2021, Maine State Parks had already surpassed the 2020 record

AUGUSTA — Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (…

BRHS girls basketball

The home girls basketball game on Friday, Jan. 7 has been canceled due to a Covid situation on the Winthrop team, according the Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker. No make…

Boothbay Harbor Country Club makes Golfweek’s Best 2022 list of the Top Resort Courses in the U.S. – making it into the top 100!

After a rigorous review of several criteria by Golfweek’s…

BRHS girls basketball

The Oak Hill Raiders held the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks to 11 second half points and went on to win the Mountain Valley Conference girls basketball game, 59-36, in Wales Wednesday, Jan. 5…

What does it really mean to have a "healthy forest?” What would a forest look like during and after some tree cutting?

Anyone looking for answers to those questions and more is invited to…

Midcoast Conservancy will offer a full moon hike (or snowshoe, if there is snow on the ground) at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Monday, Jan. 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hikers can…

BRHS boys basketball

Gryffin Kristan scored 19 points to lead the Boothbay Region Seahawks boys varsity basketball team to its second win of the season, 44-30, over the visiting Hall-Dale Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 4…

Beginning Saturday, Jan. 8, all are invited to come try out Nordic skiing, fat tire biking and snowshoeing at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. With gear in sizes for all members of the…

There are still a few spots left in the six-session winter Youth Cross-country Ski Clinic that Midcoast Conservancy is offering beginning Saturday, Jan. 8, and running through Feb. 12, from 9:30…

The Seahawks-Wolverines indoor track teams had their first meet Dec. 30 in Gorham at the University of Southern Maine campus. Boys and girls faced teams from Biddeford, Bonny Eagle, Brunswick,…

BRHS girls basketball

The Spruce Mountain Phoenix rolled past the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 66-35, in schoolgirl basketball Monday night at Porter Memorial Gymnasium.

The visitors jumped out to a 15-0 lead and…

The Lisbon boys’ basketball team toppled Boothbay, 59-41, in a Dec. 29 Mountain Valley Conference game at Porter Memorial Gymnasium. Levi Tibbetts led all scorers with 23 points in propelling the…

BRHS boys basketball

The Boothbay Region High School varsity boys basketball team lost to the Carrabec Cobras, 72-46, at the Capital City Classic at the August Civic Center Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 28. The game was a…

BRHS girls basketball

The five players available to Coach Bruce Orne held their own for a half, trailing by only six points (22-16), but fatigue set in and the Boothbay Region Seahawks fell to the Dirigo Cougars, 52-26…

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, announced that the school has resumed sports beginning this week.

“Our next home games are boys basketball against Lisbon…

The Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset Middle High School combined indoor track teams returned to practices at Boothbay Region YMCA over winter break Dec. 27. The Seahawks went on hiatus…

Where It’s At

I just can’t seem to resist a story trail and Boothbay Region Land Trust’s one-mile, family reading trail is just the right length – when it’s 20F!

This read is about a cardinals couple “…

The Friends of Cuckolds Light Station announced Dec. 20 the National Park Service has granted an extension on Friends’ application to take custody of the island and the station. Plans for the…

BRHS boys basketball

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, has announced that tonight’s boys basketball games against Dirigo have been postponed. A make-up date will be announced

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, has announced that the girls basketball team is on “pause” until Dec. 27. Games against Buckfield (postponed from Saturday), Mt.…

BRHS boys basketball

The Boothbay Region Seahawks easily defeated the Wiscasset Wolverines, 86-12, in Wiscasset on Saturday, Dec. 18.

“The whole team contributed to our success and we are focusing on…

The Boothbay Region High School varsity boys and girls basketball teams will be playing regular season games at the Augusta Civic Center during the Capital City Hoop Classic, which was canceled…