WMHS practice times

(Changes may be made by individual coaches)

Intramural Softball/Baseball-2:35-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (WMHS fields)

Intramural Tennis 2:35-…

April 8 was Sara Leone’s birthday. The Wiscasset High School teenager, and daughter of Teens to Trails founders Bob and Carol Leone, had a big love for the outdoors. Together with her parents and…

Boothbay Region girls tennis team found itself playing in some difficult conditions April 23 against Medomak Valley. The mid-40 F weather and blustery conditions were nothing compared to playing…

“After 80 years of studies warning that carbon emissions are destroying our environment, the danger is now at our doorstep. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than almost any other saltwater body…

Chris Hamblett of East Boothbay keeps racking up sports honors from North Yarmouth Academy.

Son of Meagan and Andy Hamblett, the NYA senior was recently named the school's Winter Male…

Soon-to-be Boothbay Harbor residents Ed and Ashley Bernard are bringing Carefree Boat Club to the harbor. The franchise will be Carefree’s first in Maine and an addition to nearly 100 locations in…

At Friends of Windjammer Days’ April meeting, spirits were high as the committee chairs reported in. Discussions ensued both in person, for the first time, at Brady’s, and via Zoom for some of the…

Boothbay Region High School’s girls tennis team won both singles matches versus Oceanside April 16, but it wasn’t enough to claim the first team victory of the season.

No. 1 singles player…

Discover fascinating facts about the spiders in your backyard! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) welcomes Dana Wilde, author of A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine, to speak about Maine’s…

One wins with power, another with guile and the third with smiles. This year, Boothbay Region High School’s boys tennis team has a variety of personalities with various playing styles which all…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public on Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m. to join Springtime Splendor for Amphibians: Vernal Pools of Lilly Pond. The…

This spring, Midcoast high school tennis teams will face the “Wrath of Schoenthal.” Boothbay Region freshman Rath Schoenthal has played tennis for 11 years and is ready to play his first high…

It’s official: Members of Friends of Windjammer Days have chosen the T-shirt design by Maria Elaine Michael for this year’s student-designed T-shirts. Michael is in eighth grade at Boothbay Region…

When it comes to entering private property, Maine operates under a presumed consent law. If land is not posted, then one may presume it is legal to enter. This is a privilege that many of us enjoy…

Portland – New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV) and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council (MBCTC), on behalf of itself and its affiliated local unions, have reached agreement on a…

Freedom Boat Club of Maine is expanding to the Boothbay region, opening its fifth location at Linekin Bay Resort. Offering the most boat clubs and the largest fleet in the state, Freedom Boat Club…

Recreational boating statistics show that people who have taken boating safety courses are less likely to be involved in boating mishaps.

Become a better mariner. Learn from Auxiliarists…

Boothbay Region High School will not field a varsity baseball team this spring, but the middle school will. High school officials decided against offering baseball this spring due to a low number…

WARREN — The Midcoast Athletics Center will be hosting Friday, April 2 the inaugural Midcoast High School All-Star Basketball Classic featuring top area players from each school within the…

Now that Maine frogs are starting to emerge and sing their spring songs, it is a good time of year to find and observe them. From 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 9, Coastal Rivers Education Director…

It will be another spring without local high school baseball or boys lacrosse.

In 2020, the coronavirus wiped out all Maine spring high school sports and in 2021, low turnout has resulted…

Midcoast Conservancy will offer two spring walks with bird experts Howie Nielsen and Jonathan Alderfer, who will share their bird identification skills. The first walk will be on May 12 from 7 to…

The WW&F Railway at 97 Cross Road, Alna will be running Springtime Eggspress Trains with SeaLyon Farm April 3 and 10. Much like the Easter Eggspress Trains the railway has run in years past,…

First-year varsity boys basketball coach Dan Hallinan announced several awards and words of appreciation to his Boothbay Region Seahawks and team supporters during a Zoom meeting Thursday, March…

The 2020-2021 Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team held its post-season awards ceremony at BRHS Wednesday, March 24, with only parents and team personnel in attendance due to COVID-19…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Dolphin swim team completed its regular season on Saturday, March 20 with another virtual meet, where the times are recorded and sent to Maine Swimming for placement in…

New England Aqua Ventus commissioned a scientific survey throughout March to gather information about the route for the cable to link the offshore wind turbine demonstration project near Monhegan…

Boothbay Region High School senior Kylie Brown and former longtime BRHS boys basketball coach I.J. Pinkham were honored at the 41st annual Maine McDonald’s® High School Senior All-Star Basketball…

There will be preseason meetings for all Boothbay Region High School athletes that plan to participate in spring sports this season. This is a mandatory meeting so we can get an accurate number…

It’s a high school sport like no other. The sport has both fall and spring seasons. It is a co-ed activity which allows boys and girls to compete against one another or as a team versus an…

Larry Brown likes to celebrate his St. Patrick’s Day birthday with others – and usually not with cake and ice cream. And he usually provides gifts for others instead of the other way around.…

Join Hildy Ellis, recently-retired coordinator at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, as she leads participants on a walk along the margins of the bog at Midcoast Conservancy’s…

WARREN — The Midcoast Sternmen, a newly formed semi-professional basketball team participating in the newly formed Professional Basketball Association, will be holding tryouts next month in Warren…

Big Al’s owner Al Cohen thinks people will like the new Barters Island bridge. He liked what he saw of it March 10 when he was crossing the one-lane, temporary bridge.

“The new bridge…

A lack of access to indoor pickleball courts and this week’s early warm, pre-spring weather led two pickleball enthusiasts to take to the outdoor pickleball courts on Townsend Avenue in Boothbay…

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has published a series of printable informational documents that summarize 2021 regulations for your favorite saltwater gamefish species. Documents for…

Spring is coming and so is baseball/softball/T-ball season!

Boys and girls ages 4 to 12 in the following towns are eligible to play for Lincoln Little League: Damariscotta, Newcastle,…

Been seeing lots of unusual finches this winter? Mid-Coast Audubon and Camden Public Library will host a free online Zoom presentation about our northern finch winter visitors on Thursday, March…

Former Boothbay Register sports reporter Keith Alley summed it up greatly to open his March 8, 2001 front page article:

"What happened on the floor of the Bangor Auditorium Friday night…

In 2014, Steve Reynolds began a journey he dreamed about since childhood. The Winslow native was watching a PBS program with his older brother Mark Reynolds about the Appalachian Trail, the 2,200-…

On March 3, the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games in partnership with the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (…

Covid has stolen so much from all of us.

I received a call tonight (March 3) that our schools are going “virtual” until March 15. One of the outcomes from this is ending the varsity…

As aspirations to preserve the Boothbay Harbor way of life continue through new business, property development and preservation, the two sides of the harbor have become a dichotomy over the past…

The Boothbay Region High School boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons have come to an abrupt end due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District. Both…

The Boothbay Region Seahawks boys and girls varsity basketball teams will host the Lincoln Academy Eagles on Thursday, March 4 in the final regular season contests, announced Allan Crocker, BRHS…

High school basketball teams won’t be heading to Augusta this year, but Waldo, Knox and Lincoln county squads will play in a regional tournament. In boys’ and girls’ basketball, six regional…

As a Maine high school basketball coach, I.J. Pinkham had a long list of accomplishments in his 49 years patrolling the hardwood. Pinkham’s teams won 659 games, more  than any other Maine high…

The Lincoln Academy Eagles came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 55-48, on Friday, Feb. 26.

The Seahawks led 31-21 at the half but the…

Five Boothbay Region Seahawks scored in double figures as they improved to 5 and 6 on the season with a convincing 74-53 at Lincoln Academy on Friday, Feb. 26.

Boothbay jumped out to a 20-…