Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome Irene Syphers as its new land steward. Syphers comes to Midcoast Conservancy with experience in nonprofits and a passion for natural resource…
Sports
The Boothbay Region High School girls soccer game at Madison, scheduled for Sept. 8, has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., according to BRHS…
Wiscasset Speedway was in action Saturday, August 25th with Group 1 on track. The full moon loomed overhead and seemed to add in its usual plot twists and turns. Super Streets and Thunder 4 Minis…
BRHS cross country
The Seahawks cross country teams took part in the annual preseason Panther Two Miler at Medomak Valley High School on Aug. 25.
“We talked before the race about feeling the difference…
The annual Maine Little League Challenger Jamboree is a hit. For the second straight year, Maine’s six teams met for a weekend of baseball. There were a lot of hits, runs and smiles as youths ages…
Golf for area boys and girls will be a club sport this year.
All practices and matches will be at…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The J-80 sailboat class held its annual East Coast Championship race Aug. 24-26 hosted by the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Sixteen boats competed in the three day event directed by area residents…
September is almost here, and that means that Midcoast Conservancy’s 8th annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, on Sunday, Sept. 30, is coming soon.…
Midcoast Conservancy is holding an encore Nature Photo Clinic Snack & Chat on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. at its office in Edgecomb. Maia Zewert, marketing & engagement…
Two hundred fifty-five days ago, Boothbay won the first Class E football championship. In eight days, the Seahawks begin their quest for a second straight league title. Boothbay coach Ed Crocker…
Williamsport, Pennsylvania isn’t the only site of a Little League Baseball tournament this month. Boothbay Harbor is hosting the second annual State Little League Challenger Jamboree on Aug. 25…
Westport Islander David Grant, 32, won the 14th Westport Island 10k Shore Run on Sunday with a time of 47 minutes and 14 seconds. The other resident among the 21 entries was Dr. Edward Kitfield,…
The Boothbay Region High School field hockey scrimmage scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25 at Mt. Ararat High School has been canceled, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker on Monday.
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, one of our nation’s oldest (pre-1895) has selected its new slate of flag officers to lead the 2019 season. Succeeding Commodore Rob Wheeler will be Gardiner…
The Boothbay Region High School football team’s scrimmage scheduled against Lincoln County on Saturday, Aug. 25 has been canceled due to Lincoln County not having enough players, according to BRHS…
BRHS field hockey
Things will be different on the Boothbay Region High School field hockey pitch this season in comparison to the past couple of seasons.
With nine players from last year’s 13-3 playoff team…
Wiscasset’s school committee made it official Tuesday night: Boothbay Region High School boys can participate on the Wolverine boys’ soccer team this season. Details of the agreement are being…
Wally, the Red Sox mascot, is coming to Boothbay Harbor.
The 2018 Maine State Challenger Jamboree, presented by the Maine District 2 Little League, will be held on Boothbay Region High…
Kayaker John Auber won the the 25th annual Southport Rowgatta and registered the only sub-two-hour time, but he might’ve finished sooner without an unexpected encounter along the way. A U.S. Coast…
This is the final week of the sailing program but it is also the first week for a few new sailors. We would like to welcome: Ellis Walsh, Sophie…
Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay, sailors from Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club, qualified and competed at the US Sailing/Chubb Junior National Double-handed Championships recently on Lake Erie in…
Field hockey
Thursday, Aug. 23: Home scrimmage vs. Oceanside, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25: Scrimmage at Mt. Ararat, TBD
Monday, Aug. 27: Scrimmage at Lincoln Academy, 7 p.m…
Week 8 did not disappoint despite being a bit quieter in terms of travel for our sailors. Hamilton Barclay and Ella Beauregard qualified for the Bemis Trophy, US Sailing’s National Junior Double…
Are you looking for a new birding spot? Do you have a question about a bird you might have seen on your last visit to the beach? Join us for this month’s KELT Untapped! The Kennebec Estuary Land…
The 2018 Sri Chinmoy Peace Run strode into its final laps in a four-month trip around the country Thursday, Aug. 9, landing for a sleepover at Chewonki Campground in Wiscasset.
The six men…
Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named the Best Private Course in Maine by Northeast Golf Magazine. The 2018 Best in Northeast Golf Awards were finalized through a public survey that received…
Monhegan Island is definitely where it’s at. Every visit is an experience that touches your soul. The beauty, the serenity, the salt-laced air … the quieting of the mind and the feelings of…
Midcoast Conservancy’s inaugural Love the Lake Regatta will be held this Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling…
Another exciting week has flown by here at the Southport Yacht Club. We had perfect wind every day and not a bit of fog in the morning class. We would like to welcome Stuart Maise, Lina Moody,…
There will be a very important meeting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in the lobby of Boothbay Region Elementary School for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders interest in running cross country this fall.…
The seventh week of Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing featured something for just about everyone. Four 420 teams and 9 Opti sailors traveled to the Harraseeket Youth Regatta (HYC) in…
Practice begins Monday, Aug. 13 for all students interested in playing field hockey for Boothbay Region High School this fall. Practices will run in the mornings from 6:15 to 8:30.
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Seahawks soccer
Boothbay Region High School math teacher Matt Brewer is the new girls soccer coach and could not be more excited to start the season. Brewer also said he is not quite sure yet what his…
Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service for a walk & talk “Identifying Woodland Shrubs,” on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at Georges…
The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team was honored July 28 for its good sportsmanship during the 2017-18 season. The team received the Brooke-Haskell Award from the local chapter of…
There will be a brief informational meeting for all 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer for Boothbay Region Middle School on Monday, Aug. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the school. If…
2018 Lobster Jam
A late Winslow Black Raiders rally prevented Boothbay from advancing in this year’s Lobster Jam Tournament. The Seahawks held a three-point lead with less than two minutes left in the fourth…
Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 25th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.…
Registration is open for the Boothbay region’s Harbor Fest 5K and half marathon, to be held Sunday, Sept. 2. Register before Aug. 10 to receive a free event performance T-shirt.
The 5K…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Ever wanted to fish with famous Mainer, Linda Greenlaw, America’s only female swordfishing captain and author of numerous books? Have you dreamed of hosting a private wine tasting in your own home…
This week's beginners made incredible progress, and learned to enjoy the fog. First-year instructor Tess McComiskey kept the sailors closer to shore to work on basic skills before allowing them to…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will hold an orientation for prospective new members or any interested members of the community on Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. The purpose is to highlight the numerous…
Under the anthem, “Rise with Us,” the Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, saw 100,000 spectators, 15,000 volunteers, and 4,000 athletes celebrate the power of sports. This was a special year for…
The ninth annual Lobster Roll 5k brought over 200 runners from near and far on Saturday, July 28.
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There are few positive words that can be used to describe the weather conditions this past week. We can sail in strong winds, rough seas, and wet weather here at SYC, but the heavy fog kept the…
Registration is now open for the 14th running of the Westport Island Shore Run, “Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race.”
This year, the USATF-sanctioned race will take…
Boothbay Harbor One Design Association
The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association (BHODA) celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first One Design built and launched, #1 Fraulein. The July 21 “Eightieth Birthday Bash” was a…
The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, in cooperation with the Bristol Road Galleries, is hosting “The Garden Party” plein air event on Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Aug…
Vacations are a time to get away, explore, see and do new things, make memories, relax and, of course, take pictures. There are countless tourist attractions, landmarks and other excursions that…
