Pull out your work gloves on Saturday, July 28 and help the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) maintain one of the trails at Merrymeeting Fields Preserve in Woolwich from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn how…
Sports
This week marked the halfway point of the sailing program, which is a sad realization for many of our sailors. Although a bulk of the sailors started early in the summer, new sailors arrive each…
The Lincoln County Little League All Star Team is set to play the Cumberland-North Yarmouth All-Star Team in the state tournament at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 at Linscott Field in Augusta, Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Speedway celebrated 49 years on Saturday night, July 21 with a full card of race action, capped off with a huge fireworks display.
Group 2 had center stage with Late Models,…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA will hold a registration night for the 2018 Football League for grades 1-8 on Aug. 1 from 5-6 p.m. at the CLC YMCA, 525 Main Street, Damariscotta.
The youth…
It was smooth sailing for the Friends of Windjammer Days, the non-profit volunteer group behind this year’s Windjammer Days Festival. The 56th annual event marked the group’s fifth year…
We are now half way through our summer 2018 junior season, with our fifth week just completed.
This was a week of progress for many of our sailors, with Nathaniel Hoyle and Chris Orne…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Program will be sending a two-person team, Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay, to LaSalle, Michigan for the US Sailing National Junior Championships from…
The Lincoln County All-Star Little League Team, age 11 defeated the Lewiston All-Star Team in a thrilling 5-4 win Saturday in a round of the 2018 Maine State Championship Tournament.
The…
Mark Biscoe will share the history of baseball in the Waldoboro area from the 1800s to the 1960s. We will hear tales of former players, descriptions and histories of the local fields and other…
Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in boating accidents, according to the U.S.…
BRHS girls basketball
Sixteen high school basketball teams culminate their summer season July 27-28 by participating in the Lobster Jam. Boothbay Region High School began hosting a summer classic featuring teams from…
The fist-ever Nequasset Paddle will highlight Woolwich Day, Saturday, Aug. 4. Pre-registration is $10 and underway now at the town office during business hours.
The race sponsored by the…
Register online for the Lobster Roll 5K in Boothbay Harbor before Wednesday, July 25 to secure the pre-race day price of $20 at lobsterroll5k.weebly.com, or, register the night before during the…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
On Saturday, July 21, the Boothbay Harbor One Design Association (BHODA) will celebrate its namesake’s 80th birthday.
“It's kind of a big year for us,” said BHODA President Alex Herger. “…
Wow, what a week! We now have our fourth, and so far most exciting week in the books for the 2018 Junior Sailing season at BHYC. In addition to hosting a week long Junior Olympics Sailing Festival…
The popular Classic Boat Race is calling all eligible vessels to race on Friday, July 20 at 1330 hrs. This no-fee race is open to all area sailors and is sponsored by Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club.…
Boothbay Region Land Trust has a new home and preserve. The trust welcomed over 200 members, donors and well-wishers during a July 14 ceremonial branch-cutting at Oak Point Farm in Boothbay Harbor…
The world’s largest modern-built Viking ship drew a big crowd in Boothbay Harbor last weekend. The Draken Harald Harfagre was greeted by 3,000 people Friday afternoon at Whale Park. And…
A longstanding tradition at Southport Yacht Club is the swim test for new sailors on Monday mornings. Ella Watts, Alexander Heil, Charlotte Dull, Lucy Dull, and Sam Houghton successfully jumped…
The Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) presents the work of Newcastle painter Midge Coleman Monday, July 16 through Friday, Aug. 10: ‘”Celebrating the Land Around Us.”
The paintings, in…
Damariscotta Lake will be the site of the first “Love The Lake” Regatta, hosted by Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…
Portland Yacht Club's Patrick Wahlig sailed consistently well (2, 3, 2, 2) to take a two point lead into today's racing in the Championship fleet over Boothbay's Hamilton Barclay (8, 1, 1, 1). …
The world’s largest modern-built Viking ship, Draken Harald Harfagre, is setting sail for Boothbay Harbor.
In 2010, Norwegian entrepreneur Sigurd Aase began a project to build the largest…
Day three of the Northeast Junior Olympic Festival at Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club saw the race committee taxed again with a shifting breeze reorienting the course several times. Able to get three…
Boothbay Region Water District staff will join with Forrest Bell Environmental Associates to conduct a shoreline survey of Knickerbocker Lake on Tuesday, July 17.
A shoreline survey…
Light winds delayed Race 5 of the Northeast Junior Olympic Festival at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. With the harbor start shortly after 10:15 a.m., competitors sailed or were towed out to the…
The Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold two classes for recreational boaters at the Boothbay Region Community Center. Space is limited to 10 people in each course. To register for either class call…
Wiscasset Speedway
Maine's fastest track rolled out a full card of action for a packed house on Saturday evening. With the season turning to the 2nd half, some division points battles tightened up while others…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club hosts the Northeast Junior Olympic Festival and Maine State C420 and Opti Championships this week. Racing began yesterday under sunny skies and moderate winds of 8-…
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 is back to being held in August.…
For those of you who’ve been practicing your rock-skipping skills for the annual contest, we have been advised by Orne's Candy Store in Boothbay Harbor, the contest originally scheduled for…
Former Boothbay Region High School field hockey standout Sydney Meader scored two goals, had two assists and was named MVP for the North Regional team in the Maine Field Hockey Association’s…
UPDATE: Maine’s soccer team at the Special Olympics USA Games won the silver medal, according to Lisa Bird, public relations director of Special Olympics Maine, on…
The Lady in the Red Cloak takes her haunted walking tour on the water
BOOTHBAY—Sally Lobkowicz, Director of Red Cloak Haunted History Tours and better known as “The Lady in the Red Cloak” has had great success in turning Maine’s ghost stories into a full-time…
On Tuesday, July 2, U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor caught a glimpse of a creature in the water about eight miles out to sea. The crew of the 47-foot lifeboat was out on a case when they…
Summer Waterfront Concert Series in Bath
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents the Summer Waterfront Concert Series in the waterfront park on Commercial Street in Bath. Each Saturday in July and August concerts are free, open to the…
Loyal race fans gathered on a hot Saturday evening for Group 1 Fan Appreciation Night at Wiscasset Speedway. Drivers treated them to a prerace meet & greet autograph session on the track. Then…
Every four years, Special Olympians around the country participate in the Special Olympics USA Games. It is a premiere event that showcases the incredible nature of sports. This year, three…
56th Annual Windjammer Days Festival - VIDEO ADDED
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on the footbridge and in the adjacent parking lot to cheer on the Tug of War Across the Harbor teams June 30, the final day of the 56th Annual Windjammer Days…
At this year’s Lobster Roll 5K, we will honor Police and School Resource Officer Larry Brown.
Community On Track would like to recognize and honor Larry for his commitment to the youth of…
Monday, June 25 kicked off the beginning of an exciting summer at Southport Yacht Club with seven newcomers braving the chilly waters to take the swim test. We would like to welcome new sailors of…
In light air conditions, Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay could not finish the first and only race Saturday in the 2018 New England C420 Championships held at Wadawanuck Yacht Club in…
BRYMCA Rocky Coast Road Race
The Boothbay Region YMCA held its 38th annual Rocky Coast Road Race on Saturday, June 30.
In spite of hot and humid conditions, over 200 runners and walkers participated in either the 5k,…
Space is still available for many of the Boothbay Region and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s summer camps.
Boothbay Region camps for youth, held at Camp Knickerbocker, include: Lego…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will be sponsoring 1860s’ vintage baseball games between Dirigo and the Sunrise Club of Brunswick on Sunday, July 8, at 1 p.m. The games will be played on Dow’s…
Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club celebrated a momentous occasion June 24 nearly a decade in the making: the ribbon-cutting of the new BHYC Sailing and Education Center.
The club bought the…
The One Design Race and the Blessing of the Fleet marked the beginning of Windjammer Days. Only five One Design boats raced, but four more were seen cruising the harbor. Bittersweet owner…
How can being a part of scouts “help” you and your child? Scouts are full of fun activities that build character and create bonds through playing, working, and learning together.
Last week…
Whether you are a local, a summer resident or a visitor to the Boothbay peninsula, it’s likely you have spent some leisure time at Clifford Playground. This little park in the center of Boothbay…
