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"The wildlife in the Boothbay Region is truly special – we have great diversity of beautiful creatures that have adapted to living where the land meets the sea,” said Tracey Hall, environmental…

The Boothbay Lady Seahawks beat Kents Hill, 58-45, in Mountain Valley Conference basketball action, Bella Orr led the Lady Seahawks in scoring with 18 points propelling her team to victory at…

The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset indoor track athletes hit their stride as they took 11 top-five spots at their Jan. 19 Class B meet in Gorham. Five of the placements were top-three performances…

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, has announced that the boys basketball games tonight at Boothbay vs. Madison have been postponed due to Madison not having school…

BRHS girls varsity basketball

The Richmond Bobcats cruised to an easy win over the host Boothbay Region Seahawks, 63-19, on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Boothbay, seeded in 14th place in Class C South, fell to 4-9 on the season…

BRHS boys varsity basketball

The Boothbay Region Seahawks jumped into the Class C South post-season mix with a 62-56 win over the top-seeded Richmond Bobcats on Tuesday, Jan. 23 in Richmond.

Wednesday morning Heal…

The Boothbay-Wiscasset girls swim team took home several wins and strong placements during its Jan. 19 meet at Wiscasset Community Center. Edward Little, Lincoln Academy and Hyde School also…

Boothbay basketball three-year starter Finn Harkins is having another strong performance on the hardwood this winter. Each game, he draws the opponents’ toughest defender or defenders who attempt…

The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset team broke two team records during its Jan. 12 meet at Gorham. Karen Higgins beat the team two-mile run record by 13 seconds and automatically qualified for the…

BRHS girls varsity basketball

The Dirigo Cougars defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 50-45, in overtime in Dixfield on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20.

The loss dropped Boothbay’s record to 4-8 while Dirigo improved to…

BRHS boys basketball

The Oak Hill Raiders (2-9) defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 52-37, in Wales Friday night, Jan. 19.

Leading scorers for Boothbay (3-11) were Luke Morley with…

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 Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

BRHS girls varsity basketball

The Boothbay Region High School girls varsity basketball team stepped up its defense in the second half and went on to overtake the visiting Telstar Rebels, 48-41, at Porter Memorial Gymnasium…

Allan Crocker, athletic director at Boothbay Region High School, announced today that the basketball games vs. Richmond, postponed on Jan. 16, will be made up on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Girls will host…

BRHS boys varsity basketball

Finn Harkins did his best to give Boothbay a come-from-behind win over the visiting Dirigo Cougars but the Seahawks fell one point short, losing 53-52, on Wednesday night, Jan. 17.

Harkins…

The Boothbay Region High School cheerleading team will compete in the regional competition at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 20, promptly at noon.

BRHS, of the Mountain Valley…

With a spell of consistently cold temperatures in the forecast this week, the new ice rink on the Southport Central School field has been lined and filled with water.

Ice Manager Charlie…

The 7/8th grade BRES girls team is undefeated so far this season with 4 games to go. The night of Jan. 11 was the team’s last home game of the regular season against South Bristol, their toughest…

Saturday, Jan. 6 members of the BRHS Advanced Robotics and Applied Physics class traveled to Bangor for their second Vex Robotics Competition of the season. Team 6249C, the Mug Mafia, was there in…

The Boothbay boys basletball team prevailed in a tight contest Jan. 11 versus Telstar, 40-38, at Porter Gymnasium. In the game’s final minute, Rebel guard Brody Morgan fired up three possible game…

Boothbay YMCA Community Catalyst for Good

The Boothbay Region YMCA is proud to announce the completion of Phase One improvements to the connecting trail between Camp Knickerbocker and the Baldwin Center. The trail is a long-established…

Windjammers. When you hear or read that word, what do you see?  Majestic vessels whose sails billow as the vessels gracefully sail across the ocean below a blue sky and brilliant sunshine?

Department of Marine Resources

Yesterday's storm has resulted in unprecedented damage to property along Maine's working waterfront.

DMR is working closely with Governor Mills and the Maine Emergency Management Agency as…

Golfweek Magazine just released their 2024 list of the best courses in the United States. Following a rigorous review by Golfweek’s expert rating panel, Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named one…

Hidden Valley Nature Center

Midcoast Conservancy is hosting its 12th annual Biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Feb. 4. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. Biathlon is an…

The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset indoor track team took a handful of top-five placements at its first regular season meet of this season, including winning the boys 400m dash. The Seawolves…

BRHS girls varsity basketball

Junior Bella Orr scored 20 points, 10 of them from the free throw line, to lead the Boothbay Region Seahawks to a 61-51 win at Oak Hill in Wales Monday, Jan. 8.

Other scorers for Boothbay…

While the New Year started out under crisp and clear skies, we’ve just had a taste of winter with our first major snowstorm. It definitely is feeling more like Maine in January!

Undeterred…

Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water.  Geography, tides and weather can combine to…

BRHS boys basketball

The Mountain Valley Falcons defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 63-46, on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 6 in Rumford.

The Falcons improved to 3-5 in Class B South and the Seahawks dropped to…

BRHS girls basketball

The Class B North Maranacook Black Bears improved to 5-1 on the season with a 59-22 win over the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks Friday night, Jan. 5 in Readfield. Boothbay falls to 2-6 on the…

Jan. 6 - Feb. 11

Read a family-friendly book, “Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story” written by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss and illustrated by Cinyee Chiu while walking through the woods.…

BRHS boys varsity basketball

Run they did, as the Maranacook Black Bears tore open a close game at the half and went on to defeat the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 81-51, at Porter Memorial Gymnasium, BRHS on Thursday evening,…

The Boothbay Lady Seahawks snapped a two-game losing streak Jan. 3 defeating Lisbon, 46-10, at Porter Gymnasium. It also marked the second consecutive game Boothbay scored more than 40 points.…

There’s a whole lot of wake on the way when lobster boat engines start revving up for another season of lobster boat racing on the coast of Maine.

The official start to Maine’s lobster…

The Boothbay Lady Seahawks scored their highest point total in any of their first six games with 44 Jan. 2 versus Waynflete, but it was not enough. Waynflete, a private school in Portland,  …

Hundreds of athletes from 46 schools participated in the University of Southern Maine New Year’s Invitational indoor track meet in Gorham Dec. 30. Among them, the Boothbay-Wiscasset combined team…

Despite Boothbay’s Finn Harkins scoring a career-high 40 points, the Waynflete Flyers edged the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 72-70, in overtime in Portland Jan. 2.

The loss dropped…

Thursday, Jan. 25

Rachel Carson was famously one of the essential sparks in the environmental movement and, although lacking the usual scientific credentials, a major force in national…

Tuesday, Jan. 23

Join a naturalist from the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) from 10-11 a.m. to learn some tricks used to identify common trees in winter, including bark, buds, twigs,…

Two days before Christmas, Southporters Charlie Britton, Matt Thibault and Bucky Holloway, with the help of Ketu Tiwari, came together to build a new 44’ x 88’ ice rink on the field at Southport…

BRHS boys basketball

The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity basketball team lost two games between Christmas and New Year’s Day to fall to 2-6 on the season.

At North Yarmouth Academy on Thursday…

30 years ago

Basketball has always been the top drawing card for Boothbay Region High School sports fans but 30 years ago, the BRHS wrestling team had its most successful season in only its third year and…

BRHS girls basketball

The Sacopee Valley Hawks defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 42-21, in Hiram Saturday, Dec. 23.

Boothbay fell to 1-4 on the season while Sacopee improved to 2-2.

The Seahawks…

Senior Finn Harkins scored the game’s first nine points in Boothbay’s 63-36 victory over Sacopee Valley Dec. 23. Harkins led all scorers with 33 which included five 3-pointers. Boothbay improves…

There are still openings for Midcoast Conservancy’s winter Youth Cross-country Ski Clinic starting Saturday, Jan. 6 and running through Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Hidden Valley…

BRHS girls varsity basketball

Sophomore Tatum French scored 22 points and the Boothbay Region Seahawks girls varsity basketball team got its first win of the season, 41-39, in Kittery Dec. 21.

Boothbay (1-3), trailed…

Boothbay Region jumped out to a 7-2 lead Dec. 21 versus Traip at Porter Gymnasium, but a disastrous second quarter resulted in the Seahawk boys’ fourth loss this season. Traip outscored Boothbay…

The word “pilgrimage” may evoke images of people on a quest, walking or visiting spiritual places. searching for forgiveness, discovering their purpose, to find God, or time to escape the demands…

Tonight’s Boothbay Region High School boys and girls basketball games have been postponed, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker. The boys were supposed to travel to Waynflete and the…