Sports

All middle school girls (6-8th grade) interested in playing field hockey are encouraged to contact Coach Carlson at ccarlson@csd3-bres.org or 633-5097. 

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

Eight Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Opti sailors, led by coaches Tori Thompson on the Championship and Sarah Jacklin with the Green Fleet, raced at the Harraseeket Youth Regatta. Boothbay sailor Toby…

Wiscasset Speedway

Wiscasset Speedway brought the action under the lights Saturday night (Aug. 12) with Group 1 in action plus the Nelcar Legends.

The ServPro of Biddeford-Saco Prostocks 40 lap feature…

People often ask me which week of the summer is hardest as a sailing instructor. My first thought is the week before the kids arrive, repairing the boats and buildings, heavy lifting,…

Stephen Rubicam photo

The 13th Annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Saltwater Fishing Tournament was held this past Saturday and Sunday, August 12th and 13th, and the nice weather drew a small crowd of…

Barrett's Park in Boothbay Harbor is a popular place for people and their dogs to spend a warm summer day. On any given day from June through September, you'll usually see kids and dogs swimming…

The 24th annual Southport Rowgatta scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 12 was cancelled due to the chance of severe weather, said event volunteer Erik Bertelsen.

Bertelsen said the Coast Guard…

On Aug. 6, I took a walk down Cross Point Road and through Singing Meadows, in Edgecomb.

Enjoy these photos and a short video from that balmy summer day.

The CLC YMCA has announced that the 11th annual Sanford Open and Auction is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16. Members of the community are welcome to attend the event, this year with a French-…

Wiscasset Speedway

There was little doubt that the rain was coming last Saturday evening. The question was if Wiscasset Speedway's race program would go on as planned or if it would happen at all. The answer ended…

A Boothbay youth already has command of the high seas. Hamilton Barclay, 12, of Boothbay won the Maine State Opti Junior Championship on Aug. 2 at the Portland Yacht Club. Hamilton is the sixth…

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 Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the school.…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club junior tennis program had another fun week of tennis for the July 31 week. On Monday the courts were full for our morning session, followed by an eager to learn…

Eight Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club sailors, led by coaches Tori Thompson and Caleb Gray, sailed in the Maine State Opti Championships (MSO) at Portland Yacht Club. Sailors Piper Carleton and Otto…

Every year without fail, on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken wafts through the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by the rollicking sounds of friends and…

There will be an important informational meeting on Friday, Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. at Boothbay Region Elementary School for any 6th, 7th or 8th grader interested in running cross-country this fall for…

Two beautiful days of racing, July 29 and 30, and a 2017 Maine series record number of boat entries sum up the preliminaries to the 43rd annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta which is now in…

Maine Coast Gymnastics & Activity Center, located at 30 Manktown Road in Waldoboro, is offering three weeks of camp this August:

Gym & Dance Week A: August 7-11 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.),…

The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 13th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13.

A $200…

This Monday morning is only insubstantial in comparison to the day before. Sunday was absolutely beautiful for boating. Today, however, it’s warm with a strong southerly breeze, light in…

The eighth annual Lobster Roll 5k race held Saturday, July 29, had runners from Maine and as far as Washington, Florida, California and Hawaii. There were 209 competitors and 10 teams overall.…

A talented Greely High School girls basketball team knocked Boothbay out of the 2017 Lobster Jam tournament with a 52-41 victory at Porter Memorial Gymnasium. The Seahawks won two of three games…

Boothbay Harbor One Designs -Jim Newton photo

The annual Boothbay Harbor One Design Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 5. Skippers’ meeting will begin at 11:30a.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. The race…

Sports physicals will be held at the Boothbay Region High School Health Center on Tuesday, Aug. 15 and Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Anne…

On Saturday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon, join Midcoast Conservancy for “Mosses and Friends: Identifying Common Bryophytes,” led by Ralph Pope. Pope, an adjunct…

On Friday, Aug. 11, from 9:30-11 a.m., take a guided walk through the forested land at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, a beautiful piece of woodland with a variety of interesting native…

A new public place to hike, run, ski, and explore! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is pleased to invite the public to the grand opening of the Carl and Barbara Segerstrom Preserve at Squam…

The seventh annual Boothbay Lobster Jam high school girls basketball tournament is underway at Boothbay Region High School and Boothbay Region Elementary School.

Games featuring 16 teams…

The Boothbay Region YMCA and Camp Knickerbocker sponsored the first ever Camp Knickerbocker Staff Reunion on July 1. With beautiful weather, great food and excellent entertainment, we all had a…

The Edgecomb Planning Board finished a first draft July 20 for a proposed floating structures ordinance. The board’s next step is revising the plan in time for a public hearing later this fall.…

First-time winners are always a welcome sight at any race track. But Saturday night at Wiscasset Speedway was a night for some drivers to add another win to their 2017 season resume and solidify…

Tennis Director Chantalle Lavertu reports the tennis program saw 40 players attend three daily clinics. Players worked on technique and strategy emphasizing ground stroke development. Teams were…

On Monday, July 31, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Adam Ezra Group (AEG), who believes their mission is making music that is “capable of nothing less than changing the world,” will take the stage at 29…

Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 24th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.…

Coyote Medicine by Helen Warren

Coyote Connections, a collection of artists’ depictions of coyotes is on exhibit now at Midcoast Conservancy in Wiscasset. From sculpture to canvas, 17 pieces portray coyotes in their natural…

Let's go fly a kite! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites children and families to the KELT Kids Day of Play on Saturday, Aug. 12 at noon for an afternoon…

Caution: There is a pool shark in Boothbay this summer! Taylor Reynolds, 20, of Winslow is a a two-time Junior National 9-ball champion. She lived in Boothbay until age 9. This summer, the pool…

Boothbay Region Land Trust has announced that, in addition to having made Pine Tree Preserve’s white trail multi-use, a new system of multi-use trails is now in the works. The trails are being…

The 2017 girls high school summer basketball season comes to a close July 28 and 29 with the Boothbay Region Lobster Jam tournament. Boothbay is hosting 15 Maine girls basketball teams for the…

When people talk about the best Prostock drivers to turn laps in the history of Wiscasset Speedway, the names Ripley and Chubbuck are the ones you'll hear more often than not. The pair has…

The Sunbeam from the Maine Seacoast Mission visited East Boothbay on Sunday, holding a service in the Janet M. Wilson Memorial Chapel which is celebrating its 100th anniversary year.…

The fog insulates Cozy Harbor today, making the few swim tests done today cold and slightly uncomfortable, yet rewarding. Katherine Sexton and Nathan Schmidt…

The sailing program had another great week out on the water with 11 new sailors joining the existing group. The Mini-Mariners class continues to be a big hit with all of the instructors enjoying…

Boothbay Region Land Trust is featuring an event this summer called “Babes in the Woods.” Every Wednesday through Aug. 23, BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall invites small children, toddlers…

A meeting for prospective middle school football players and parents will be held in front of Boothbay Region Elementary School at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 28.

It is important that you…

Sign up now for the Lobster Roll 5k on July 29 to save money and reserve your race T-shirt. Run the Lobster Roll 5k as an individual or team. It's still $20 for a fabulous scenic race — race day…

Wiscasset Speedway

Fans and fun were the name of the game this past weekend at Wiscasset Speedway with Group 2 Fan Appreciation Night. Another large crowd packed into Maine's fastest track Saturday night for…

Launch your personal watercraft and paddle-in to the Burnt Island Lighthouse to enjoy a pancake breakfast and a tour of the lighthouse. The event being sponsored by the “Keepers of Burnt Island…

BHYC Juniors were active this week with more than15 golfers hitting the links, 30 players on the courts, and 40 sailors on the water.

Pro Alex Arsenault joined the tennis program this week…

The term “B.M.D.”, Director Will Jacobs’ anagram for a “Beautiful Maine Day,” seldom made an appearance last week at the Southport Yacht Club. The new sailors of week A: Elinor Grant, Cameron Luck…