Blue Tin Farm in Edgecomb is overrun with kids right now. Soft, fluffy little kids.
The owners of the farm, Crystal and Seth Lewis, have been raising goats for almost five years. In the…
Sports
Hildy Ellis’s nemesis is the Norway maple tree. She’s been tackling the shoots and saplings in her yard, and she thinks she’s gotten ahead of them. But she understands that Norway maple is an…
Wiscasset Speedway was all set to kick off the Independence Day holiday weekend Saturday night with a full race program featuring Group 1 and fireworks. Everything was going smoothly until Mother…
The 2017 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Fitness Walk is this Saturday, July 8 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. The event, in its 13th year, features expanded 5K age groups for all the…
A lecture sponsored by the Boothbay Region Land Trust led me down Oak Point Road to the new BRLT community preserve on Hodgdon Cove in Boothbay Harbor. I reported on this when the Boothbay Harbor…
On Wednesday, June 28, a five-member panel discussed the possibility of bringing, or rewilding, a permanent population of mountain lions, or cougars, to the East. The forum “Mountain Lions in…
Runners and walkers, 137 in all, participated in Boothbay Region YMCA’s 37th annual Rocky Coast Road Race in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday morning, July 1. Although the weather was a bit humid and…
The public had a chance to hear different histories of two classic schooners at an open house at the Carousel pier on Friday, June 30.
Adventure was built in 1926 in Essex,…
The Tug of War Across the Harbor was as exciting as ever in year three of the event. Marden Builders, 2016 champion, arrived with the huge winner’s trophy hoping to retain its champion status at…
Boothbay Harbor Country Club
The Boothbay Harbor Country Club was the setting for the Windjammer Days golf tournament, dubbed the 2017 Windjammer Scramble, on June 29.
Sixty-two golfers, divided into 16 teams, most…
A pancake breakfast, the raising of information banners and the assembling of pirate paraphernalia kicked off morning Windjammer Days activities in the Whale Park on Tuesday, June 27.
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A couple of familiar faces have assumed two vacant Boothbay Region High School head coaching vacancies. This summer, Brian Blethen took over as head girls varsity basketball coach and Clarence “…
Boothbay Region YMCA
The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold the 37th annual Rocky Coast Road Race beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 1 at the YMCA at 261 Townsend Avenue.…
At the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Sailing Camp at Round Pond Harbor, each summer youth in grades 3-9 enjoy learning how to sail. Our staff of experienced…
Boothbay Region Youth Football, for grades k through 6, will be holding two meetings to sign up players, and coaches will be available to explain the program to parents.
The meetings will…
A few years ago, recalls Sheepscot River Race organizer Scott Shea, a father/son racing team started yelling and fidgeting precariously about their boat. Mice, which had been nesting
under…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that its Hidden Valley Nature Center has been awarded $400,000 by the U.S. Forest Service as part of The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation…
On Saturday, June 17, in Boothbay Harbor, spectators on boats, wharves and docks, and a prime spot on the lawn in front of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) on McKown Point, watched as some…
You probably won't find many drivers that are having more fun on a race track these days than Thunder 4 Mini racer Logan Melcher. Who could blame the second…
On Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy to build a new hiking trail at the Jump Pond Preserve…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a Nature Journaling workshop at Hidden Valley Nature Center on Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. June is a special time at Hidden Valley…
Fifty kids took to Damariscotta Lake Saturday, June 3 for Midcoast Conservancy’s annual Hooked On Fishing youth event. Thanks to the generosity of six boat captains…
Many made-made machines are similar to machines found in nature. Weevil joints have gears, grasshoppers have built-in levers, and squids use jet propulsion.
During two special camp…
Seventeen local athletes traveled to the University of Maine at Orono on June 9-11 to compete in the Summer Special Olympics Games. They arrived on Friday late, as they attended graduation. Like…
“Believe me, young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” so says…
Maine's fastest oval, Wiscasset Speedway, showcased Group 2 Saturday night, June 10 in front of another big crowd. Three different drivers picked up their first wins of the 2017 campaign,…
BRHS boys tennis
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis season ended Thursday afternoon as the Seahawks lost to the Waynflete Flyers, 5-0, in the Class C South semifinal match, 5-0, at Bates College in…
Everyone concerned about climate change and the Trump Administration’s rejection of the Paris Climate Agreement is invited to attend a forum sponsored…
A hearty group of five joined one of Rupert Neily’s Rambles celebrating the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day on June 3. The hike was just over one mile…
Saint Dominic Academy Saints came marching into Boothbay on June 7 and had the Seahawks’ number in a Class B North lacrosse quarterfinal match-up at Sherman Field. Saint Dom’s scored twice in the…
With its black and white plumage and yellow nape, the male bobolink is a handsome bird easily identified from a distance. Celebrated for their bubbling song, punctuated with sharp metallic notes,…
BRHS track & field
Boothbay Region High School track teams capped off a solid season with some award-winning performances at the state meet in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 3.
Senior Angie Perkins was…
A new summer camp experience will provide girls ages 9-15 with a special opportunity to learn about nature. Hearty Roots, a nonprofit, will host up to 60 girls at three Lincoln County locations.…
The Contented Sole Restaurant, Colonial Pemaquid Drive, New Harbor will be a happening place on June 22 at 5 p.m. with the 13th annual Pemaquid Watershed Association “Party on the Pier”…
Those who own or plan to purchase a kayak or canoe will not want to miss Paddle Sports Safety being offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. This is a one week, two…
BRHS boys tennis
The top-seeded Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team advanced to the Class C South final with a 5-0 shutout of the fourth-seeded Hall-Dale Bulldogs in a semifinal match Saturday morning,…
Midcoast United soccer club seeks fall youth soccer players.
We are happy to announce our dates for fall youth travel soccer tryouts: Tuesday, June 13, 5 p.m. registration and 5:30 tryouts…
Welcome to Fireworks Jeopardy. I’m you’re host, Alex Trebek. And now, let’s get to the categories – Windjammer Days, the Fourth of July and fireworks.
Contestant: I’ll start at the top…
BRHS baseball
Multiple fielding errors and careless base-running contributed to the Seahawks’ 5-1 loss to Mountain Valley High School, in Boothbay Region High School’s season finale on Thursday, June 1.
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BRHS girls tennis
The second-ranked Winthrop Ramblers ended the seventh-ranked Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team's season Thursday, June 1, winning 5-0 in a Class C South quarterfinal match in Winthrop…
The top-seeded Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team defeated the visiting and 8th-ranked Winthrop Ramblers, 3-2, in a Class C South quarterfinal match on Thursday, June 1.
Boothbay…
The Boothbay lacrosse team knows it will host a playoff game June 7. The only question remaining is who the Seahawks will play. Boothbay capped a 10-2 regular season May 31 defeating Winslow, 10-5…
The second Maine Summer Adventure Race on June 24 will offer simultaneous three- and 10-hour races to challenge racers at any level. While the 10-hour course will draw competitive racers from far…
BRHS boys tennis
The Madison Bulldogs defeated the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 4-1, in the Mountain Valley Conference boys tennis championship match held at Colby College on Wednesday, May 24.
Boothbay, 9-1, is…Harrington, Maine's Andrew McLaughlin has come close, very close, to winning the state's biggest Late Model Sportsman race; The Coastal 200, on more than one…
A five-game winning streak has propelled the Boothbay Region High School girls lacrosse team into fourth place in the Class B North standings. The Seahawks won their ninth game Monday defeating…
On Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids ages 5-15 get out on the water and experience the fun of fishing!…
Coach Nick Scott reports that the Boothbay Region High School track teams performed well at last week’s Mountain Valley Conference Championship meet in Lisbon.
“Both of our teams performed…
Ornithologist Steve Kress, known affectionately as the “Puffin Man,” will conduct a bird walk in the fields of Inn Along the Way at Chapman Farm, 741 Main Street in Damariscotta, on Saturday, June…
Noah Sherburne is one of the top 10 students in his graduating class at Boothbay Region High School this year. He'll be attending the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston in the fall to…
