Sports

The Waterville Gymnastics team went enforce to St. Anselm’s College to compete in the New England Regional YMCA Gymnastics championships. With over 1,000 gymnasts from Maine to New York, the…

Wiscasset just keeps getting better. Red's Eats has long made the town a destination for a good lobster roll, and there are other eating establishments and shops in the small downtown area to keep…

Buy the ticket, win the ride! You could be the next owner of a beautiful, red 1966 MG MGB, while supporting the Owls Head Transportation Museum (OHTM). The Museum announces its third annual…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team edged Madison 3-2 at Madison on Wednesday, May 18. The win improved the Lady Seahawks' record to 4-5 on the season.

Match scores

1st…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team is on a roll heading toward the South C playoffs, improving to 8-1 on the season with a 3-2 win over the visiting Madison Bulldogs Wednesday, May…

The Lincoln County Fish and Game Association and Medomak Valley Land Trust will be hosting the annual Youth Spring Fishing Day at the Waldoboro Quarry on Depot Street on Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.…

BRHS baseball

The Boothbay Seahawks’ baseball nine were on the losing end of a 12-1 decision at the hands of the Mountain Valley Falcons in a make-up game at home May 17.

The visiting Falcons jumped on…

BRHS boys tennis

Chalk up another win for the Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team as it defeated the Carrabec Cobras, 4-1, in North Anson Tuesday, May 17.

The win improved the team's record to 7-1.…

BRHS Class of 2016 Top 10 student

For Boothbay Region High School senior Marinel “Ellie” Demmons, her brief time at the high school was a productive one. After moving to Boothbay Harbor last year from Skowhegan, the daughter of…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team defeated Dirigo, 5-0, at home Monday, May 16 to improve to 3-5 on the season.

Match scores

#1 singles: MacKenzie Colby (B) defeated…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team improved to 6-1 on the season with a 5-0 win at Dirigo on Monday, May 16.

Match scores

#1 singles: Nick Gorey (B) def. Justin Grignon…

Discover the Midcoast

Wildflowers are just starting to come into bloom. Finding and identifying them is fun and challenging, too. This past Saturday we were doing just that as we walked along the Bristol Recreational…

On prelims day, there are five state regions in which players compete to get into the State Singles Tournament. The Region 3 draw is comprised of players from Boothbay, Brunswick, Camden Hills,…

On Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m., the starting sound will blast for the second annual Fort Edgecomb Half Marathon and 5K races.  The starting and finish line is at the Sheepscot Bay Resort, one of the…

The Boothbay Region Special Olympics team has competed in two recent swim meets.

The athletes first traveled to Bowdoin College on April 7 where they faced competitive area teams, Mt. Ararat…

Boothbay Harbor Country Club drew the curtain on its $50 million makeover with a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 11 before a crowd of 50 well-wishers, media and Boothbay region town officials. On hand…

BRHS outdoor track and field

Outdoor track and field is both an individual and team sport. During each meet, individual scores combine to create team scores and teams are ranked by the cumulative totals. But when it comes to…

Two Salty Dogs in Boothbay Harbor has been collecting used tennis balls for a few years, and business has…

In early May, Mike Thompson was pleased to report the receipt of a $28,000 grant from the Chester and Muriel Dawes Foundation. Chester and Muriel Dawes of Winchester, Massachusetts and Isle of…

BRHS lacrosse

Goalie Page Brown has stood tall in front the Boothbay lacrosse’s cage all season. But the lanky sophomore was never taller as she was May 12 in Boothbay’s 8-7 victory over Oceanside of Rockland…

Women's basketball player Meghan Smith of Boothbay, a senior at the University of…

The CLC YMCA and the Boothbay Region YMCA will host eight weeks of Adventure Camp this summer for ages 9-15. Campers can choose one week or the…

Maine Winter Sports Center is teaming up with 

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) welcomes your participation in a stewardship work party at Penny Lake Preserve on Saturday, May 21. Work will begin at 8 a.m. and…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team lost at home to the Oak Hill Raiders, 3-2, on Wednesday, May 11. The loss dropped Boothbay's record to 2-5 on the season. Oak Hill improved to 5-3…

Caleb Erskine and John Brooks will offer a yurt building course from June 24-26 at Hidden Valley Nature Center. Participants will…

On Eating and Loving Food

I love fried foods.

There. I’ve said it. I love fried clams, fried haddock, fried scallops and fried shrimp. I love onion rings and french fries. You name it. If it's fried, I love it.

A Bird’s Tale
Red-bellied Woodpecker on tree.

Like many parents, this spring we have found ourselves perched beside baseball diamonds on breezy early evenings on many days. We enjoy watching the game and chatting with other parents. While…

Despite losing a key player, the Boothbay lacrosse had no problem defeating Lincoln Academy 14-4 May 10 at Sherman Field. Captain midfielder Kate Friant was disqualified after receiving her second…

The Boothbay lacrosse discovered Monday night what five other Class B North teams already knew: Saint Dominic’s is good, real good. The No. 1 Saints improved its record to 6-0 with a 19-7 victory…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team improved to 5-1 with a 5-0 shut out of Lisbon High School at Lisbon Tuesday, May 10. The match had been postponed because of rain on May 2.

The Waterville YMCA gymnastics team hosted the Maine State YMCA Gymnastics Championships at the Alfond Center in Waterville the weekend of April 30…

Wiscasset Speedway

The bright lights of Wiscasset Speedway illuminated the track at the first evening race of the season May 7. Despite the cool weather, fans lined the grandstands to watch group one division racing…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team (4-1) lost its first match of the season Monday, May 9 as the Hall-Dale Bulldogs won 3-2 in matches at BRHS.

Match scores

#1 singles…

Last week was chilly and wet, but the Seahawks rose to the challenge with two successful meets on May 3 at Hall-Dale and May 5 at Wiscasset. 

With just two more weeks in the regular outdoor…

For Carter Babcock, Boothbay Region’s first win on the baseball diamond in three seasons was amazing. The Seahawks ended a 40-game-plus losing streak on May 6 with a 13-3 victory over Mount Abram…

Boothbay Region High School senior standout Hannah Morley has added to her accomplishments by winning the $5,000 Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship. Morley is one of just 18 students in New…

A sellout crowd of more than 100 guests helped celebrate the 142nd Kentucky Derby when Rotarians joined with the Community Center to host a fundraising party on…

BRHS girls tennis

The St. Dom's girls tennis team shut out Boothbay, 5-0, in matches on Friday, May 6. The loss dropped Boothbay's record to 2-3.

Match scores

#1 singles: MacKenzie Colby (B) lost 0-6…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team remains undefeated (4-0) after edging the St. Dom's Saints, 3-2, at home on Friday, May 6.

Match scores

#1 singles: Nick Gorey (B)…

Midcoast Conservancy

Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids get out on the water and experience the fun of fishing.

The event will be held at Damariscotta Lake State…

On May 3, a  crowd of parents and the just plain curious packed the bleachers of Boothbay Region Elementary School to take in an hour-long demonstration of jump roping courtesy of the school’s…

Anne D. “Andy” Burt believes her passion for environment activism comes from her Dutch maiden name, Updike.

Burt premiered her most recent film, “Down to Earth, Climate Justice Stories,” at…

The Boothbay lacrosse team scored early and often May 4 against Lawrence High School at Sherman Field, and then, they scored some more. Boothbay crushed Lawrence of Fairfield, 18-3, in Class B…

The Boothbay Region High School sailing team raced in the Breakwater Blast Regatta at The Apprentice Shop/Rockland Community Sailing Sunday, May 1. Six sailors from…

Despite an 0-3 start to their 2016 Class C South campaign, Boothbay Region High School baseball coach Josh Garneau says hope still springs eternal as he enters his second season as the Seahawks’…

BRHS boys tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 3-2 win at Madison on Tuesday, May 3. Boothbay will host Carrabec on Thursday, May 5 at 4 p.m.

BRHS…

BRHS track & field

The Boothbay Region High School track and field teams traveled to Camden Hills on April 28 to compete in their second meet of the season. BRHS boys won the boys competition and the Lady Seahawks…

The Down East Yacht has finished its winter gatherings and would like to thank all those who opened their homes up here in Maine and in Florida.

The Maine gatherings were hosted by F/C…

BRHS girls tennis

The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team improved to 2-1 on the season Monday with a 5-0 shutout of Lisbon High School in a match played indoors at the Boothbay Region YMCA.

Match…