Sports

BRHS Soccer

The BRHS Seahawks played the Mt. Abram Roadrunners at home, resulting in a 2-2 tie in double overtime on Thursday, Sept. 17.

Goals were scored by Summer Chamberlin and Helen Hamblett.

BRHS Cross Country

Boothbay Region High School hosted a steamy cross country meet on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and the weather wasn’t the only thing that was hot. The Lady Seahawks cruised to an easy victory and the boys…

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks soccer team lost their first game this season, going down 8-0 to Monmouth Academy on Tuesday, Sept. 14.

“They were real solid, and we didn't…

The Rocktide Inn was packed like sardines for the second annual Fishin’ for Fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 12, the final event for Harbor Fest. Designers upped their game this year, using fishing…

Boothbay Charities Classic

Local and nationally known sports legends and Hall of Famers are making arrangements to meet in Boothbay for the 25th annual Boothbay Charities Classic Golf Tournament, Lobster Bake, and Sports…

A group of parents, Boothbay Charities Classic volunteers, and Special Olympians spent their Saturday raising money for Special Olympics Maine at the Circle K in Boothbay Harbor.

Volunteers…

After more than two years of discussions and planning, the former tennis court area will begin its transformation into a recreational park.

The Boothbay Harbor selectmen voted unanimously at…

A soon to be inducted Hall of Famer won the 2015 Maine State Dolphin Open miniature golf championship on Sept. 13 at the Dolphin Mini-golf Course in Boothbay.

Peter A. Gilchrist, 70, of…

BRHS Field Hockey

With 1:33 remaining in the eight-minute overtime period, Dirigo's Sabrina Daoud scored her third goal of the game off a penalty corner to give the Cougars a 4-3 win over the Boothbay Region…

BRHS Field Hockey

With 1:33 remaining in the eight-minute overtime period, Dirigo's Sabrina Daoud scored her third goal of the game off a penalty corner to give the Cougars a 4-3 win over the Boothbay Region…

BRHS Girls Soccer

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks varsity girls soccer team defeated the Lisbon Greyhounds 3-2 at home on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Goals were scored by Angie Perkins, Ella Spear and Summer…

BRHS Football

The Maranacook Black Bears used a high-powered running attack to defeat Boothbay Region 27-0 on Sept. 11 in Readfield. The Seahawks kept Maranacook out of the end zone in the first quarter, but…

The Boothbay Region Elementary School cross-country teams won their first meet of the season at Camden Rockport High School on Wednesday, Sept. 9. In addition to the host team, Boothbay runners…

BRHS Cross Country
Photo of Matt Burnham

Wednesday, Sept. 9, was abysmally hot and humid, with temperatures in the mid to high 80s. It was a tough day for any form of outdoor exercise, but the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and…

The Eaton Farm Preserve of Chewonki’s Back River Trail system offers some of the most scenic hiking in Wiscasset.

To get there, drive 3.2 miles south from the Wiscasset Municipal Building on…

On Thursday, Sept. 10, thirty painters set up their easels at the Boothbay Common during the weekly farmers market.

They were there…

Boothbay Region YMCA

With a new school year upon us, the Boothbay Region YMCA is seeking to expand offerings for its members, including middle and high school students enrolled in the after-school program.

“We…

Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to be offering another series of events as part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend on Sept. 25-27. All events are free and open to the…

BRHS Field Hockey

The St. Dominic Academy Saints defeated the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks, 1-0, in Class C field hockey at Perkins Field, BRHS on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 9.

Kylie Leavitt’s first…

Cross Country

Wednesday, Sept. 23: At UMA, 4:15 p.m.

Varsity Football

Friday, Sept. 18: Home vs. Oak Hill, 7 p.m.

JV Football

Monday, Sept. 21: At Oak Hill, 4 p…

Football

Saturday, Sept. 19: At Maranacook, 3 p.m.

Cross-Country

Thursday, Sept. 17: At Great Salt Bay, girls first, 4 p.m.

Soccer

Monday, Sept. 21: At Oceanside 1, 3…

Teens To Trails and Chewonki teamed up in 2008 to offer Sara's Scholarship — Engaging Teens in the Outdoors,…

Wiscasset Speedway kicked off the final month of racing Saturday with a full card of action in its Group 1 divisions. Near perfect weather greeted a large and enthusiastic crowd at Maine's fastest…

BRHS Football

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks showed they have a good defense in the Sept. 3 season opener at Sherman Field. But the Traip Academy Rangers of Kittery showed they have an even better one…

The men’s and women’s HarborFest 5k winners objective during the second annual race was to beat the competition and the clock. The winners not only finished first in their respective races, but…

BRHS Field Hockey

The 2015 season for the Boothbay Region High School field hockey team started with a 3-1 win over the Telstar Rebels in Bethel on Friday, Sept. 4, but the Mountain Valley Falcons spoiled Boothbay'…

Video

Over Labor Day Weekend, 16 Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor businesses participating in the Taste of Local Flavor Harbor Fest event. The businesses were competing for Best Taste, Best Band, and Best…

The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold a golf tournament beginning at noon on Thursday, Sept. 17…

BRHS Cross Country
Photo of Faith Blethen

New talent will play a large role for the Boothbay Region High School cross country teams this season. In the first race of the season at Medomak on Friday, freshmen were among both team’s top…

The 72nd Arthur Hale Veasey Memorial Regatta was held at high tide at the Cove Beach on Squirrel Island on Aug. 23. The event, which continues to be held in honor…

On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.

Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were…

‘Round Town

Just when we'd had a full week of fog and heat and rain and humidity, we got Saturday! What a gorgeous day.

Low humidity, cooler temperatures, nice breezes for the boating crowd — a welcomed…

A Bird’s Tale

It was our last day of summer vacation, and a day of surprises and mysteries. It started with a fishing excursion to Clary Lake with our son, for whom fishing became a major interest over the…

The calendar read Saturday, Aug. 29, the date of last scheduled Downeast Yacht Club “Daytripper Event” of the season.

Are you inspired by the tranquility of running on rustic trails deep in the Maine woods? Do you enjoy the challenge of highly varied terrain, where slippery roots or loose rocks demand your…

Mary Nickerson, Julie Jones, Sharon Snell, volleyball, Suki Lane, Wiscasset, Dean Snell Foundation, cancer

Dean Snell was an active golfer, family man and 34-year employee at Bath Iron Works when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He fought it courageously, then it came back like a beast, his…

Awards for the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club 2015 Summer Junior Program Tennis Division have been announced by tennis director Larry Rioux. Trophies were presented at the annual closing banquet held…

It was to a massive crowd that the ribbon was cut at the new Community Center at the Meadow Mall in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 29. Cutting the ribbon were Trudie Seybold and Lucille Machon…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club sponsored high school sailing team is gearing up for the 2014 fall season. Under the direction of Sam Lloyd assisted by Sarah Flowe…

A sailboat motored its way through pea soup fog into Boothbay Harbor at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 20. On board were the captain, three crew members, two of them in…

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Logan of Boothbay Harbor will again represent the United States National Rowing Team and row at the 2015 World…

The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to dusk. The…

Below are the official finishes of the August 29 races at Wiscasset Speedway.

MODIFIED (40 LAPS)

1. #5 Mark Lucas - Harpswell

2. #7 Nick Reno - West Bath

3. #85 Jairet…

BRHS Field Hockey

Second-year Boothbay Region High School field hockey coach Donna Jordan, despite her team's youth and inexperience, feels her team's transition game will allow them…

BRHS Football

Wide receiver Hunter Arsenault scored on a 55-yard touchdown pass to propel Boothbay Region High School football to a 22-14 pre-season victory over Old Orchard Beach at Sherman Field on Aug. 25.…

Christmas Cove concluded its summer sailing with season awards for the CC-21 one design fleet championship going to Brigham Prescott…

Cross-Country

Girls race first, boys to follow

Friday, Sept. 4: At Medomak Valley, 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9: At Winthrop, 4:15 p.m.

On the Water

Matthew Burnham, a junior at Boothbay Region High School, is a fourth generation lobster fisherman.

Lobstering isn't an easy occupation by any stretch. It requires physical strength and…

Family-Friendly

Elaine Jones' mother always said she was going to be a teacher. As a child, Elaine would take bottles out of the cupboard and pretend to teach them lessons.

A biology major in college with a…

Enjoying Nature
photo of Nick Ullo and Tracey Hall

It was the great outdoors that lured Boothbay Region Land Trust Environmental Educator Tracey Hall to the Boothbay region 13 years ago, and it’s the great outdoors that keeps her and her family…