The Boothbay Region YMCA will host its annual summer basketball camp Aug. 3-7 for grades 4-8 with Boothbay Region High School varsity boys coach I.…
Sports
Despite a few rain showers, dozens of people showed up to enjoy the second annual Family Fun Carnival at Hodgdon Green in Damariscotta.
The festivities included games, food and vendor booths…
Drive down the Pemaquid peninsula and step back into the history of 17th century Maine. Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site will be the location of a two-day 17th century encampment on both…
The 11th annual Westport Island Shore Run Road Race (Maine’s Best Little 10k Road Race) takes place on Sunday, Aug. 16, beginning at 9…
The Cheverus Stags edged the Gardiner Tigers, 52-49, in the championship game of the two-day, 16-team, 27-game Lobster Jam girls basketball tournament held in Boothbay Harbor July 24 and 25.
…The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will host its 41st annual regatta, featuring sailboats entered from Maine and all down the East Coast, on Aug. 1 and 2. Advance…
Any girl in grades 6-8 interested in playing field hockey at Boothbay Region Elementary School, preseason practices will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. starting Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the elementary…
Lobster Roll 5k
Community members and visitors to the area came out in force on Saturday to benefit efforts to construct a community track and field facility in Boothbay.
In its sixth year, the Lobster Roll…
Wiscasset Speedway celebrated its 46th birthday last Saturday night. The evening was presented by Maine State Bureau of Highway Safety. Drivers from past and present had gathered to help celebrate…
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 11th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9.…
Amateur and experienced trail runners get ready! Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson has two great opportunities for runners to train and compete.
Summer Trail Training Series (…
The 2015 Boothbay Region Elementary School football season will begin Monday, Aug. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the field behind the school.
All eligible players are urged to attend the first…
After more than a year of careful analysis and planning, five Midcoast Maine conservation organizations are proposing to unite as one; and they are taking their case to their memberships. If…
Maine native Don Barter of Jefferson spends the offseason driving a school bus for Lincoln Academy in Damariscotta. During the summer, Barter continues to drive, but instead of a school bus he…
Most athletes go to Disney World after winning a championship. But two Boothbay Region High School girls basketball players went to Orlando, Florida, this month to compete for one.
BRHS…
The 50-foot research vessel Gulf Challenger pulled into the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences dock in East Boothbay on July 7 for a layover during its two-week trip to map the…
Join us Saturday, July 25, for our sixth annual Lobster Roll 5k and kids fun run. The event is held on Emery Lane beside Boothbay Region High School in Boothbay Harbor. The race begins at 8 a.m.…
Summertime in Boothbay for your average teenager typically involves trolley rides, multiple trips to the Ice Cream Factory, the occasional afternoon…
The competition will be heating up this weekend at Christmas Cove’s annual regatta. This fun sailing event includes a pig roast and is open to CC-21 class, Herreshoff 12.5 class, and area open…
Marine Patrol Officer Benjamin Burnes, who graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in May, has already put his training to good use, saving the life of a man whose canoe capsized while…
There were some new faces in Victory Lane this Saturday at Wiscasset Speedway. Fans gathered, despite the cool weather, and were treated to some exciting racing action, with appearances on the podium…
Joe Lane is a multi-generation lobsterman. He said his lobstering ancestors probably date back to when fishermen started fishing for lobsters.
Lane said his father’s family came from England…
The fourth annual Harbor Fest kicks off on Labor Day Weekend with a 10-day celebration of music, food, fashion, art and healthy living events. The festival takes place in a variety of locations on…
Last Saturday was fan appreciation night at Wiscasset Speedway. Drivers gathered on the track and fans were able to go down onto the track and meet them, get autographs, and view the race cars up…
Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) and the Maine Art Gallery invite artists to explore the Sheepscot watershed and create art in a week-long plein air event, July 20-25. There is an…
The farmers market on the Boothbay Town Common was teeming with fresh vegetables, meats, breads, flowers, cheeses and pretty much everything else edible, healthful or…
Boothbay Region Youth Football will be holding a clinic and registration night at 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, on the field behind the elementary school. Anyone in grades 3 through 6 interested in…
Anyone looking for great exercise, excellent company, and a good outdoor sport should drop by the Great Salt Bay Elementary School in Damariscotta…
Boothbay Harbor
Every year the Boothbay Harbor selectmen go over their yearly goals and what they hope to accomplish for the town.
Selectman Wendy Wolf said her goals included looking at the long-term…
Photos: Summer Scenes
Most everyone would agree that Mother Nature is amazing. In this particular instance, the cucumber plant sends out a spiral enabling it to…
For anyone who has been to the Trevett Country Store lately (or maybe ever), the lobster and crabmeat rolls are already well-known.
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The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is hosting five public meetings concerning proposed fishing regulation changes for the 2016 open water and ice fishing seasons.
Each year, IFW…
Wiscasset School Department
The track at Wiscasset Middle High School, formerly Wiscasset High School, will be closed to all activity from Monday, July 13, to at least Friday, July 24, for maintenance, the Wiscasset School…
Healthy Kids’ 11th annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle is on Saturday, July 11, at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.
The Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle includes a 5k run and a 3k walk…
There's a water sport that turns exercise into a Zen experience: paddleboarding. Paddleboards resemble surfboards, but come with paddles. They are wider,…
There's a little bistro in Damariscotta facing the waterfront, just a ways down from the back entrance of Reny's. It has been there for…
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Danny Gray, age 8, caught this 30-inch striped bass not far from Ocean Point on July 2.
No man had to wait for either time or tide on Saturday as the 11th annual Rubber Ducky Race benefitting the Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) was a success.
Executive Director Donna…
The Boothbay Region Y is heading full stream into their summer season, with a large selection of new classes and many returning favorites as well.
“We are excited to spread the word about…
The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association will hold its first-ever sail/race to Linekin Bay and back on Saturday, July 19 for anyone owning a Boothbay Harbor One Design, past, present or future.…
Sign up soon for the 2015 Bob Meade Classic, a 10k road race and one mile fun run for ages 14 and younger, in Woolwich on Saturday, Aug. 1. The Classic is part of the annual Woolwich Day…
Wiscasset Speedway presented some action packed racing entertainment for the gathered fans June 27. Fans were not disappointed by the group one racing division which included the Thunder 4 Mini’s…
The 11th annual Healthy Kids Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle is fast approaching on Saturday, July 11 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. Come join us to run, walk, have fun and enjoy delicious…
Lobsterman's Wharf in East Boothbay is under new ownership this summer.
Dan and Eileen Miller bought the business from Bill Murphy in…
Windjammer Days
This year’s Windjammer Days Festival comes to a close this Saturday, but there’s lots to see and do before then!
Friday’s oyster shucking contest and Saturday’s Tug of War Across the Harbor…
Some may have noticed a couple of areas in town have been “spruced up” recently, including the eye of the whale in the Whale Park, or the planting bed below the Humane Society Thrift Shop sign.…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor selectmen approved victualers licenses for Mr. C's, Capers, and Mel's Place and a special amusement license for Mr. C's on Saturday nights at their June 22 meeting.
The…
Below are the results of the 2015 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races held Saturday, June 20.
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Saturday was “Outlaw Mini Madness” at Wiscasset Speedway. Competitors from as far away as Florida came to participate in the 75-lap race. The group two division of racing was also on the agenda,…
“Elegant.” That was a word that kept making its way into a conversation during an event at The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor one recent June evening.
Chef Stephen Richards, the…
