In recognition of the 35th Annual Boothbay Region YMCA Rocky Coast Road Race on Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m. this year's event needs no preregistration. Simply show up…
Sports
On Aug. 8 and 9 at Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club will hold an event that club president Ed Goud hopes will become an annual one. The half-century-old club will host its…
Boothbay Harbor
The FV Westward, which has been moored in Boothbay Harbor for the last two years, was seized by the U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday, June 18.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge…
The annual summer music series of free concerts on the Common in front of the Congregational Church in Wiscasset will be drawing crowds on Thursdays at 6 p.m., July 2 through Aug. 13.
The…
Waldoboro Day 5k race director, George Gould, has many memories of past races that he organized over the last 15 years.
“We changed the course at least 10 times,” said Gould who has been the…
The Lobster Dock, on the East side of Boothbay Harbor, is celebrating its 15th season in business.
Dawn and Mitch Weiss, originally…
A Bird’s Tale
How many stories have we all heard over recent years about people buying a house at the height of the market when prices were overinflated and then having to deal…
Tuesday, June 23: Home vs. Lincoln Academy, JV at 6 p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 27: At Gray/New Gloucester tournament
Monday, June 29: At Freeport, JV at 6 p.m., varsity at…
Friday/Saturday, June 19-20: At South Portland Tip-Off tournament
Tuesday, June 23: At Leavitt
Thursday, June 25: Home vs. Brunswick, JV at 6 p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.
Tuesday,…
Boothbay Region High School Junior Dominick Thompson and freshman Tyler Field have been hard at work with Technology Integrator Barbara Greenstone to creating the Boothbay Region Walks website for…
Gray Ferris and Rebecca Hadik will be Sea and Science Instructors at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) this summer.…
Local Maine photographer Michael Leonard is hosting a photography cruise during Windjammer Days aboard the Balmy Days at Pier 8 in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, June 24 from 12:15 to 2 p.…
Paul Coulombe’s goal for the Boothbay Harbor Country Club is to make it the state’s top golf course. Coulombe, 62, is a Lewiston native who made a fortune running the family business: White Rock…
Boothbay Region High School
Alex Arsenault completed his eighth year of coaching the Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team by handing out individual awards at a gathering of players and parents on Monday, June 15 at…
The Boothbay Special Olympians had an impressive showing at the 2015 Summer Games held at the University of Maine at Orono June 5-7.
Approximately 2,500 athletes came from all over Maine to…
Boothbay Region High School’s history boasts many fine athletes — great runners, super court and field competitors, and top notch track stars. But every decade or so, an athlete comes along who…
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Examination Day currently scheduled for June 20 at Ocean Point Marina in East Boothbay has been changed to…
The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation is holding an adult/youth bass tournament June 27 on Damariscotta Lake at the public ramp in Jefferson.
Entry fee is $25. Tournament hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
Nobody knew quite what to expect from the Boothbay Region Dead River baseball team in its first season in the Lincoln Little League. But it’s safe to say any expectations were wildly exceeded.…
Adams Pond
Adams Pond may be best known as a public water supply, but the pond, its surrounding wetlands and woodlands are also home to many fish, wildlife and bird species.
This past semester,…
To help you avoid becoming a U.S. Coast Guard statistic, BoatUS Foundation recommends a new version of the familiar KISS principle (Keep it simple, stupid!), with a…
With bowling-pin-shaped bodies, big striped beaks, and markings of vivid orange, crisp white, and icy jet black, the Atlantic puffin is adorable and unmistakable.
…
‘Round Town
People around here are so thoughtful.
I can't tell you how many times someone has called me about an area scene that they thought was photo-worthy. Some have been great and others, not so…
A Bird’s Tale
We always called them “partridges” growing up here in Maine. Probably most people still know them by that name.
But…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) has hired Elizabeth Langton as the waterfront director for the center’s summer 2015 integrated sea and science programs for youth ages 5-17.
Langton…
Lincoln Little League
The Boothbay Dead River Little League team will play the Legion team of the Damariscotta area for the 2015 Lincoln Little League championship on Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m. The game will be…
Saturday, July 25 is the 6th annual Lobster Roll 5k and kids fun run. The race begins at 8 a.m. and is followed by the kids fun run. Sign up as an individual or join the team challenge with a…
Fred Munro bought the Blue Moon Cafe from Wendy and Paul Johnson (who now run nearby Red Cup Coffeehouse) in 2006.
Before running Blue…
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to continue collaborating with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC). This summer on June 25-27, Thursday to Saturday, HVNC and MWSC will…
The 53rd Windjammer Days Festival taking place June 21-27 has new events this year: a paddle board race, lighted boat parade and the first ever tug of war…
Wiscasset Speedway
Wiscasset Speedway held its weekly races last Saturday. The warm summer day turned into a cool summer evening, and the cars raced under the big lights. Fans were gathered to watch five races:…
Boothbay Region High School Tennis
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team’s season drew to a close on Thursday, June 4, as the third-ranked Saints from St. Dominic Academy defeated the sixth ranked Lady Seahawks, 4-1, in…
The tennis courts at the Boothbay Region Schools have been in use since the spring of 2014.
Although on school grounds, the courts are community courts and are available for all members of…
Rescue Day at Railway Village
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that over 7 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters in the United States each year…
BRHS boys tennis
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team's fine season ended Saturday, June 6 as the host Waynflete Flyers shut out the Seahawks, 5-0, in matches in the semifinal round of the Western…
A Bird’s Tale
Grandmother (she was always known as “Nanny” to us) Audrey Giles Chase was an avid observer and student of nature, especially birds, as well as a lover of language.
She always insisted that…
Boothbay Region High School Baseball
Boothbay Region High School slugger Zach Vise concluded his high school baseball career on June 4 by belting three singles against Hall-Dale at Sherman Field.
Vise entered the final week…
BRHS Softball
The Boothbay Region Seahawk softball team finished its season this week with a 15-7 win at St. Dom's on Wednesday, June 3 and a 13-0 loss at home to Hall-Dale in a rescheduled game on June 4 to…
Two local 18-year-olds, Quinn Pickett and Maya Schwehm, have been hiking the Appalachian Trail for over three months and hope to finish in Maine by Aug. 1.…
Some people enjoy spending a day outdoors at the beach, others by playing a round of golf; then there are those who spend their leisure time embarking on quests to find benchmarks…
BRHS Outdoor Track & Field
Week after week, throughout this outdoor track and field season, Boothbay Region High School senior Morgan Crocker has turned in one amazing performance after another.
Crocker has dominated…
Midcoast United, the local travel soccer club, is looking for fall soccer players. We will be hosting a club open house at Clifford Field in Boothbay this Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Parent…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — John Jenkins, or as he is known in the martial arts community — Master John Jenkins, will be inducted in the USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…
This year there are many special cruises catered to serve Mainers on the 49-passenger river boat, Teciani, The River Tripper, sailing out of Schooner Landing Marina “by the…
A select group of racers in Wiscasset's history draw the attention from drivers and fans similar to that of Scott Chubbuck.
The former…
BRHS Outdoor Track & Field
Stormy weather precipitated a premature end to the Mountain Valley Conference track meet on May 28. The meet was scheduled to resume on Monday, June 1, but was canceled due to rainy conditions.…
Boothbay Region High School baseball coach Chris Garneau has looked for his line-up to show some “thunder and lightning” all season. And that’s what he got in the bottom of the first inning May 28…
Come help us celebrate Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) trifecta of achievements. Thanks to your tremendous support, BRLT enters its 35th anniversary year as a…
On Sunday, May 24, approximately 80 people walked or ran in a 5k and a half marathon race to benefit the Wiscasset…
