Sports

A physical therapist is looking to heal what ails the Boothbay Region High School baseball team.

Former University of Maine at Farmington first baseman Josh Garneau, 25, is preparing for his…

Jody Lewis has started a new business.

Lewis is the owner of Jody Lewis Caretaker & Property Maintenance in Boothbay Harbor.

Right now I’m dashing down Commercial Street cramming as many pellets as I can down my little yellow flapper.  

As I dart…

Approximately 400 people attended a celebration at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Sunday, March 29 to honor community plow and tow truck drivers and essential…

A Bird’s Tale

No one familiar with the famous story of the unfortunate sailors who were shipwrecked on Boon Island in December 1710 and fought to survive for weeks, with no fire, on the frigid, rocky, wave-…

Southport Island's Boy Scout Troop 238 went dog sledding at Heywood Kennels in Augusta on Saturday, March 21. Owners and Maine Guides Lindy Howe and Kevin Quist taught the troop about sled dogs…

Back by popular demand Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson will offer an introductory Chainsaw Safety class specifically for women on April 18 and 19. This class is part of HVNC’s…

The owner of a boat that recently dragged its mooring and is beached said that with any luck, it will be out of Pemaquid soon.

James…

Lincoln Little League is pleased to announce the addition of Wiscasset and the Boothbay Region to its existing league…

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is not just a nonprofit land conservation organization. It is a community of like-minded citizens who care deeply for the…

For more than a decade, Midcoast Stewards Program alumni have been contributing time, energy, ideas and enthusiasm to conservation organizations throughout Midcoast…

Photo of Ella Spear

The Spear family of Boothbay is well-known for its athletic accomplishments. Boothbay Region High School junior Camden has long been a standout on the soccer field. Twins Ella and Simon excel on…

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) is conducting a six-day Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) at the Newcastle Fire Department in…

The golf course, like much of Maine, may still be blanketed by snow, but golfers can get a…

This spring Timber Frame Construction workshops are returning to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). The first class of the year will be held Thursday to Sunday, April 23-26. These perennially…

Spring arrives on March 20 and staff from the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will be leading a search along the trails of the Marsh River…

Spectrum Generations

Snowshoeing is an ideal winter turning to spring sport because nearly everyone can do it. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. Snowshoeing is so simple, absolute…

Each year the board and staff of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association show their appreciation for the contributions of the organization's…

The Boothbay Region Baseball Association is currently soliciting sign ups tor the 2015 Farm League (T-ball) and Rookie League (pitching machine) teams. Boys and…

Currarevagh House

Who wouldn’t want to visit Ireland and stay in an early Victorian guesthouse? Oh, did we mention there's $1,000 travel money, to boot? The Ireland guesthouse is just one of six fabulous…

When it comes to children, especially those who are less fortunate, people’s hearts come alive with the spirit of giving – and that’s exactly what…

The annual Leprechaun Leap at Hendricks Head Beach will be held again this year on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m.

The Leprechaun Leap is the original cold water swimming…

The Boothbay Y Dolphins swam with all their heart in the 2015 Maine YMCA State Swimming Championships Feb 27-March 1. The Wallace Pool at the University of Maine in…

A Bird’s Tale

As more of us struggle at this time of year with colds and the flu, it made us think about illnesses and disease in birds and how this might have an impact on their population numbers.

Tens of thousands of outdoors-minded folks will gather for an entire weekend of everything outdoors March 27, 28 and 29. The 35th Annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show is not to be missed. This…

The Maine Lobster Bowl’s motto is “Strong legs run so weak legs can walk.” And the game’s organizers probably couldn’t have found a better player who epitomizes their motto than Boothbay Region’s…

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The third group, much smaller, is made up of fanatics. These are the folks that live and breathe fishing. Many times this affliction develops at a young age and intensifies as time goes on…

On Saturday, March 7, the CLC YMCA gymnastics team hosted the Lewiston/Auburn YMCA for the team’s first home meet of the season. Chris…

The Boothbay Region YMCA girls basketball team won all three games last weekend to claim the 2015 Boothbay Region YMCA/ Rotary International Tournament. Boothbay Region hosted five other teams…

It’s been a hard cold winter with snow falling from December to present. For those of us who love to be outside in most any weather, this winter has provided a…

The Midcoast United Soccer Club for area youth is now registering players for spring travel league play.

Registration…

Boothbay Region Elementary School

The snow and ice buildup on roofs, walkways, cars and just about everywhere has been a well-known sight this winter for Mainers. At Boothbay Region Elementary School, the flat roofs covering much…

The spring chorus of frogs will be a welcome sound this year. After months of deep snow and cold, ponds and wetlands will come to life with croaking, singing amphibians.

If you’re fascinated…

The Lincoln County based fifth and sixth grade Boothbay Warriors recently won the Cape League basketball championships. The Cape League stretches from Lincoln County to Southern Maine and includes…

The Boothbay Region High School athletic department capped the winter season on March 3 by honoring the achievements of its six teams. Coaches awarded athletes individual plaques for most valuable…

Local Business

March Mainea kicked off Friday, March 6: Four weekends of Maine…

Years before the hoopla of the current spectacle known as the Maine Principals Association's Maine High School Invitational Basketball Tournaments in Portland, Augusta and Bangor, a team from…

Both the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Lincoln Academy Eagles attended the swim team awards night and ice cream buffet held at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Feb. 26.

Coach Don…

Six well-behaved dogs and their humans took a hike at Penny Lake Preserve in Boothbay Harbor on Feb. 27.

The walk, called “Tails on…

Boothbay Region High School

More than 200 Boothbay Region High School students showed up for school before 6 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 for the a huge pep rally, the finale of the WGME School Spirit Challenge the school has…

Boothbay Region Elementary School

All around Boothbay Region Elementary School were adults in tall, striped hats, while kids wore very similar-looking paper hats. It wasn't funny hat day, it was Dr. Seuss Day.

Dr. Seuss Day…

Meghan Smith of Boothbay, a junior forward on the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team, was a second team All-Conference selection, as was announced by the North Atlantic…

Everyone is Maine is eagerly awaiting the onset of spring — though not so much the massive snow melts, which we all hope will not result in severe flooding in basements.

At The First…

March Mainea

Neal Verge has volunteered for nearly three decades at the Rotary International/YMCA basketball Classic in Boothbay…

A Bird’s Tale

On these bitterly cold days this February we often find our minds drifting to the warm places where so many of “our” summer birds are currently in…

The Boothbay Fire Department recently hosted an event for firefighters at the fire station in Boothbay.

Roger Audette of Pine Point Fire Training & Consulting came to Boothbay on Jan. 21…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks junior varsity basketball team concluded the 2014-2015 season with a winning record of 10-7.

Coach Lauren Brown was very pleased with the team’s…

There’s more than one way to make the mountains of snow that have been accumulating over the past several weeks disappear.

We can wait for warm, sunny days, to melt it. We can wait for rain…

Boothbay Region Y

The Boothbay Region Y Dolphins made it down to Portland before the snow hit for their last regular (rescheduled) swim meet of the season on Saturday, Feb. 21. The drive back home was a different…

Boothbay Region High School senior basketball players, Evan Hepburn, John Hepburn, and Morgan Crocker, were named to the…