Sports

Boothbay Region High School Nordic Ski Team
Photo of David Machon

If you are on a high school ski team, February vacation does not mean a trip to some sunny southern destination. Instead, skiers converge at a decidely wintry, northern location for two days of…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is once again sponsoring an annual trout stocking sale for your home or farm pond. We offer…

Knox-Lincoln Soil Water Conservation District, Merryspring Nature Center, and Knox-Lincoln Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a free workshop and training on Invasive Forest Insect Outreach on…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) will be celebrating winter on Saturday, Feb. 28 with the second annual Winter Fest. The event will still be…

Hunters can apply for the 2015 Maine Moose Permit Lottery at:…

Central Lincoln County YMCA tennis pro Cinda Holbach arrived in Camaroon, Africa bringing with her all of the donated rackets, tennis shoes and…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has issued an invitation for applications for the Midcoast Stewards Program.

The 2nd Annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Kids' Ice Fishing Derby, scheduled for this coming Saturday, February 21, has been canceled due to…

Boothbay Region YMCA

Both the girls' and boys' Boothbay Y Dolphins (BBYD) swim teams were pleased to win at their final home meet of the season against Piscataquis…

Boothbay Region High School Girls Basketball

Back on Feb. 7, Boothbay Region High School’s Lady Seahawks basketball team concluded the regular season with its second victory this season over Madison, 53-20.

Boothbay Region entered…

Boothbay Region High School Swim Team

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks swim team competed in state meet on Feb. 16. Those competing included seniors Brenna Alley and Nicole LaBrecque along with freshmen Evy Case. Freshman…

Class C State Individual Championships

Two Bucksport wrestlers dashed the hopes of Boothbay Region’s Antonio Maulolo and Howie Carter of winning 2015 Class C State individual championships.

Bucksport wrester J.P. Hillaire ended…

With the near record snowfall Maine has had this winter, it’s no wonder that news stations have been warning people about roofs collapsing under all that weight. One news station stated that a…

National Weather Service...Knox County Emergency Management Agency...

ROCKLAND —The National Weather Service at noon Sunday, Feb. 15, canceled its blizzard warning for all but southern Maine and points northeast of Hancock County and Downeast, though wind gusts…

With one snowstorm after another, the complaints about the piles on our roofs, the shoveling of walks, and the time we're spending cleaning off cars have become…

Henry Berne and Jim Gagnon of Southport ME

Today there are 41 Southport properties covered by flood insurance, protecting $11,500,000 worth of property (according to FEMA) — and those numbers may be rising.

At the Feb. 11 public…

Fish & Game Association

The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will hold its second annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby on Wiley Pond from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the…

Boothbay Region High School

Senior guard Morgan Crocker scored on a layup with less than ten seconds remaining and the Lady Seahawks went on to defeat the Dirigo Cougars, 38-37, in the Mountain Valley Conference championship…

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Feb. 20 kicks off the winter Open Mic series at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

New to the Opera House board of directors, high school student Sam Betts will be organizing this year's…

When people in Boothbay Harbor look out their windows today, they see over 50 inches of snow piled up as far as the eye can see. Massive snowbanks are everywhere; plow trucks, snow shovels and…

Admission to the Mountain Valley Conference girls and boys basketball championship games at Boothbay Region High School on Thursday, Feb. 12 will be $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors.…

Boothbay Region High School Ski Team
Photo of Zach Vise

February is championship race time for Maine high school skiers and after a lean season, snow is finally plentiful and conditions are perfect. 

In Boothbay, snow has been so abundant…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The senior guard duo, Morgan Crocker and Sara Durgan, each had two three pointers as the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks easily defeated the Madison Bulldogs, 53-30, on Feb. 7 to finish…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake (BFKS) event presented by Camden National Bank,…

The Boothbay Region YMCA seventh and eighth grade girls travel basketball team won a double-elimination tournament held at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay Feb. 7 and 8.

Boothbay won its…

A Bird’s Tale

We’ve been thinking lately about the idea of habitat.

Maybe because the recent onslaught of winter storms has left most of us confined to the small habitat inside and near our homes. Birders…

A Bird’s Tale

With the continuing frigid temperatures and mounds of snow, our backyard bird feeders have been hopping with activity.

But as the number of birds at the feeder increases, the frenzy also…

State swim finals are being held on Feb. 14 (boys) and 16 (girls) at the University of Maine at Orono.

This year, five Seahawks have qualified to participate: freshmen Evy Case and Emma…

It was 5:15 a.m. and I was teetering 70 feet above the main deck of the world’s last wooden whaling ship.

I struggled to maintain my balance as I…

On Sunday, Feb. 1, the CLC USAG Junior Olympic gymnastics team traveled along with their coach, Janice Cormier Hay, to the Alfond Center in Waterville and competed against gymnasts from Leaps n…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Seahawks boys basketball team wrapped up the regular season and the number one seed in the upcoming Western Maine Class C Tournament with an up tempo, 64-44 victory over the Winthrop Ramblers…

Despite the deluge of snow causing several postponements, Maine’s high school basketball regular season is completed and Boothbay Region High School has placed both its boys and girls varsity…

At a Feb. 4 Community School District trustees meeting, Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch called the school’s aging bleachers “dangerous” and said they need to be replaced.

Recently, the CLC YMCA Gymnastics Team, Level 2's and 3’s, traveled to Rumford and took top honors against teams from Greater Rumford Community…

Twenty Special Olympians from the Boothbay region traveled to the 46th annual Winter Games, held at Sugarloaf on Jan. 25, 26 and 27.

Athletes were Ronda LeConte, Brenda LeConte, Matt Farnham…

The Boothbay Railway Village is planning a special exhibit honoring the first 50 years of the Village Museum. This exhibit will take place this summer, and they are looking for photos of people…

The 38th annual Nequasset Lake Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Woolwich Firefighters Association, will be held on Nequasset Lake, Woolwich on Sunday, Feb. 15. Hours are daylight to 3 p.m.

A…

The Boothbay Region Y in partnership with the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA are offering a combined and expanded summer camp experience, with transportation, to give kids and teens in Lincoln…

On Friday, March 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will host an owl prowl at their Trout Brook Preserve in Alna. Lynne Flaccus, a…

Great Maine Outdoor Weekend

Only a few weeks ago, Hidden Valley Nature Center's annual Liberal Cup Biathlon was postponed due to a lack of snow.

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced the upcoming sports schedule from February 4 through February 9. All contests are on but…

Winter is a special time of year during which we get to observe the patterns and habits of our animal neighbors as they hunt, breed, nest and struggle to meet the demands of winter.

Their…

On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, people can share their love of swimming and the YMCA's Dolphin Swim Team by participating in the first ever Aqua-thon.

From 11 a.m. to noon, the Emery Pool will…

First Super Bowl victory since 2004

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Despite trailing for a fair portion of the second half, and almost losing the game in the final minute of the game, the Patriots defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) invites families to celebrate winter at Winter Fest which will be held Saturday, Feb. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. at Round Top Farm, 3 Round Top Lane,…

Eighth Annual

The eighth annual Karl’s Kids Ski Day fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Sugarloaf.

Karl’s Kids honors the late Karl Berger by helping less fortunate children up to the age of…

Boothbay Region Elementary School

The Busline seventh grade basketball championship game followed a familiar pattern for Boothbay Region and Medomak middle schools…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks basketball team improved to 16-1, with one regular season game remaining, with a 45-32 win at Hall-Dale on Thursday, Jan. 30.

The host Bulldogs…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The regular season is winding down with just two games remaining for the Seahawks after another convincing win on Thursday night as they defeated Hall-Dale 63-47 at Porter Memorial.

Evan…

Busline League Basketball Championship

In a game that came down to the final seconds, the Searsport Vikings girls basketball team was able to hold on and win against the Woolwich Central School Wildcats, 32-…