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Boothbay Region High School Basketball

Playing just their second game in over two weeks, the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks varsity boys basketball team showed no signs of being rusty in a 79-33 victory at Oak Hill on Tuesday,…

The Oak Hill High School wrestling team enacted a bit of revenge on Jan. 3 by defeating Boothbay Region High School’s wrestling team. Oak Hill scored a 36-30 victory in its second meeting with the…

Department of Marine Resources

Although the striped sea bass population isn't in danger, plans are on the table to keep it that way.

The Maine Department of Marine…

The Boothbay Region High School boys junior varsity and varsity home basketball games against St. Dom's, postponed on Jan. 3 due to the snowstorm, will now be played on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 5:30…

Seahawks Basketball

The second-seeded Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks basketball team got three more wins over the past week to improve to 8-0 on the season.

On December 29, the team won a hard-fought…

Boothbay Region High School Girls Basketball

The Seahawks junior varsity girls basketball team has tallied 3 wins and 3 losses in Mountain Valley Conference competition thus far this season.

A Bird’s Tale

It’s one of the rarest birds in the world, with less than 250 breeding pairs in the entire population. It nests on only a few tiny islets just…

Sarah J's Fitness Studio is holding a new class: WAR.

Taught by owner Sarah Gudroe, WAR, better known as kickboxing, is an…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands will host free, guided hikes in five state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America's State Parks First…

Help raise money for the Boothbay Region YMCA's second grade swim program by participating in the 13th annual Penguin Plunge at the Murray Hill Road boat launch in East Boothbay at 11 a.m. on New…

Boothbay Region High School wrestler Brandon Andrews sustained an injury during a Dec. 27 match and later transported to the hospital. Oxford Hill wrestler Jeff Merrill had Andrews in an…

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) announces the launch of its annual Ski Bum Promotion to be held in January 2015 looking for the “Ultimate Ski Bum Family.” The Grand Prize drawing will…

Despite one of the warmest Decembers on record, 2014 will go out with a bite.

A month of above-average and above-freezing temperatures…

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 10 to 11 a.m., get out on the trails for a guided walk with the Boothbay Region Land Trust at the Penny Lake Preserve.

Boothbay Region High School Swim Team

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks swim team had three meets recently. The first was held at home against the Brunswick Dragons on Dec. 9, the second away against the Morse High Shipbuilders…

Chewonki's annual Winter Vacation Camp for students in grades 1-8 give students and their families an opportunity to explore the outdoors in winter during the week of February…

Boothbay Region High School

Three members of the Boothbay Region High School Outing Club recently secured a grant from Teens To Trails, which will allow the group to take an overnight trip sometime in May.

These two…

Maine's ski resorts have plenty of events to choose from to ring in 2015.

New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, is just a week away. If a getaway appeals to you, here's what Sugarloaf, Sunday River and…

Owl’s Head Transportation Museum

In keeping with the Owl's Head Transportation Museum’s newest exhibition, “Faster: The Quest for Speed,” a special winter education lecture series will focus on various incarnations…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

Strong first and last quarters gave the Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks girls varsity basketball team enough breathing room to pull out a low-scoring basketball game, 40-36, against the Mountain…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity basketball team will compete in the GNG Christmas Classic tournament at Gray-New…

Russell Pinkham knows seafood. He's been selling it since the early '80s when his parents opened a wholesale clam business on River Road in Boothbay.

Boothbay Region High School Wrestling

It seemed the Boothbay Region High School’s wrestling team hardly broke a sweat on Dec. 20 in defeating Monmouth Academy and Wiscasset High School.

BRHS won six matches by forfeit against…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

Boothbay Region High School senior forward John Hepburn became the fifth Seahawk boys' basketball player to reach the 1,000-point scoring milestone during the third quarter of the home game…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball team enters the holiday break with an unblemished record at 6-0 after a pair of wins.

On Monday, Dec. 22, during the third period of a 77-38…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Dolphins participated in their third swim meet of the season in Waterville against the Mid Maine Dolphins on Saturday, Dec. 20. Boothbay had 30 swimmers registered in…

Once again, the Damariscotta River Association’s annual holiday party drew a large crowd of supporters. Over 100 members attended the gala potluck held at the DRA headquarters on Belvedere Road.…

moth trap

Entomologist Charlene Donahue of the Maine Forest Service doesn’t want the state to take the hit Massachusetts did from the winter moth. Thousands of acres of Massachusetts trees were lost to the…

Senior co-captain Evan Hepburn banked home the game winner with two seconds left in overtime to give the Seahawks a very gritty 60-58 road win at Hall-Dale on Friday night. Hepburn had given the…

A Bird’s Tale

We were at a book signing at L.L. Bean in Freeport recently to shamelessly promote the purchase of our book, “Maine’s Favorite Birds” as the perfect…

Seahawks Basketball

Freshman Page Brown scored 19 points and senior Morgan Crocker added 16 as the Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks outlasted the Hall-Dale Bulldogs, 58-45, in Western Maine Class C basketball action at…

Boothbay Region High School Swim Team

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks swim team had its first away meet on Dec. 10. Held at the Lewiston Y, it was against the Edward Little High School Red Eddies.

Swimming is, for the…

The Boothbay Region High School robotics team made its debut at the Central Maine VEX Tournament in Augusta on Dec. 13.

Presented by the Robotics Institute of Maine, this tournament was open…

Boothbay Region High School may be a small school based on enrollment, but its wrestling team made a big impact this weekend.

Seahawk wrestler Antonio Maulolo won the 220-pound weight class…

Boothbay Region High School Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks boys basketball team (4-0) got another good test on Friday as they trailed the Madison Bulldogs by seven points with a little over half a period to play.…

Once again the Gingerbread Spectacular at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor lived up to its name.

Twenty-nine gingerbread creations…

Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is an education and recreation center in Midcoast Maine boasting more than 20 miles of beautiful cross-country ski trails. Each winter thousands of…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Dolphin swim team hosted Casco Bay Region YMCA for a dual meet on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Seahawk Basketball

A close game early in the third quarter turned into an easy win for the Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks, as they turned away the Wiscasset Wolverines, 53-29, in Western Maine Class C basketball…

Travel by bus to Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Queens, New York City this coming summer and watch five Major League Baseball games in five days.

The Alfond Youth Center in Waterville…

Boothbay Region High School Athletic Administrator Allan Crocker has been busy this season rescheduling basketball games.

The latest schedule, as of Monday, Dec. 15, is as follows:

On Jan. 25, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson will host the fourth annual Liberal Cup Biathlon. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate.

Biathlon is an Olympic…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced that State Wildlife Biologist Keel Kemper will be speaking about Maine’s predators, specifically bears,…

Seahawks Basketball

A tough defense and 15 points each from senior Morgan Crocker and sophomore Cagney O’Brien led the Lady Seahawks to a 56-41 win over the visiting Madison Bulldogs Saturday, Dec. 13.

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A 13-0 run by the Seahawks on Friday night in the last four minutes of the game wiped out a seven-point deficit and allowed the home team to walk off with a 51-46 victory over the Madison Bulldogs…

Saddleback, a mountain known for its relaxed vibe with miles of terrain, hand-cut glades, and affordable skiing, kicks off opening weekend on December 13-14, with significant mountain improvements…

Seahawks Basketball

The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball home game postponed on Saturday, Dec. 6 due to the weather has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14, according to BRHS Athletic Administrator…

This year’s Festival of Trees at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor appears in a feature video by the Boothbay Register.

The festival is organized, run, and volunteered at by members of the…

Boothbay Region High School Swim Team

After a succesful first season with several swimmers qualifying for the state meet, Boothbay Region High School's swim team is gearing up for another exciting season.

“We have 15 swimmers in…

BRHS Nordic ski team
Photo of Kyle Alam

The Boothbay Region High School’s Nordic Ski team is hosting a Holiday Carnival and Ticket Auction on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym.