Chilly spring weather is not deterring the Seahawks this track season. In their second outing on another cold, windy afternoon, this time in Wiscasset on Tuesday, April 29, the Seahawks track and…

Donny Dunning, Joey Ranco and Thomas Wilcox have been selected to represent Maine in swimming at the National Summer Special Olympic Games that are…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team lost to Dirigo, 4-1, on April 30 but rebounded with wins over Lisbon, 5-0, and Monmouth, 3-2, on May 2 and May 5,…

Prostock (30 laps)

1.     #15 Nick Hinkley, Wiscasset

2.     #32 Mike Orr, Wiscasset

3.   …

Lincoln County area nonprofits and their supporters may want to consider joining a crew of pirates this June, but they needn’t worry about sea battles, rum drinking or becoming marooned on a…

The Friends of Windjammer Days, organizers of the 52nd Annual Windjammer Days festival, has announced the tall ships that will be at this year's Windjammer Days Festival. The festival will…

Teens To Trails, or “T3,” is teaming up with the Cony High School Outing Club for the second annual Maine Outdoor Film Festival in Augusta on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.…

For at least a few moments, the cold, windy weather that has held the region hostage actually benefited athletes.

With a strong tailwind, the javelin-throwing athletes from Wiscasset,…

The 2014 edition of Boothbay Region High School Seahawks baseball took to the diamond for the first time this spring against outside competition on Monday, April 28 in the season opener at…

With three players absent (two players in France and one visiting a college) Boothbay Region High School boys tennis coach Mark Gorey lost some depth in Monday's season-opening match against…

The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks softball team lost at Carrabec, 14-0, on April 28 to open the 2014 season.

The Cobras scored four runs each in the first two innings, and three runs each in…

The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks tennis team opened its 2014 season with a 3-2 win over Wiscasset April 28.

Olivia Zaragozi defeated Sarah Hanley, 10-2, in second singles. Mackenzie Colby…

FREEDOM — For many who care deeply about wildlife, the recent headlines have been depressing: the ivory hunter's senseless killing of African elephants; poaching of India's remaining Bengal tigers…

Adult Tug of War

Mens: Yearance and Sons beat the Ruth Farrin Memorial team

Womens: Sea Pier won (again) against the Ruth Farrin Memorial team

Coed: Ruth Farrin Memorial Team…

In one of the most popular events of Fishermen’s Festival, the competition was tough.

During the first runs, three competitors each ran 320 crates, making it necessary to have a second heat…

Dan Guzzi repeated his victory from last year, winning the 2014 Lobster Eating Contest at this year’s Fishermen’s Festival, on Saturday, April 26.

Nick Page and Matt Carter won the trap hauling competition with a time of 2:49 aboard All Out.

Corey Pottle and Dan Stearns, in the Patricia Sue II, came in…

In the ever contentious Bait Shoveling competition:

• Solo Mark Carter bested duo Allison Crock and Alex Clarke.
• Evy…

Olivia Paolillo, 13, of East Boothbay and Elizabeth DiGiulian, 14, also of East Boothbay, decorated House Hill in Boothbay Harbor the morning of Fishermen’s Festival. The girls, who are cousins,…

Cod Fish Relay results

The Boothbay Region High School junior class took Fishermen’s Festival Cod Fish race on Saturday, April 26, with the sophomore team coming in second, freshmen third…

If you live in the beautiful Boothbay region, your Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce…

Located on the scenic Maine coast, Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is one of New England’s earliest European settlements, rivaling Jamestown Virginia.…

Check out our Fisherman’s Festival page here for the events schedule,…

Robert McArtor’s legs were tiring on Heartbreak Hill in Monday’s Boston Marathon, and it was warmer than ideal, but the energy of the crowd carried him and other runners onward, the 75-year-old…

If you haven’t heard it yet, chances are pretty good that you soon will. We’re talking about that rapid-fire rapping that arrives every spring. You may hear it from…

With temperatures hovering around 40 F and a light wind, last Friday’s track season opener was a chilly one. However, the Seahawks were not deterred by the weather…

The Maine Wildlife Park, located on Route 26 in Gray opened for the 2014 season on Saturday, April 19 — just in time for school vacation.

Even though there is still some snow on the ground,…

The Midcoast United Soccer Club, the Midcoast region’s official travel soccer club, is gearing up for the start of our spring travel soccer season. This year, Midcoast United is fielding four co-…

Bath Trails needs help to prepare the Whiskeag Trail for use by residents and visitors this spring and summer! Join Bath Trails for the Community Trail Clean-up on Saturday, May 3 for spring…

Upon hearing he won the drawing for the luxury guest house in sunny Salento, Apulia in southern Italy, Alden Jordan fell over backwards while reaching for his Italian dictionary.

OK, so he…

On a rainy Sunday morning, April 13, the CLC YMCA gymnastics team set off for the Old Town/Orono YMCA to compete against teams from Bangor and the host team. With…

For a small school with no track, Boothbay Region High School fields an impressive outdoor track and field team. This year’s roster boasts 49 athletes, 33 of them male.

Last year, the…

During school vacation week, on Monday, April 21 through Thursday, April 24, Lady Seahawk basketball coach Tanner Grover will lead a training camp for girls in…

Like other entrants in the Boston Marathon on April 21, runners with ties to Wiscasset and the Boothbay peninsula have different reasons for taking part: They're honoring a friend's…

Senior Emma Leonard of Boothbay, daughter of John and Donna Leonard, recently received the most improved player award in girls varsity basketball for her achievement during the winter trimester at…

We invite the young and the young at heart to come celebrate the arrival of spring at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum on Saturday, April…

New to recreational boating? Thinking about buying a boat and getting out on the water this summer? Then come to the Boothbay Region YMCA on May 3 where the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron will…

While nothing says winter like the scent of raw shrimp in our kitchens (most years anyway), nothing says spring like…

Wheaton College women’s basketball head coach Melissa L. Hodgdon has been honored with a Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Service from the college.

"We are very proud of…

Interested in getting outside this spring? Join Lands Manager Michael Warren from the Boothbay Region Land Trust to help spruce up the trails this April.

Feel free to meet at the following…

More than an expanded partnership in programming with the Boothbay Region Land Trust, the Boothbay Region YMCA welcomes its own Maddie…

As Richard and Vanessa Jordan get Wiscasset Speedway ready for the new season, they say the West Alna Road track continues to become what they hoped it would after they got it in a…

While the weather outside might be keeping them from taking the field, the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawk softball team is busy in Porter Memorial Gym at BRHS. The air is filled with the…

More rain is on the way for all of Lincoln County late Monday night, April 7, through at least early afternoon on Tuesday, meteorologist Stacie Hanes of the National Weather Service’s Gray office…

The Boothbay Region YMCA's Family, Alumni and Friends Fun swim meet this past Saturday, March 29 was a blast. We had close to 50 swimmers ages 6-68 competing and having a good time.

The meet…

Habitat 7 Rivers’ 21st annual Spring Walk will take place Sunday, May 4 in Brunswick at 2 p.m.

The organization’s largest fundraiser will begin at St. Charles…

An 18-wheeler trundled through Boothbay Harbor on April 2 carrying boats for the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club.

Ten shiny, new 420 sailboats were manually unloaded by members of the Boothbay…

As a farewell to Graphic Artist Gary Dow on his last week at the paper, we are posting a story that the late, great…

By the time you read this column, we will have surpassed 6,000 visits paid to Lincoln Theater so far this year. Just under 2000 visits have been made each month to enjoy a movie or play, a concert…

The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold its annual 3-on-3 basketball tournaments Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6.

Teams in grades 9-12 will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, the line-up…