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Joe Harriman and family gather in Victory Lane following his first career win at Wiscasset Speedway.  Jasen Dickey photo

After another unfortunate rainout last weekend, Wiscasset Speedway was able to get the ball rolling again on Saturday, July 5…

Boothbay Legion

The Kennebec Sturgeons scored seven runs in the first inning July 2, en route to their 8-3 Senior American Legion victory over Boothbay. 36er starting pitcher Liam Jacobs walked four, allowed one…

Barrett's Park was abuzz on July 2 as visitors took advantage of the greenery for lawn games and waded in the Atlantic.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

With a cool breeze rolling over the water, Barrett's Park is the place to be for a refreshing dip as the July heat settles over the region. 

Fireworks by Mike Leonard

Windjammer Days as well as the 4th of July means the skies will be filled with fireworks again. The displays can be dazzling and can make for a wonderful subject to photograph. Here is what you…

Special Olympians

Four Boothbay Region Special Olympic athletes have been chosen to participate as competitors and alternates in the 2026 National Summer Special Olympics Games. They will represent the state of…

Open house July 4, 2-6 p.m., at Carousel Marina
The Harvey Gamage under sail during Windjammer Days. File photo

The schooner, Harvey Gamage, will be docked at Carousel Marina, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 4 for an open house from 2 to 6 p.m. to…

SAFE at home

Roderick-Crosby Post 28 (Farmington) scratched out three hits in scoring eight runs June 30 against Sherman Post 36 (Boothbay) in their victory. The Flyers overcame their light hitting performance…

Merpaddlers

It’s not often that one can look out on the Damariscotta River and see a glittering mermaid, a triton-wielding merman taming an inflatable orca, a human-sized lobster…

Sunday, July 6 is the 32nd Annual Sheepscot River Race. Start time is 10 a.m. for this six-mile canoe and kayak race from Newcastle at the Route One Rest Area Bridge, to the Wiscasset waterfront;…

American Legion

The Boothbay American Legion 36ers "86'd" the competition in the opening week of play. Boothbay began its season with road victories over Windham, 5-3, on June 25, and Skowhegan, 15-1, on June 26…

63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
WJD final day events

The 63rd Windjammer Days Festival continues today and Saturday! 

Today's events include the Artists Alley in the Whale Park (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.), the Vintage Boat Parade (4 p.m.), the…

Windjammer Days 2025
Contest winner Abby Baker of Brunswick, Maine. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The lobster eating contest is one of the most popular events of Windjammer Days, just as it was during the region's former Fishermen's Festival. The contest drew a huge crowd Wednesday, June 25…

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Boat America

Learn boating skills from experienced boaters who patrol Midcoast coastal waters from Small Point to Port Clyde.

Maine now…

Healthy Kids
2024 Starting Line of Healthy Kids’ Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k. Courtesy photo

Healthy Kids’ 20th annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Walk will run again this year! The event will be held July 5 at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. An out and back course is well…

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The 2025 Boothbay/Wiscasset track and field season came to a close June 17 as team awards were presented at Boothbay Region High School. The most valuable athletes were Ben Gapski and Rose…

Rafting together to relax on Muscongus Bay. Courtesy of Hearty Roots

Summer in Maine has so much to offer, especially as a camper on one of Hearty Roots’ Coastal Expeditions. These five-day island-based trips invite teens to chill,…

Golf ball

June 16 Senior Scramble results:…

Nick Hinkley collects his $3,000 race winnings in Victory Lane after winning the BIW Shipbuilders 100. Jasen Dickey Photography

After another unfortunate rainout last week, Wiscasset Speedway finally saw some clear skies on Saturday, allowing them to host a full Group 1 racing program. Featured…

Robert Johnson racing Miss Ava Elaine at the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races June 14 in Boothbay Harbor. Mike Leonard Photo.

Robert Johnson of Harpswell won Fastest Working Lobster Boat at the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races in Boothbay Harbor June 14. The day’s races marked the start of the 2025 Maine…

Ross Gaffney

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys track & field team finished 24th June 10 in the state Class C championship meet in Oakland. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 10 points. Orono won the state team…

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The undefeated and top-seeded Richmond Bobcats, 18-0, ended the fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks' season Saturday afternoon, shutting the visitors out, 13-0, in a semifinal Class D South…

Grace Giles 400 M

The Boothbay Region Special Olympics track and field team traveled to the University of Maine at Orono June 6-8 for the state competitions. Competitions were held there were in bocce, both…

5th in championships

The Boothbay/Wiscasset girls track and field team scored 49.24 points in capturing sixth place June 10 at the state Class C Championship meet in Oakland. Bucksport claimed the team championship…

track & field

One Boothbay/Wiscasset boy and girl were named as Mountain Valley Conference first-team track all-stars following the June 10 Class C State Championship meet. Ross Gaffney finished third in the…

Boothbay Harbor Country Club

Golf Digest has named Boothbay Harbor Country Club the best golf course in Maine, a prestigious honor recognizing the club’s exceptional course design, pristine conditions, and luxury experience.…

Jacobs

Trailing 5-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning at home against Buckfield in the Class D South quarterfinal, the Boothbay Region Seahawks got a three-run, game-tying double from Liam…

Girls tennis awards

The incredible career of Laura Chapman as Boothbay Region High School’s most prolific tennis player, who never lost a league match (44-0) and was the Mountain Valley Conference girls player of the…

Baseball

The fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks will be hosting the fifth-seeded Buckfield Bucks today, June 12 at 4 p.m. on Sherman Field in a quarterfinal match-up in the Class D South baseball…

BRHS boys tennis

An undefeated regular season (10-0, no. 1 in Class C South), conference champions for the third straight year (the last two seasons undefeated), and several players undefeated during the season,…

Golf ball

Senior Scramble results on June 9: 1st place (61) Munro Dodge, Phil Dalhgren, Dave Davis and Kathy Sproul; 2nd place (64 ,by match of cards 3 teams) Ed Varney, Ethan Chum,…

Maine Lobster Boat Racing Season
Mike Leonard photo 2024

Lobster boat captains up and down the coast and right here in Boothbay Harbor are revving up for the 2025 racing season. The races begin with the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races Saturday…

Cardy McFly

For most, baseball is played during childhood, and ends shortly after high school graduation. But for others, the game is extended into their adulthood. For 100 years, the Maine Pine Tree Senior…

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Sixteen schools participated June 3 in the Central Maine Freshmen League Championship in Bath which saw the Boothbay/Wiscasset girls team finish ninth. The team scored 30…

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Sixteen schools participated June 3 in the Central Maine Freshmen League Championship in Bath which saw the Boothbay/Wiscasset boys team finish third. Boothbay/Wiscasset scored 53 points. Winner…

Seahawk Sam Markowitz approaches home plate in his game against Oak Hill June 3. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay baseball team beat Oak Hill 6-0 June 3. The Seahawks ended the season 7-9, ranked fourth in Southern Class D.  

Boothbay opened by scoring a run in the first inning…

Graduating Seahawk Sam Markowitz, left, with parents Lisa and Steve at the Boothbay baseball team's senior night June 3. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

As the Boothbay baseball team heads into playoffs, they celebrated six Seahawk seniors at their final regular season home game June 3. Each senior was presented a flower by their coaches that…

BRHS girls tennis
Maddie Andreasen. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The fourth-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks lost to the fifth-seeded Wayflete Flyers, 4-1, in the quarterfinal round of the Class C South playoffs Monday, June 2.…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club wants local families to know that there are still spaces open in its summer sailing and tennis programs, and that scholarships remain available for local…

BRHS boys tennis
Cleyton Splaine

The Waynflete Flyers upset the…

Special Olympics Maine
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Special Olympics Maine is proud to announce that the 2025 State Summer Games will take place this weekend, June 6–8, at the University of Maine in Orono. More than 2,100 athletes and…

Courtesy of harbor theater

Ahoy, movie lovers! 

Swashbuckling adventure is coming to the big screen at the Harbor Theater on Saturday, June 14th, when the beloved 1985 classic “The Goonies” sets sail in a…

Seahawk logo

The Boothbay baseball team won 14-4 against Hall-Dale May 30 at Farmingdale. The Seahawks are now 6-8 and remain ranked fourth in Southern Class C.   

Boothbay came out…

Wiscasset Speedway: Chasing the Checkered
4 Cylinder Pro Race #1 Victory Lane, from left: Emmett Walker, Adam Taylor and Jay Plummer. Photo: Jasen Dickey

While most race tracks in the Northeast cancelled their Saturday racing events due to unfavorable weather, Wiscasset Speedway rolled the dice and won, hosting an action…

BRHS boys tennis
Cole Hyson

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team made quick work of the Mountain Valley Falcons on Friday, May 30, winning all five matches at home and advancing to the semifinal round of the…

Ross

The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys track and field team scored 35 points and finished in sixth place in the Mountain Valley Conference championship meet at Maranacook Community School in Readfield May 29…

3x champion

The Boothbay/Wiscasset Girls' Track & Field team finished second in the Mountain Valley Conference Championship meet May 29 at Maranacook Community High School in Readfield. Boothbay/Wiscasset…

Tennis balls

In the quarterfinal round of the girls' Class C South state tournament, the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks, seeded fourth, will host the fifth seeded Waynflete Flyers on Monday, June 2 at 4…