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The wooded trails at Pemaquid Pond Preserve lead to overlooks on the pond. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a gentle winter walk at Pemaquid Pond Preserve in Bremen from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.…

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The Boothbay Region High School indoor track team had a strong opening meet Dec. 19 in Gorham. Ben Gapski, the sole Wiscasset athlete,…

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The visiting Madison Bulldogs made 12 three-pointers and cruised to a 69-46 win at Boothbay Region High School Monday, Dec. 22.

The Bulldogs, now 4-1, jumped out to a 21-4 first quarter…

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Tonight's (Dec. 23) scheduled game at Madison for the Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team has been postponed due to the weather forecast, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan…

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Simeon Bates scored 19 points and the Seahawks tallied eight 3-pointers to get their second win of the season (2-3), 66-37, at Richmond Friday night, Dec. 19.

Boothbay scored 20 points each…

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Boothbay scored its fourth win in girls' high school basketball action Dec. 19 with a 47-18 victory over Richmond. The Bobcats took an early 2-0 lead with a couple free throws, but Boothbay reeled…

Snow-nastics! Courtesy of Hearty Roots

Two days of winter adventures await kids in grades 1 through 6 at Hearty Roots’ pop-up camps on Monday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec

The 2025 Girls Indoor Track Team. From left to right, back row, coach Nick Scott, Jess Raburn, Maggie McCarthy, Coach Jake McCarthy; front row, Lexi Hughes, Rose Campbell, Zuri Smith, Kora Mckenney, and Mariah Smith. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

With a roster of strong returnees and some rookies, coach Nick Scott said he has high hopes for indoor…

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The Spruce Mountain Phoenix held Boothbay to three field goals and went on to easily defeat the visiting Seahawks, 84-14, in Jay Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Spruce jumped out to a 26-0 lead after…

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The Spruce Mountain Phoenix (2-2) took advantage of Boothbay’s fouls and the Seahawks’ trouble at the foul line to win at Boothbay Region High School Tuesday night, Dec. 16, 60-50.

The…

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Sacopee Valley jumped out to a 25-8 first half lead and went on to defeat the visiting Boothbay Region Seahawks, 50-33, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13.

The Seahawks, now 1-2, were led by…

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The Boothbay Region High School girls varsity basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 44-26 win at home over Sacopee Valley on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13.

Seahawk co-captain…

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The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball team got balanced scoring and defeated North Yarmouth Academy, 55-29 at NYA on Tuesday, Dec. 9 to get its first win (1-1).

Simeon Bates led…

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Senior co-captain Tatum French had one of the best scoring games of any Boothbay Region High School female basketball player, amassing 39 points – 16 in the first quarter – to lead the Seahawks to…

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Boothbay Region Elementary School Athletic Administrator Dennis Dacus has announced that the boys and girls basketball games against Wiscasset will be home games this Friday, Dec. 12. Boys will…

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Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that tonight's junior varsity basketball game at North Yarmouth Academy has been canceled due to injuries and illness on…

Bates

In a back-and-forth contest, Boothbay had victory within grasp, but it got away Dec. 5 versus Lisbon. The Seahawks held a two-point lead entering…

Our Lady Queen of Peace hosts its 35th live nativity performance on Dec. 6. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Harbor got its own little slice of Bethlehem Dec. 6 during Our Lady Queen of Peace’s annual live nativity. The event, which also includes scripture reading and carols, marked its 35th…

Lisbon scored a come-from-behind, 58-54, victory over Boothbay Friday night in the 2025-26 schoolboy basketball season opener. Boothbay built an 11-point lead in the first quarter before Lisbon…

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Senior Tatum French led the Seahawks with 26 points as the 2025-2026 Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team opened the season with a 54-33 win at Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 4.

Leading…

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106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX will broadcast local high school basketball for a 16th straight year. Veteran broadcaster Don Shields will again lead the coverage and will be joined by Terry Spear and Chris…

The starting line at the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Turkey Trot. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

What started as a gray, drizzly morning turned into a crisp, sunny day as a crowd of runners and walkers crossed the starting line for the…

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The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball junior varsity and varsity home scrimmages scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 2 have been canceled due to the weather forecast, according to BRHS Athletic…

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This is a combined team of Boothbay Region High School, Wiscasset Middle High School and Lincoln Academy. Home meets are held at the Wiscasset Community Center.

Friday, Dec. 19: At…

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Turkey Trot winners: The BRHS Varsity Seahawks. Courtesy of Jennifer Davis Marin

Varsity basketball teams Boothbay's Seahawks, Wiscasset's Wolverines and Buckfield's Bucks competed in the Tukey Tip Off on Saturday, Nov. 22. 

Boothbay Region High School's Seahawks…

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Wednesday, Dec. 3: At Richmond, boys 3:45 p.m., girls 5 p.m. 

Monday, Dec. 8: Home vs. Great Salt Bay, boys 3:45 p.m.…

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Boys J.V & Varsity Basketball 

Friday, Dec. 5: Home vs. Lisbon, 5 & 6:30 p.m.…

2025 Bed Races
Greenleaf Inn team steering their way to a win. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

This year's Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party on Nov. 22 included the return of the event's Bed Races, to the delight of spectators and competitors! 

The Greenleaf Inn team, also…

2025 BRHS field hockey team

A celebration of one of the best seasons a Boothbay Region High School field hockey team has ever had – the second best in 50 years, according to BRHS records – was held during the 2025 awards…

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Club members at the last off-season cocktail party. Photo courtesy of Ella Long

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club may be in its off-season, but activity at the Club remains strong as members, staff, and leadership continue social gatherings, winter…

BRHS Robotics team competing in York.  Courtesy of Chris Liberti

BRHS Robotics Teams made the trek down to York for their first competition of the 2025-2026 Vex V5 Robotics season to test their early season designs and strategies. …

Moriah, left, and Zuriel Smith

Boothbay Region High School sophomores Moriah and Zuriel Smith were named to the 65-member Maine Field Hockey Association All-State Team, as announced this week.

They were among only 10…

Zuri and Moriah

One, Zuri, is a defensive center midfielder. The other, Moriah, is an attacking center forward. Together, they are a dynamic duo who played an important role in the past two Boothbay Region High…

Runners at the start of the Foodbank Farm 5K in 2024. Courtesy Cally Green

The 8th annual 5k trail run and 1-mile walk/fun run will be held at Coastal River’s Salt Bay Farm on Belvedere Road in Damariscotta on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, at 9 a…

The 2025 Boothbay Region High School cross country team at the awards ceremony Nov. 6. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School cross country team held its annual awards night Nov. 6 in front of a small crowd of friends and family at the school library. The 15…

Walt Gorneau

In the fall of 1960, Walt Gorneau was the captain of the Hallowell High School football team. For the first 18 years of his life, tackling a ball carrier, hitting a…

Dave Parkhurst

Two local prominent basketball figures were recognized Nov. 1 for their dedication to the game. Dave Parkhurst received the Peter Webb Legacy Award for his nearly 50 years of…

Naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a guided hike at Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta on Nov. 17. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

In celebration of national “Take a Hike” day, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will

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Boothbay Region High School sophomore field hockey players Moriah Smith and Zuri Smith, junior boys cross country runner A.J. Crocker, and senior girls cross country runner Maddie Andreasen were…

Molly Thibault

The past few months have brought four new faces to the Hearty Roots team page on its website! In response to the growing need for programs in local schools, three field instructors have joined the…

Seahawk AJ Crocker, center, in the starting pack at the Class C State XC Championships Nov. 1 in Augusta. Courtesy of Michael Gaffney

Seahawk cross country runners exceeded predicted seed performances at the Maine Class C State Championships Nov. 1 in Augusta. Coach Nick Scott said, despite…

Moriah Smith attempts to shoot during the first half of the semifinal game. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The second best field hockey season in Boothbay Region High School’s history came to a close as the fourth-seeded Winthrop-Maranacook Ramblers defeated the top-seeded Seahawks, 1-0, on Perkins…

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The top-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks defeated the eighth-seeded Traip Rangers, 2-0, in the quarterfinal match of Class C South on Perkins Field, BRHS on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 29.

At the Western Wear Party on Oct. 18 are, from left, Past Commodore Kristen King, Past Commodore Aaron Rugh, Suzanne Rugh and Dan King. Courtesy photo

As the Maine boating season came to an end, the Down East Yacht Club (DEYC) cruised into its 60th year with the ever-popular Haul-Out Party at Blake’s Boat Yard in…

Seahawk boys start at the Southern Maine Class C regional championships. Courtesy of Michael Gaffney

The Boothbay Region High School cross country boys and girls teams will advance to the state championships this year. Both teams qualified at the Southern Maine Class C…

Will Sledge

It was the last high school football game for Boothbay seniors Will Sledge, Hayden Rines, Keegan Murray and Griffin Yereance, and the 56-12 victory over Mount View Oct. 24 was definitely a night…

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Registration: Registration night will be on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in the BRES gym from 5 to 7 p.m. If you cannot make that night, you may register after Nov. 5 in the BRES main office.

Who:…

The Mini Seahawk cheerleaders, under the instruction of the BRHS cheerleaders, line up for their performance. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register.

The Little Seahawk cheerleaders displayed their skills and excitement in front of a big crowd during their performance on Friday night, Oct. 24 on Sherman Field at halftime of the Seahawks vs. Mt…