Sports

• Boys and girls cross-country

  BRES runner Dominick Dow wins 2019 boys individual Busline title

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  Nearly 270 middle school cross country runners took to the course at Great Salt Bay in Damariscotta for the Busline League cross country championships Wednesday, Oct. 16. Boothbay runner Dominick Dow outran 129 other junior high runners to win the Busline League individual title in a time of 12.40.97 on the 2.1-mile course. He defeated runner-up Henry McDevitt of Camden-Rockport by under three seconds, 12:43.23. Finishing in third place was Austin Trask of Wiscasset, 13:08.97. For the second...
• BRHS field hockey

  Seahawks to face St. Dom’s Oct. 23

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  The sixth-seeded Boothbay Region High School field hockey team will travel to Auburn on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to face the third-seeded St. Dominic Academy Saints in the quarterfinal round of the Maine Principals Association’s Class C South tournament. The game will start at 3 p.m. Boothbay finished with a 5-9 record facing teams in the Mountain Valley Conference. St. Dom’s finished with a 10-4 record facing teams in Western Maine Athletic Conference. The Seahawks played competitively throughout...
• Special Olympics

  Boothbay Region Special Olympians take home medals, new skills

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 10:30am

  

  The Boothbay Region Special Olympics soccer team traveled to Husson University in Bangor for the Central Maine Soccer Tourney and Skills Competition Oct. 15. Boothbay’s adult team lost twice to Downeast Horizons with scores of 3-0. The upshot was in the last game when Danny Miller famously stopped 11 out of 14 shots on goal. “Matt Farnham put up great defense as Valerie Giles filled in for one of the adult athletes who came down sick,” said Coach Toby LeConte. “Valerie played in the offense...
• Midcoast Conservancy

  Third ‘Wild and Scenic Film Festival’ in Belfast

  Fri, 10/18/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting an engaging and informative evening of environmentally-themed films at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 3-5 p.m. Based on the Wild and Scenic Film Festival model developed by the South Yuba River Citizens League, the event is designed to leave attendees feeling inspired and motivated to go out and make a difference in their community and the world. At the screening, witness how individuals and communities across the globe are taking...

• BRES Wildcats to play for Busline League championship

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  The Boothbay Region Elementary School field hockey team is headed for the 2019 Busline League championship game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. at Point Lookout in Lincolnville to face the Troy Howard Middle School Lions or the Camden-Rockport Middle School Schooners. Boothbay, now 6-1-1 on the year, advanced to the championship with a 4-2 win over Oceanside Middle School at Perkins Field, Boothbay Region High School on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Oceanside held a 1-0 lead at the half, but Boothbay...

• Join the BRHS Boosters Club!

  Thu, 10/17/2019 - 11:00am

  

  The Boothbay Region High School Boosters Club is looking for volunteers to join our group. The purpose of the Boosters Club is to support the sports teams. We are a nonprofit organization comprised solely of volunteers. We offer a variety of ways people can lend a hand and encourage everyone to participate whether in concessions sales or event planning. Through the donations of both time and finances, over the past three to four years, we have been able to provide the following: $5,000 towards...
• BRHS field hockey

  Dirigo holds off Boothbay 4-3

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 7:30pm

  

  Goalie Jaelyn Crocker gave her teammates a chance to tie or win, but the Dirigo Cougars escaped with a 4-3 win over the Boothbay Region Seahawks Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Perkins Field. Crocker, a sophomore, made at least 25 saves in the second half, stopping a barrage of shots and clearing the ball with kicks, after Dirigo had built leads of 3-0 and 4-1. The Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 lead on two goals by Kailey Hackett at the 26- and 24-minute marks. Jace Brophy made it 3-0 with a goal with 13...

• Seahawks-Wolverines cross-country ends regular season at Lisbon

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 6:45pm

  

  The Seahawks-Wolverines cross-country teams competed in their last regular season race at Lisbon Oct. 11. The boys team took a hard second place after Lisbon High School beat it by six points. The girls team only raced five athletes, but took third behind Monmouth Academy and Winthrop High School. Glory Blethen placed first for the girls in 22:07 outracing her next competitor by 11 seconds. Emerson Harris placed ninth in 24:15; Ava Schlosser, 15th, 25:18; Reese Hesseltine, 24th, 29:00; and...
• Boothbay Railway Village

  Hundreds attend Fall Foliage Festival

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 2:15pm

  

  Families from near and far enjoyed the 52 nd annual Fall Foliage Festival at Boothbay Railway Village Oct. 12 and 13. Boothbay Region Information Center co-sponsored, as it has since 1955. Even with the fall drizzle, there were over 1,000 admissions Saturday. Attendees enjoyed food from over half a dozen vendors and music by Dick Spofford and company and the Alumni Band. “It was great for the half day of rain,” said BRV Marketing Director Kate Steed. “It was great, even for a sunny day.” Sunday...
• BRHS field hockey

  Boothbay loses to Phoenix, Raiders

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:30pm

  The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team battled two more top-tier teams this week but fell to Spruce Mountain and Oak Hill to drop to 5-8 on the season. Both games were on the road. Spruce Mountain 7 Boothbay 3 The Seahawks didn’t give up, trailing 5-0 in the second half to the host Spruce Mountain Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Behind senior Chloe Arsenault’s three second half goals, the Seahawks closed the gap to 5-3, but the Phoenix went on to win 7-3, and boost their record to 9-4...

• Yarmouth crushes Boothbay 50-20

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  A blocked punt on their first possession was the first sign that it wasn’t Boothbay’s night on Oct. 11 against Yarmouth. Five plays later, Clipper running back Spencer Lebrecque scored on a 12-yard rush, one of three touchdowns the Clippers scored in the game’s first 17 minutes. Boothbay trailed 24-0 and never really mounted any threat against its big school conference foe Yarmouth in a 50-20 loss in eight-man football. The Clippers dominated Boothbay’s defense in amassing 422 total yards...

• 10 BRHS seniors celebrated at last home football game

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Ten Boothbay Region High School senior football players were honored before their Oct. 11 game versus Yarmouth. Coach Ed Crocker presented them with flowers to give to their parents. During introductions, athletic administrator Alan Crocker announced the seniors’ intentions upon graduation. Jordan Espeut has played football for one season. He plans to join the workforce upon graduation. Espeut is the son of Kerrin Weatherly. Tim Norton recorded the games this season. He plans to attend college...

• Wiscasset/Boothbay’s two goals not enough

  Tue, 10/15/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Adian Foley and John Hodson both scored, but it wasn’t enough for Wiscasset/Boothbay, who lost 8-2 to Spruce Mountain in MVC soccer action Monday afternoon at Wiscasset Middle High school. Foley’s unassisted goal from 30 yards away came just 32 seconds into the game and briefly put the Wolverines ahead. The Phoenix tied the game on the ensuing kickoff. Jake Gilbert scored at 38:47 on a cross pass from Kaleb Finelli. Gilbert scored two more goals before the half ended, at 32:34 with Owen Bryant...
• Seahawk field hockey

  Boothbay falls to Spruce Mountain

  Mon, 10/14/2019 - 12:30pm

  The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team didn’t give up, trailing 5-0, in the second half to the host Spruce Mountain Phoenix on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Behind senior Chloe Arsenault’s three second-half goals, the Seahawks closed the gap to 5-3, but the Phoenix went on to win, 7-3, and boost their record to 9-4. With the loss, the Seahawks, still seeded sixth in Class C South, fell to 5-7. Spruce Mountain senior Emily Castonguay had four goals, while junior teammate Hanni Johnson scored two...

• Wiscasset fly-in: ‘The prettiest scenery’

  Sat, 10/12/2019 - 4:15pm

  

  “I’m Lou. I’m from Atlanta, and I’m going to have a lobster roll,” a smiling Lou Furlong of Atlanta, Georgia told the Wiscasset Newspaper before he stepped out of his Cessna 180 at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Friday. Furlong spent June in Montana. He said the Rocky Mountains are pretty, but he’d take the coast of Maine anytime. “Once you’re a little northeast of Portland and just flying the islands it’s the prettiest scenery of any I’ve seen in the United States.” One after another, he and 28...

• Yarmouth overwhelms Seahawks in 8-man football, 50-20

  Sat, 10/12/2019 - 7:45am

  Yarmouth’s high-powered offense rolled up 50 points Friday night in defeating Boothbay, 50-20, in Campbell Conference football action at Sherman Field. Yarmouth began the season 1-3, but in successive victories scored 64 versus Mount Ararat and 50 against Boothbay to even its record at 3-3. Boothbay is also 3-3 after the loss. The Seahawks crushed Sacopee Valley 36-0 last week in a game where everything went right, but against big school conference foe Yarmouth, seemingly nothing did. Yarmouth...

• Forest Bathing Walk at Gregory Hiking Trail

  Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:45am

  Thursday, Oct. 24 From 10 - 11:30 a.m., join the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) at the Gregory Hiking Trail, 2 Sawyer's Island Rd., Boothbay. Discover the health boosting benefits of moving slowly and mindfully through the forest. Open your senses and connect with the natural world through a series of invitations designed to enhance your health, wellness, and happiness. This leisurely walk, led by BRLT Environmental Educator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide Tracey Hall, is less than one...

• Field hockey game rescheduled

  Thu, 10/10/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  The BRHS Seahawks’ field hockey game v. Dirigo originally slated for Wednesday, Oct. 16 will now be played on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 3:30 p.m. This is the Seahawks’ final home game - and it is also senior night.

• CLC YMCA’s 20th annual Breast Cancer Tournament Oct. 17

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 12:00pm

  The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA will host their 20th annual Breast Cancer Tennis Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. As always, participants will enjoy activities throughout the day, including luck of the draw—women’s doubles, auction, food, prizes and more! In past years, the tournament raises approximately $1,000 for the one-day event and has raised over $17,000 in total throughout the years. The day is sponsored by Play for PINK, an organization that allows 100...

• Where It’s At ... the Halloween Story Trail!

  Wed, 10/09/2019 - 11:00am

  

  If you’re looking for something to do between now and Oct. 31 with the kids that doesn’t involve candy or costumes, you should check out the Halloween Story Trail! This is the fourth year the Boothbay Region Land Trust has offered this seasonal event. Environmental Educator Tracey Hall decides what book will be featured and this year it’s “The Ugly Pumpkin,” written and illustrated by Dave Horowitz. “The Ugly Pumpkin,” is reminiscent of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of “The Ugly Duckling” or...
• BRHS Cross Country

  Seahawks-Wolverines cross country fares well at Festival of Champions

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The Seahawks-Wolverines cross-country teams traveled to Belfast Oct. 5 for the Festival of Champions. FOC is considered by many Maine high schools to be the pinnacle of cross country season – the teams faced around 1,000 male athletes and over 600 woman athletes from nearly 70 high school teams around Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Will Perkins led the boys in 21st with a time of 16:38; Graham Harris, 163rd; 18:24; Nathan Chatterton, 186th, 18:32; Fox Elder...

• Begin your journey to perfect pumpkin aboard WW&F

  Tue, 10/08/2019 - 8:00am

  

  This Oct. 12 and 13, take the WW&F Railway to Alna’s SeaLyon Farm for an unforgettable pumpkin picking experience with your family and friends. Pumpkin picking trains will leave Sheepscot Station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for Top of Mountain Station, where passengers can either board a hay ride or take a short walk to the pumpkin patch at SeaLyon Farm to buy their very own pumpkin(s) to take home and participate in other fun activities. Board any hay ride with your pumpkin in hand for your...

• Seahawks soar past Sacopee Valley in homecoming victory

  Mon, 10/07/2019 - 6:15pm

  

  Be it ever so humble, there is no place like Sherman Field, at least for the Boothbay Seahawk football team. In the team’s five games so far, a distinct pattern has formed. In the home games, Boothbay won all three, and, in the two road contests, the Seahawks lost both times. So Sherman Field was definitely a welcome site Oct. 4 as the Seahawks welcomed Sacopee Valley for their annual homecoming game. And the hometown fans were treated to watching the “good” Seahawks, as Boothbay thumped...
• BRHS field hockey

  Falcons down Seahawks

  Sun, 10/06/2019 - 8:45am

  The Mountain Valley Falcons edged the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 4-3, at Perkins Field in field hockey on Saturday, Oct. 5. The win improved the Falcons’ record to 9-2 while Boothbay fell to 5-6. Boothbay held a second half lead of 3-2 before a goal by Autumn Freeman tied the game. Rylee Sevigny got the eventual winning goal. Chloe Arsenault scored two goals for Boothbay and Cortney Meader scored one. Goalie Jaelyn Crocker had 20 saves for the Seahawks.

• Boothbay football crushes Sacopee Valley, 36-0

  Sat, 10/05/2019 - 8:45pm

  Boothbay football won its third game by shutting out visiting Sacopee Valley, 36-0 at Sherman Field Friday, Oct. 4. The Seahawks soared to a 16-0 first quarter lead and Sacopee couldn’t muster enough yardage to threaten Boothbay. Boothbay is 3-2 and plays large school foe Yarmouth (1-3) on Oct. 11 in Boothbay Harbor.
• Boothbay Region High School

  Homecoming pep rally

  Sat, 10/05/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Boothbay Region High School students and staff threw an energetic and fun pep rally before field hockey and football games Oct. 4. The pep rally had a scooter race, contests in donut eating, bottle flipping, twerkin’, cookie face, blind makeup and Twinkie eating, a class cheer and a dance-off. Seniors won the scooter race and dance-off and juniors won the bottle flip, donut eating, makeup and Twinkie eating contests. Teachers won the twerkin’and cookie face contests. Manon Lewis announced...
• BRHS field hockey

  Winthrop takes down Boothbay

  Fri, 10/04/2019 - 8:15pm

  

  Brooklyn Gaghan scored two goals as the Winthrop Ramblers went on to defeat the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 4-1, in field hockey at Perkins Field Friday, Oct. 4. The game was tied at the half, 1-1, with Boothbay’s Chloe Arsenault scoring after her first shot was blocked by the Winthrop goalie. Arsenault’s goal came about 15 seconds after Gaghan had given Winthrop the 1-0 lead. The Seahawks, now 5-5, played well against the South region-leading Ramblers, now 12-1, despite having no bench players...

• BRHS field hockey game rescheduled

  Fri, 10/04/2019 - 9:15am

  The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team will host the Mountain Valley Falcons on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m., according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker. This is a rescheduled game from Wednesday, Oct. 2.

• Special Olympians return from tennis competition; medals, ribbons abound

  Fri, 10/04/2019 - 7:45am

  

  The Special Olympics Tennis state competition was held at Bates College Sept. 24 and eight Boothbay region athletes competed. Ronda LeConte competed in the fifth division, double elimination singles competition and took fourth place and Valerie Giles played level three singles bringing home a bronze medal. Skills athletes also competed well. Blake Chadwick took fifth place; Vincent Giles, a bronze medal; Gracie Giles, gold; John Piper Rankin, fourth; Coyle Lawler, gold; and Anthony Angelico,...

• Patriots alumnus Garin Veris visits BRHS

  Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Former New England Patriots defensive end player Garin Veris brought his experience and enthusiasm last week to Boothbay Region High School to inspire students there to become youth mentors as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. His visit with the school’s football team and other students was part of the agency’s efforts to recruit volunteers to become “Bigs” in the school’s new school-based mentoring program. “We are pleased to be partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-...

• A great day of trail racing at Race Through the Woods

  Thu, 10/03/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The ninth annual Race Through the Woods, sponsored by First National Bank, at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center saw over 100 runners take to the trails for either a 5.5-mile course or a half-marathon. Perfect weather and a rousing crowd of cheering spectators made for a fabulous fall day in the woods Sept. 29. The winners of the 5.5-mile race were Ben Fletcher, with a time of 38:53, and Julie Ambrosino, who crossed the line at 46:54. Second place finishers in the men’s and...

• BRHS field hockey game postponed

  Wed, 10/02/2019 - 12:45pm

  Today’s scheduled field hockey game at Boothbay Region High School against Mountain Valley has been postponed due to unsafe field conditions, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker. As of this posting, no make-up date has been set.

• Boothbay Region Sailing Club and Lincoln Academy Sailing going strong

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 10:15am

  The Boothbay Region Sailing Club was busy again this week, both enjoying the warm clear days and working hard through rainy practices, showing determination that will help them to succeed on and off the water. Learning from the mistakes made during last weekend’s regattas, we focused our practices this week mostly on acceleration and starting. Over the weekend, the Lincoln Academy team was busy, sending teams to Martha's Vineyard for the Arnold Brown Regatta as well as sailors for to SailMaine...
• BRHS cross country

  Seahawks-Wolverines take MVC Midseason on homecoming week

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 9:45am

  

  The Seahawks/Wolverines combination cross-country team kicked off the Boothbay Region High School homecoming week with its only home meet Sept. 27. Boys results: Will Perkins, first, 17:10; Nathan Chatterton, seventh, 18:56; Graham Harris, 10th, 19:12; Fox Elder, 11th, 19:15; Ryan Russell, 17th, 19:32; Lucas Hardwick, 18th, 19:38; Gryffin Kristan, 19th, 19:41; Mason Erhard, 23rd, 19:57; Nathan Gilliam, 40th, 21:30; Bryan Gagnon, 48th, 22:00; Chance Blagdon, 53rd, 22:15; Ryan Clark, 59th, 22:53...

• 52nd annual Fall Foliage Festival Oct. 12 and 13

  Tue, 10/01/2019 - 8:15am

  

  One of Maine’s earliest and longest running crafts fairs, devoted to showcasing the handmade or hand-manufactured wares of Maine craftsmen, craftswomen, and artists, returns Oct. 12 and 13 to the Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd./Route 27, Boothbay. The event is co-sponsored by Village and the Boothbay Region Information Center, who have been organizing Fall Foliage Festival together for decades. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5...

• Bucks shut out Wolverine boys

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 5:15pm

  

  Wiscasset/Boothbay played hard but visiting Buckfield won 4-0 in Mountain Valley Conference Soccer action Saturday night. The Wolverines held the Bucks scoreless through the first 20 minutes. Striker Caleb Hill then broke free, carried the ball inside the 18-yard line and fired, ringing the ball off the far post. Victor Verrill was there for the rebound, booting the ball into the net. The goal came about three minutes after the Wolverines had driven deep. Aiden Foley fired a nice shot but the...
• Seahawk football

  Telstar downs Boothbay 30-18

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 3:00pm

  Telstar is the team to beat as eight-man football season hits its midpoint. The Rebels defeated Boothbay, 30-18, Sept. 28, springing them to the top of the league standings with a 3-1 record. Boothbay had won its two previous games, including a strong performance last week versus Traip. But the Seahawks came into the game without some key defensive personnel. Defender Michael Cusumano was injured against Traip and Kaeden Davis didn’t play in the first half against Telstar. And midway in the...

• 2019 BCC golf tournament

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  This year’s Boothbay Charities Classic culminated with the golf tournament. Nearly two dozen fivesomes played Boothbay Harbor Country Club’s course in a best ball scramble format. During the round, four players who contributed up to $400 could hear former MLB player Bill Lee recount his days pitching for Boston in the 1975 World Series or his days playing as a Montreal Expo. In 1981, Montreal played in its only playoff series. Lee told one fan how he was warming up in the bullpen when Los...

• BRES cross-country teams compete in Belfast

  Mon, 09/30/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  The Boothbay Region Elementary School cross-country team competed in Belfast at the Troy Howard Middle School running a smooth 2.14 mile course on a cloudy day Thursday, Sept. 26 The Boothbay girls ran a solid race placing third overall with a score of 107 behind Drinkwater (99 points), Lincolnville (35 points), Camden Rockport Middle School (22 points) and Troy Howard Middle School placing fourth with 123 points. Boothbay’s Maddie Orchard ran her best race yet with a time of 16:20 placing 10th...
• BRHS field hockey

  Boothbay defeats Hall-Dale, 7-1

  Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:00am

  Boothbay Region High School’s field hockey team improved to 5-4 on the season with a 7-1 win at Hall-Dale in Farmingdale on Friday, Sept. 27. With the loss, Hall-Dale dropped to 1-7. The Seahawks, currently in fifth place in Class C South, will next host the Mountain Valley Falcons on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. on Perkins Field. The Falcons are 7-2 and seeded second in Class C North.

• The Seahawk wins the 2019 Cardboard Cup!

  Fri, 09/27/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  The smallest boat won. The Seahawk , with educational technician Caitlin Shepherd and student Marc Bayaco rowing the most durable ship, defeated six other competitors in the third annual running of the “Cardboard Cup” in the pool at Boothbay Region YMCA on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Cardboard Cup is a competition among the students in Chip Schwehm’s marine technology class at Boothbay Region High School. The students spent about seven classes learning about boatbuilding and constructing...

• Life aboard the Nao Santa Maria

  Fri, 09/27/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Harbor is one of few ports the Nao Santa María has graced since its voyage in the Great Lakes. When the replica ship landed at Pier 1 the afternoon of Sept. 24, dozens of locals and visitors to the region greeted it. Nao Santa María project manager Ángel Rosa has been sailing with the ship since May 2018. Rosa said the Great Lakes were a wonderful experience, especially sailing with many tall ships, but he and the crew are happy to be back on the ocean. “Usually, we...

• Boothbay shuts out Telstar

  Thu, 09/26/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Senior tri-captain Chloe Arsenault scored five goals and assisted on another as the Boothbay Region Seahawks shut out the visiting Telstar Rebels, 6-0, in field hockey at Perkins Field Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25. The win improved Boothbay’s record to 4-4 with six games left in the regular season. Telstar dropped to 1-8. Arsenault, the team’s leading scorer, tallied four of her goals in the first half. Coach Donna Jordan used players at various positions during the second half. Freshman Mara...

• Midcoast Conservancy offers two fall foliage hikes

  Thu, 09/26/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Two Midcoast Conservancy hikes will give participants a chance to take in the glorious Maine fall foliage in October. The first, on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Clarry Hill Preserve in Union, will offer a peek not only at leaves but also fiery blueberry barrens. Participants will hike 1.3 miles to the top of Clarry Hill to get amazing views; if it’s a perfectly clear night, the view may even include Mount Washington. This will be a moderate hike, and participants should come...

• Seeking female mariners for ‘Working on the Water’

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 11:45am

  

  Folk singer Gordon Bok is hosting the 10th annual Working on the Water event. This is a gathering of mariners who come together for an afternoon of sharing personal experiences and inspirations of their unique livelihoods through song, poetry, and stories. Five ‘presenters’ take the stage for 15-20 minutes each and entertain a paying audience. Past presenters have included fishermen/women, captains of all manner of vessels, members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Patrol, and others...

• BRHS field hockey schedule change

  Wed, 09/25/2019 - 8:30am

  The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team’s scheduled game at Oak Hill on Monday, Oct. 7 has been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m., according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.

• Nao Santa Maria arrives in Boothbay Harbor

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Nao Santa Maria has arrived in Boothbay Harbor a day early – and no one complained! The world famous vessel landed in the harbor, sails up, just before 2 p.m. and tied off at the Boothbay Harbor Public Landing. Once the ship was tied up securely, onlookers gave it and its crew a round of applause. Co-sponsors Mark Gimbel and Sweet Bay’s Ken Rayle were among the greeters along with Acting Town Manager Julia Latter, Selectman Mike Tomko and many others.

• BRHS homecoming week

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 1:00pm

  

  Boothbay Region High School will be celebrating homecoming week starting Monday, Sept. 30. The week will be filled with color and fun as students plan out events like Pajama Day, Maine Day and Disco Day among a schedule filled with home games. Seahawks cross-country will kick off the week a few days earlier on Friday, Sept. 27 as host to the Mountain Valley Conference Mid-season Race at 4:15 p.m. at Sherman Field. Students will observe Monday as PJ Day and will hold a Seahawk Proud Celebration...

• BRLT’s Babes in the Woods

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:30am

  Wednesday, Oct. 2 Come to the Boothbay Region Land Trust at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd., Boothbay Harbor, 10-11 a.m., for nature discovery geared toward kids 2-5 years with parent(s) or caregiver(s). Games, crafts, short and easy walk. Group meets at kiosk near parking lot. Free. Wear clothes and shoes that can get muddy! FMI: thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• Hike the Halloween Trail

  Tue, 09/24/2019 - 10:15am

  October 1 - 31 This year’s family friendly book: “The Ugly Pumpkin” by Dave Horowitz. Hike this special trail at Boothbay Region Land Trust's Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Rd., Boothbay Harbor. Follow the illustrated signs, beginning at the trail head, that tell a tale to get you in the Halloween spirit. Easy one-mile walk suitable for children of all ages. Daylight hours only! FMI: 633-4818.

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