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Enjoying family outdoor adventures with UMaine Extension 4-H, community partners
Fri, 01/15/2021 - 7:00am

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is partnering with the Maine Primitive Skills School and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to offer a new monthly outdoor educational series for families with youth ages 7–18. “ Outdoor Family Adventures ” is for those interested in learning more about Maine’s ecology, observing birds and their habitats, responsible fire building, and safely spending time in the Maine outdoors. Programs will be held from 3–5 p.m. Jan. 31, Feb. 28, March 28 and April 25...
Tonight’s BRHS basketball games rescheduled
Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:15pm

Allan Crocker, Boothbay Region High School athletic director, has announced that tonight’s basketball games at BRHS (girls) and at Winthrop (boys) have been postponed and have been rescheduled back to their original scheduled dates of Feb. 4.
MVC schools live streaming basketball games this season
Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:30am

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, spectators will not be allowed at games this winter. Several Mountain Valley Conference schools will be live streaming their basketball games this winter. Click on the links below to go to the game feed. Buckfield Jr.-Sr. HS - NFHS Boothbay Region HS -BRHS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BRHSMAINE/ ; BRTV Website https://www.boothbaytv.com/live ; BRTV Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/boothbaytv/ ; Cable Channel 7 and 1301 (locally) Carrabec HS - NFHS...
Forest Walk at Hidden Valley Nature Center
Wed, 01/13/2021 - 10:15am
Anyone interested in local forestry is invited to attend a Forest Walk on Saturday, Feb. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). Walk hosts include HVNC Forester Barrie Brusila, HVNC Co-Founder Tracy Moskovitz, and Midcoast Conservancy Forestry and Lands Manager Tim Libby; participants will join them for a walk during which the hosts will explain the Crop Tree Release projects at Hidden Valley and how they relate to forest health, wildlife and...
Where It’s At: BRLT's Story Trail
Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:00am

This January’s winter tale at Oak Point Farm is truly one to stir the imagination of every child, no matter how old. In Kate Messner’s story, “Over and Under the Snow,” winter is explored above and below the ground. As a young girl and her father spend a day cross-country skiing through a forest, he tells his daughter about the different critters sleeping below the snow, under ground. From the book: “Under the snow is a whole secret kingdom …” Imagine being the daughter learning this as she...
Maine state parks crush recreation visit records
Mon, 01/11/2021 - 6:00pm
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) has compiled its year-end Maine State Park visitation statistics. As expected, 2020 activity broke all records for recreation visits, which includes day-use and camping. For the first time, total State Park attendance topped three million visitor-days. Despite pandemic-related spring closures and season-long capacity limitations, a total of 3,067,112 people visited Maine State Parks...
BRHS boys and girls basketball rosters
Mon, 01/11/2021 - 4:15pm
Girls roster #2 Veda Harriman, grade 10; #3 Meghan Leeman, grade 10; #4 Hannah Roberts, Grade 10; #5 Emilie Crocker, grade 11; #10 Glory Blethen, co-captain, grade 12; #11 Jordan Chamness, grade 9; #20 Margret Sledge, grade 9; #22 Kathryn Hibbard, grade 10; #32 Jaelyn Crocker, grade 11; #33 Kylie Brown, co-captain, grade 12. The team is coached by Brian Blethen and assisted by Barb Crocker. Manager is Marissa Peters, grade 12. Boys roster #10 Sullivan Rice, grade 12; #12 Gryffin Kristan, grade...
Area basketball games on Frank-FM
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 3:15pm

This will mark the 11th year FRANK-FM has presented high school basketball games in the Midcoast area and all the games will not only be available over the air, but the audio will also be streaming at www.1069Frank.com This year we will be broadcasting from just three schools and will follow all Maine safety protocols. As in the last 10 years, Don Shields will anchor FRANK’s play-by-play duties, with Terry Spear and Chris Seavey joining in with commentary. Our coverage will begin Tuesday night...
Seahawks basketball to begin Jan. 14
Fri, 01/08/2021 - 3:15pm

Boothbay Region High School’s 2021 basketball season will start Thursday, Jan. 14, with the girls varsity hosting Winthrop at 6 p.m. and the varsity boys traveling to Winthrop for a 6 p.m. game. Under the Maine Principals Association’s and Maine CDC COVID-19 rules, no fans will be allowed at the games; only game/school officials and media, with a total of 50 people allowed. The newspaper will be covering the home games, as will Boothbay Region TV, Channel 7 on cable. BRTV manager Jonne Trees...
Della Hahn has semester at sea aboard Harvey Gamage
Mon, 01/04/2021 - 7:30am

It’s a voyage Della Hahn has wanted to take for eight years. As a third grader, Hahn saw her brother, Myron, spend a semester at sea aboard the Harvey Gamage . In October, Della Hahn finally embarked on her own educational seven-week voyage. Sailing Ships Maine provides the semester-at-sea which teaches teens about sailing, leadership and team work. Della Hahn is now a junior and, along with four other Maine high school students, sailed on the roundtrip voyage which began Oct. 19...
Winter gear rentals at Hidden Valley
Tue, 12/29/2020 - 7:30am
Ski, bike and snowshoe rentals are available at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley this winter! Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to try out Nordic Skiing, Fat Tire Biking, or Snowshoeing at Hidden Valley in Jefferson. Midcoast Conservancy will be offering affordable rentals and will have the sizes to outfit the whole family. Spending a few hours on Nordic skis or a Fat Bike at Hidden Valley is a great way to explore and enjoy the 25+ miles of groomed trails there. Renting gear is also a...
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee
CSD lifts basketball rule, goggles now optional
Fri, 12/18/2020 - 8:45pm

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District school committee overturned a rule instating goggles during play for the basketball teams Dec. 17. The vote was 3-2 with chair Stephanie Hawke, John Bertolet and vice chair Peggy Splaine in favor and Ruth Macy and Abby Jones opposed. The rule was established at the Dec. 2 meeting which approved winter sports. The Dec. 17 meeting was held at the request of girls varsity basketball coach Brian Blethen to address the fogging and clouding of...
First major snow storm drops several inches on Boothbay region
Fri, 12/18/2020 - 1:30pm

New Boothbay Harbor resident Sue Decker must have thought she had woken up in a winter wonderland after seven inches of snow fell the night of Dec. 17. Decker had not seen much snow in the past year and a half living in Tennessee, but she saw plenty of it after living in Newburyport, Massachusetts for 31 years. While other locals were dismayed in having to shovel their doorsteps and plow driveways, Decker enjoyed removing snow from her automobile the next morning. “I’ve never really had to...
‘Buoy tree’ lights up Pier 1
Tue, 12/15/2020 - 7:30am

Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor is now illuminated with the town’s first large-scale Christmas buoy tree. The 20-foot wooden structure weighs in at 3,000 pounds and is outfitted with 800 lobster-pot buoys, 1,000 lights and is topped by a giant metal lobster. Over 20 businesses and people pitched in with money, manpower and materials. Windjammer Emporium owner Mark Gimbel organized the construction procuring buoys from Bangor-based Mainely Buoys and ordering lights, Knickerbocker Group engineered and...
Hamblett named NYA Fall Athlete of the Year
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 7:30am

Chris Hamblett of Boothbay, along with Naomi Reichsmann, were named North Yarmouth Academy’s Fall Athletes of the Year. Hamblett, a senior cross-country standout and the team’s most valuable player, also won the award in 2019. Reischsmann was an outstanding soccer player for the Panthers. As a freshman, Hamblett finished 21st at the Class C state meet. He had his best finish as a sophomore at the state meet, finishing ninth. Last season he finished 16th. Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and the...
Research ends in Seahawk reaching basketball milestone ... 46 years later
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 3:15pm

A local basketball milestone was recently brought to light 46 years after it happened. Laurel “Laurie” Reed, Boothbay Region High School class of 1974, was an outstanding basketball player who made the girls varsity squad all four years (70-74) of high school. She was the team’s leading scorer for at least three of those four years, and was a state foul shooting champion her junior year and runner-up her senior year. Several years ago, BRHS teacher and athletic director Allan Crocker (BRHS...
Selectmen discuss Clifford Park renovation project
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:15am

Boothbay is anxious to begin Clifford Park renovations, but it looks like the project will not begin until at least early summer. The town was recently notified it qualified for a federal $250,000 Land and Water Grant and another $250,000 from local businessman Paul Coulombe as part of a required local match. “There is a glut of federal grants, and ours won’t be processed until early summer. We planned an aggressive approach seeking engineering and other bids this spring, but it’s looking more...
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Carter’s Wharf project passes, with conditions
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 8:30am

The Boothbay Harbor planning board Dec. 9 approved Boothbay Harbor Maritime Foundation's plans to renovate Carter's Wharf. BRMF President Deanne Tibbetts and Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying President William Gartley presented the project a second time after it was tabled Nov. 12 due to a pending permit with Department of Environmental Protection. “Other than getting that DEP permit in hand, nothing else has changed,” Gartley said. After the board found the application complete,...
Y Dolphins to hit the pool Dec. 14
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 2:00pm

The Boothbay Region YMCA swim team received word Wednesday, Dec. 9, it can begin practicing as a team beginning Monday, Dec. 14. Club teams like the Y swim team have been waiting for weeks for clearance from the state to begin practicing due to the pandemic restrictions. Meanwhile, swimmers have had to schedule individual swim times during the week. Team coaches Heather and Mike Hills and Zach Gray notified the swimmers after Maine Swimming handed down the following notice: “ As long...
Forest Walk at Hidden Valley Nature Center
Tue, 12/08/2020 - 1:00pm
Anyone interested in local forestry is invited to attend a Forest Walk on Saturday, Dec. 12, from noon-2 p.m. Walk hosts include Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) Forester Barrie Brusila, HVNC Co-Founder Tracy Moskovitz, and Midcoast Conservancy Forestry and Lands Manager Tim Libby; participants will join them for a walk through the next forest project area at HVNC. The hosts will explain the Crop Tree Release project at HVNC and how it relates to forest health, wildlife and habitat, soil and...
Maine Principals’ Association slightly amends winter sports schedule
Fri, 12/04/2020 - 5:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association announced Friday team-based practices and team-based scrimmaging for moderate and high-risk interscholastic winter sports, which were originally slated to begin December 14 have been delayed until January 4, 2021. The decision, which was made in collaboration with the Maine School Boards Association, the Maine School Superintendents Association, the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the Mills Administration, comes as Maine...
Middle school winter sports begin Dec. 14
Fri, 12/04/2020 - 2:00pm

Middle school basketball starts Dec. 14 for Boothbay Region Elementary School with boys and girls players dribbling, passing and shooting, but they won’t compete in the Busline League. School officials have opted for an intramural program running for seven weeks. Last month, Athletic Director Dennis Dacus sent parents a letter describing the school’s decision. “With the current COVID-19 situation, we felt it would be appropriate to inform you of most of the safety protocols we will follow...
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District
CSD approves winter sports season
Wed, 12/02/2020 - 7:30am

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District committee approved winter sports Dec. 1.The committee approved guidelines and the first three of four levels Maine Principals Association set forth. Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker said the winter sports season will include only basketball and cheering, both classified as moderate risk sports; and Lincoln Academy will opt out of a cooperative swim team with BRHS. “Sports don't just benefit us health-wise by...
Celebrating Christmas while enhancing safety: A paddlesports gift guide
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 8:15am

Paddlesports: canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, is the fastest growing segment of watercraft recreation. Unfortunately, it’s also disproportionately the most dangerous segment comprising only 8% of all recreational watercraft but 20% of all boating related fatalities. Christmas is rapidly approaching and if you’re a paddlesports enthusiast, know some who is, or you’d like to become one yourself, the Paddlesports Gift Guide below can make you, or the recipient, not just happy but...
Press release
Youths get in baseball season
Tue, 11/24/2020 - 7:00pm

Midcoast Baseball concluded a successful season of fall and summer baseball. Friday night baseball in Boothbay under the lights was a big success while all state COVID-19 protocols were followed to ensure a safe and positive experience. John Splaine, the League Vice President for the Coastal Babe Ruth Program, said: “It’s a pleasure to watch our young teenage boys and girls participate in the great American game of baseball. Adhering to COVID regulations, the games and practices (were) running...
Alna woman earns Natural Resources Council’s lifetime achievement award
Mon, 11/23/2020 - 8:15am

Cathy Johnson of Alna has earned Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM)’s lifetime achievement award. NRCM celebrated its 2020 Conservation Leadership Awards online Oct. 22. “This year’s award winners have done remarkable work to protect what we all love and value about Maine,” said NRCM CEO Lisa Pohlmann. “Each of these individuals demonstrates the power of Mainers to make a difference by speaking up, organizing, and advocating for a better future.” Johnson was honored for her tireless...
Midcoast Conservancy youth ski lease program begins Dec. 5
Sat, 11/21/2020 - 7:30am
Midcoast Conservancy will begin its youth ski lease program with a fit session on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its Edgecomb office on Route 1. A second fitting session will be offered on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 3 to 6 p.m. Youth packages include skis, boots and poles; the lease period runs through the entire winter so that participants can take advantage of any snow at a moment’s notice! The season price is $70/individual; gear is available for skiers grades pre-K through 8th. The...
Maine Principals’ Association provides winter sports update
Fri, 11/20/2020 - 8:45pm

AUGUSTA — The School Sports Guidance: Return to Competition for Competitive Activities in Maine for winter sports has been updated and approved by the Maine Principals’ Association’s Interscholastic Management Committee. “We would like to thank the Office of the Governor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, and Maine School Management Association for their work in aligning these guidelines,”...
Where It’s At
Gardens Aglow: A magical ride into fantasy
Fri, 11/20/2020 - 4:00pm

I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to keep driving around through the dazzling light show at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this time of year. Gardens Aglow has been taking the breath away from visitors for six years now, but unlike the first five it’s not a walking tour. This year in particular we’re all in need of a beautiful distraction. Our eyes, mind, and spirit are hungry for respite from the year’s unending stress and anxiety, and Gardens Aglow is just the ticket. When you begin the drive...
BRLT Winter Story Walk
Thu, 11/19/2020 - 3:15pm
Dec. 1 through 31 The Boothbay Region Land Trust’s new Story Walk selection for December is “The Snow Tree” by Caroline Repchuk with illustrations by Josephine Martin. Nature lovers of all ages will delight in this ornate picture book that celebrates the holidays and splendor of the natural world. When a little black bear wakes up to find a wintry world of white all around him, he wonders where the colors have gone. As the cub searches for an answer he is helped by a whole host of animals who...
Midcoast Conservancy offers youth cross-country ski clinic
Thu, 11/19/2020 - 7:15am

Midcoast Conservancy will be offering its winter youth cross-country ski clinic starting Saturday, Jan. 9 through Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. The six-session ski clinic for kids ages 5-14 is the perfect setting for skiers of different levels to gain skills and confidence while enjoying HVNC’s trails. Instructors use creative, non-competitive methods to ensure that skiers are learning while having fun each week. Hidden Valley has over 25...
Foodbank Farm 5K goes virtual
Tue, 11/17/2020 - 8:15am

With the numbers of active cases of COVID-19 on the rise, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) has made the decision to offer its annual Thanksgiving 5K event virtually. Instead of the physically-distant event originally planned at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm on Nov. 26, participants are invited to run or walk their favorite route anywhere on their own schedule, any day between Nov. 18 and Dec. 16. There is no fee to participate, though monetary donations to TVFF are encouraged. Participants...
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
BRMF closer to revamping Carter’s Wharf
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 8:30am

Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation set out plans for a new building, pier and series of floats Nov.12 in the most complete application planning board members said they have seen in a long time. Chair Tom Churchill said despite the lack of a Department of Environmental Protection permit, which is pending approval, the board still cannot issue a conditional approval. “Our ordinance is clear that we have to have other required approvals in hand,” Churchill said. He said discussion could continue...
Boothbay Region Boosters selling raffle tickets for heating oil
Thu, 11/12/2020 - 1:15pm

The Boothbay Region Boosters Club is selling raffle tickets to win 200 gallons of heating oil generously donated by Colby & Gale, Inc. and delivered within Lincoln County. The club has unable to raise any money at all this year via concessions but still wants to be able to continue the David Landry Memorial Scholarship that was established last year. All proceeds will provide the scholarship for the 2021 winners. Only 200 tickets will be sold at $10 a ticket! Drawing will be held Sunday,...
Midcoast Conservancy hires Patricia Nease as watershed coordinator
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 8:30am

Midcoast Conservancy is pleased to announce that Patricia Nease, the Railsback Intern/Maine Conservation Corps Environmental Steward, has been hired on as watershed coordinator on its water team. She has spent the last year working on a variety of programs on Damariscotta Lake, along with the Sheepscot River and the Medomak River. On Damariscotta Lake, Nease managed volunteers for the Courtesy Boat Inspection Program to prevent the spread of invasive plants including the notorious Hydrilla, the...
Special Olympians hold skills contest
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 7:45am

Boothbay region schools held a Special Olympics skills contest Nov. 4 in place of the annual Central Maine Soccer Contest canceled earlier this year. The 19 Special Olympians took to the Boothbay Region Elementary School fields in four divisions after practicing for two months. While games and scrimmages were not held due to social distancing, the athletes were split onto the two fields wearing masks and keeping six feet or more apart. Former Community School District Special Education Director...
BRLT preserve use during hunting season
Tue, 11/10/2020 - 8:00am

Hunting season is in full swing across Maine. Over the past two weeks, Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) has been fielding a high volume of questions regarding hunting policy on its preserves. The land trust is committed to keeping its lands accessible to the public for traditional activities including hunting, where appropriate. BRLT also recognizes that at this time, with indoor activities limited due to the pandemic, many of the region's public preserves are receiving higher than typical...
Maine Principals’ Association cancels state cross country championships amid statewide rise in COVID-19 cases
Mon, 11/09/2020 - 6:30pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association, the governing body for high school athletics in the state, announced Monday afternoon the cancelation of this year’s high school cross country state championships. “The concern of bringing students together from all parts of Maine through state-wide travel as we are experiencing a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maine,” said MPA Assistant Executive Director Mike Bisson. “The new mask mandate for student-athletes to wear masks...
Face coverings during practice and competition
Midcoast sports guidance updated by officials ahead of winter sports season
Fri, 11/06/2020 - 6:15pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has updated its guidance for community sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which will have an impact on the school sports scene in Maine. Face coverings are required for all individuals at practices and competitions at all times, including players, coaches, staff, and officials while engaging in practice or competition. For winter sports, skiing and individual swimming fall under the lower risk category,...
BRHS field hockey
Boothbay loses final game to Morse
Fri, 11/06/2020 - 8:30am

The tumultuous eight-game season for the Boothbay Region High School field hockey team ended Thursday, Nov. 5 with a 4-1 loss to the visiting Morse High Shipbuilders. Due to the pandemic, the piecemeal schedule included playing regional teams like Lincoln Academy and Morse, and games against regular Mountain Valley Conference foes Hall-Dale and Oak Hill. Many of the other MVC schools opted out of playing this season, so a league schedule was not formed. Also, Maine Principals’ Association had...
BRHS basketball coaches, players respond to delay in season
Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:00pm

For Dan Hallinan, the 2020-21 high school basketball season was going to be a special one. It was going to be his first as a high school varsity coach, but on Oct. 28, Maine Principals Association delayed the winter sports season with a memo to member schools. “While we totally understand that people would like an answer today, this is a process that involves multiple state agencies, all looking through a different lens, trying to come to some form of agreement about what can and can’t take...
‘A meaningful sculpture has power, presence and humanity, and generates its own unique narrative’
Basketball coach and artist Jon Moro on unleashing creativity
Mon, 11/02/2020 - 7:30am

ROCKPORT — Carving wooden life size sculptures of sports figures has been a passion for Rockport artist Jon Moro, who recently departed from sports figures to crafting a life size sculpture of two Biblical figures. They were unveiled Oct. 17 at Barnswallow Books, in Rockport Village. “I’m fascinated by the challenge of creating a sense of movement, and emotion from a still, inanimate object,” Moro said, on his website . “A meaningful sculpture has power, presence and humanity...
BRHS/Morse game to be rescheduled
Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:30am

Today’s scheduled field hockey game at Perkins Field, Boothbay Region High School between the BRHS Seahawks and the Morse Shipbuilders has been postponed due to poor field conditions, according to Allan Crocker, BRHS athletic director. A make-up date is being finalized for sometime next week.
Maine Principals’ Association delaying start of winter sports season
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 7:45am

AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association has announced the winter sports season will be delayed, according to a memorandum emailed to schools Tuesday afternoon and viewed by PenBayPilot.com. Winter sports in Maine include basketball, swimming, skiing, ice hockey, wrestling, and indoor track. “This memo is sent to give you an update as to the status of winter activities as we continue to work collaboratively with the various stakeholders involved in the process,” the email — credited as being...
Seahawk field hockey
Boothbay beats Lincoln Academy
Tue, 10/27/2020 - 7:15pm

The Boothbay Region Seahawks got two goals from co-captain Cortney Meader and a goal from co-captain Kylie Brown and went on to defeat the visiting Lincoln Academy Eagles, 5-2, at Perkins Field Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27. Meader also had two second assists and Brown had a first and a second assist. The Seahawks and Eagles had an overtime 1-1 tie in Newcastle earlier in the season. Also scoring for Boothbay were Mara Gentry, off assists from Brown and Meader, which gave the Seahawks a 1-0 lead...
KELT conserves two pieces of land in Bath
Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:30am

In a year like no other, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) remains committed to protecting important landscapes to benefit wildlife, today’s communities, and future generations. Over the past month, KELT completed two conservation projects to contribute to the network of protected lands, the Whiskeag Creek Wetlands property in north Bath and the Burr property in south Bath. The Whiskeag Creek Wetland property, running along and into Whiskeag Creek and into the Kennebec River, has been...
Boothbay Region High School cross-country
Boys to join Seahawk girls at XC states
Sun, 10/25/2020 - 10:15am

The Boothbay Region High School cross country teams will go to states this year after a short season. The Seahawks saw only three meets starting with Winthrop High School’s Oct. 1 meet with Monmouth Academy, Madison High School and Winthrop. Monmouth placed first among the boys teams with 22 points; BRHS, second, 41; Winthrop, third, 72; and Madison did not place. Nathan Chatterton was the first Seahawk to cross the finish line taking fourth in 20:32; Gryffin Kristan, seventh, 21:11; Lucas...
Seahawks cross-country
BRHS girls qualify for state meet
Fri, 10/23/2020 - 7:30am

The Boothbay Region Seahawks girls cross county team qualified for states for the first time in five years Oct. 21 at a meet in Maranacook. The girls finished second behind Monmouth Academy in the Mountain Valley Conference. Senior captain Glory Blethen led the Boothbay girls, finishing 8th overall. Glory has been a regular qualifier at the state meet as an individual but this year she will be joined by her teammates. Also scoring for the Seahawks were Emerson Harris (14); Grace Campbell (19);...
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Gardens Aglow moves toward first drive-through experience
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:30am

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ first drive-through Gardens Aglow is on track for a Nov. 21 opening night. Bucket lifts are in the air covering the hard to reach places and staff are spread out along the one-mile long course working from the ground up to place over 650,000 lights. CMBG Chief Executive Officer and President Gretchen Ostherr has been at the Gardens for months and, amid online meetings and learning all the new faces behind masks, the decision of whether or not to hold Gardens...
BRLT’s Halloween Trail
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:00am

Read a family friendly book while you hike! Follow the illustrated signs along the trail at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road in Boothbay Harbor, as they tell a tale to get you in the Halloween spirit. The free one-mile story trail starts from the Oak Point Farm parking lot kiosk and can be completed anytime during daylight hours. The current story trail features the family friendly read aloud book “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson. “Room on the Broom” is a British children's story book by...

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