Daily children’s activities begin this week at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. Kids who visit the Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden can enjoy Storytime in the…

The heat was on at Wiscasset Speedway June 15. It was perfect racing weather. The grandstands were filled with fans. The drivers were ready to race. A pair of popular drivers…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is pleased to announce that it will offer two high level clinics as prologues to two major sailing events this summer.

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The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous promises that pirates large and small will invade the Twin Villages in search of lost treasure on Saturday, June 22.

On Tuesday, June 25, Chewonki will open its doors to campers for the 99th summer. The day marks the arrival of nearly 200 families to our Wiscasset campus, including parents and…

Mother Nature delivered perfect weather June 15 for the opening day of the 2013 Lobster Boat Race season in Boothbay Harbor and the lobster boats delivered a fine show. …

In March 2013 the final buzzer sounded in the hallowed Bangor Auditorium. The facility that had played host to tens of thousands of players and the seats that held nearly 2.5…

Yes, Maine's other protein is a delicious choice for your next meal. But there is a lot more to do with lobsters than just devour them.

If you love animals…

The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for the July 4 issues. Advertising and editorial submissions will be due Friday, June 28 at 4 p.m. The…

• Go to Monhegan. We know their brochure is scary, but go. It's indescribably beautiful.

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When the Balmy Days II left Boothbay Harbor with its fifth grade passengers headed for Damariscove Island, the fog was thick.

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Although the first official day of summer is June 21, the Boothbay Region YMCA has already started its summer with a host of activities, fundraisers and camps on the horizon.…

Jackie Paskal said her addiction began in 1948 with a hot dog and a bamboo rod.

It was summer in St. Louis and the yellow fish in Forest Park were…

Alert, a 70-foot schooner out of Bailey Island, is one of the 11 vessels signed up to arrive in Boothbay Harbor for the 2013 Windjammer Days celebration on June 25 and 26. Captains Perry…

The weekend of June 8 was another busy one for Midcoast United’s U-12 team with two friendly games in Waterville on Saturday, June 8 and their final regular season Pine Tree League…

Although autumn gets credit for being the most colorful of Maine's seasons, the Boothbay Region YMCA is trying to bring a little color to the dog days of summer.

“You don’t have to be Italian or like spaghetti to love bocce ball,” said Skip Taylor, as he announced plans to form a bocce ball club and league at Winters Gone Farm in Wiscasset…

Despite some early morning rain, Wiscasset Speedway was ready to roll at race time. Under the bright lights, and to the chorus of peepers in the infield, the cars hit the track in…

When the community tennis courts next to Boothbay Region High School fell into a state of disrepair last year, talks of building three new courts surfaced in the local school…

Sea-Vu Farm in Boothbay debuted its first season under new management at the FEA Black Diamond Jubilee on June 1 and 2 at Skowhegan Fairgrounds.  

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The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks tennis team lost its third playoff game in three years by the same score, 3-2. The team went up against St. Dom's in an away game May…

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks track and field season drew to a close on June 1 in Dover-Foxcroft. While temperatures topped out at 90 F, there were other surprises in…

People driving past the Boothbay Harbor Country Club can see dozens of workers scurrying around the elderly log cabin clubhouse.

Nearby, a hillside has…

The Midcoast United U-12 soccer team continued their undefeated streak with an impressive 4-3 win over the Seacoast Mariners on Sunday, June 2. The Mariners jumped to a 2-0 lead…

Although it's not the end, it's the end of a chapter for Cormac Miller.

The Boothbay Region High School senior won't be wearing the blue and gold on a…

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, June 6, 1-6 p.m. in the YMCA gymnasium

The Summer 2013 YMCA Program Session begins Monday,…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team played long and hard May 30 against North Yarmouth Academy, but ultimately came up short, losing the match 5-0.

For Boothbay Region High School sophomore Howard Carter, wrestling has the ability to take him places.

Carter said if he keeps working at his craft he…

The Boothbay Region High School softball team lost its final two games of the season last week to finish with a 0-14 record.

At home against Hall-Dale…

Tee off the summer by registering for the upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course Golf Instruction.

The course will be taught by…

The Freeport Rotary Club's Close to the Coast 5k and 10k race will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m. with all events held rain or shine. The course is run on quiet roads and…

A spring nor'easter hit the region on May 25and Wiscasset Speedway was forced to call off the scheduled Saturday races. Ken Minott, track promoter said, “Back on Mother’s Day…

While wet weather is good for ducks, the mix of rain and sunshine and a three-day weekend was good weather for fish.

The Maine State Aquarium had what…

Coach Nick Scott's expectations were exceeded at the Mountain Valley Conference Championships when his Boothbay Region High School track and field team came up big when it really…

The class, Practical on the Water Training, is a one-day, 8-hour seminar. It includes four hours of classroom training and four hours of training and practice behind the wheel of a…

Eleven tall ships will be at this year's Windjammer Days Festival, according to the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. The 2013 Windjammer Days is scheduled to take place…

Weekend rains have soaked the Boothbay Harbor Country Club's golf course, forcing head pro Chad Penman to delay the opening until Monday, May 27.

"We have been inundated with rain for the…

The Seahawks boys tennis team faces the North Yarmouth Panthers in the first round of post-season play at the YMCA Field House on May 30 at 2:30 p.m.

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Two more weeks of tough competition proved that the Boothbay Region High School track team is prepared for Mountain Valley Conference Championships on May 23 at Cony High School.…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the motley gang of pillaging Pirates of the Dark Rose are returning to…

Midcoast United’s soccer teams continued to impress on May 19 at home and away. In their first three weeks of play, Midcoast teams were undefeated.

At…

The Lady Seahawks tennis team has ended the regular season with an 8-4 record, earning them fifth place in the Heal point standings and qualifying…

Boothbay Region High School boys singles tennis players, Brady Duncan, Nick Gorey and Sam Schwehm, traveled to Augusta on May 14 to try to qualify for the annual Round of 48 state…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team picked up two more decisive wins last week, putting the finishing touches on the best BRHS boys tennis season in recent memory.…

Bob Paskal has spent a lifetime dedicated to America's favorite pastime.

The Boothbay Harbor man has spent more than 50 years calling games behind home…

On May 4 and 5, the Central Lincoln County YMCA gymnastics team, under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay, took nine qualifying gymnasts to compete at the Northeast Regional…

The Northeast Mini Stock Tour made its one and only appearance this year in Maine at the Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday night. Under the bright lights, 31 cars raced in an action…

The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball game for Monday, May 20 has been postponed and will be played at a later date.

The Seahawks were…

A model railroad exhibit depicting Maine railroading in the 1950s through the 1960s will once again be open at the Boothbay Railway Village this year.

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