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Lincoln County

The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District would like to thank everyone who helped make our Spring Plant Sale and Fair at Union…

On the Waterfront

Although Memorial Day is more than a week away, preparations are underway for the unofficial start of the summer season.

In other…

Boothbay Railway Village
Day Out With Thomas at the Railway Village. File photo

As the result of an exceptional gift from local philanthropist Paul G. Coulombe, the Boothbay Railway Village was able to purchase a three-plus acre plot of land directly across from its location…

Boothbay Harbor Country Club
Outside the Boothbay Harbor Country Club clubhouse, landscapers have readied the front apron for plantings. JOE GELARDEN/Boothbay Register

UPDATE: The country club opening has been delayed until May 25.

Video: Seahawks Tennis
Senior Sam Schwehm goes airborne to return the ball against Carrabec on May 8. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team punched their playoff tickets following two home wins against Carrabec and Madison. Although they lost to Hall-Dale last week,…

Seahawks Baseball
Nate Colcord, right, fires a pitch in the third inning May 15 against the Wiscasset Wolverines as Stephen Barter gets ready (left). Colcord drove in one run, but Wiscasset came away with a 12-2 victory. Below: Wiscasset's Chandler Longfellow fires a pitch. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

If a rivalry game is supposed to be played close to the vest, then the Boothbay-Wiscasset baseball game on May 15 didn't disappoint.

The Boothbay Region High…

Seahawks Softball
Nicole LaBrecque, a sophomore, pitches during the May 15 game at home against Wiscasset. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Lady Seahawks softball team's comeback from an 11-0 deficit after two and a half innings, where they cut the lead to 11-7 after five innings, fell short as they went on to lose to the…

Wiscasset Speedway will present its biggest show of the 2013 season to date on Saturday, May 18, with a full card of racing and a special 

Seahawks Baseball
Stephen Barter makes the play on a grounder May 8 against Lisbon. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

On May 13 the Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team fell to a strong St. Dom's team, 21-0.

The loss dropped the Seahawks to 1-8 while…

Midcoast striker Will Shafer charges after the ball during the second half of play at Clifford Playground. Shaffer scored on a breakaway in the opening seconds of the match. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register

The Midcoast United U-12 team displayed their rising confidence and teamwork with a 4-0 win over the Bangor Soccer Club at Clifford Playground in Boothbay on Sunday, May 12.…

Boothbay Region YMCA

YMCA Project Change is a new program to the Boothbay Region YMCA created especially for elementary age students. Project Change nurtures the development of local and global…

An overcast rainy day at the Wiscasset Speedway last Saturday caused the races to be canceled. Racers were on hand and the track had…

Boothbay Region Land Trust
The Boothbay Region Land Trust program takes off.

A group of Boothbay Region Land Trust volunteers went on their first learning excursion to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray.

The volunteer wayfarers…

BHYC Junior Sailing

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club's high school club sailing team made some impressive marks on the Maine Junior sailing scene at the Breakwater Blast held in Rockland last weekend.…

Drive your antique car to the Alewife Fish Ladder Restoration Festival in Damariscotta Mills on Sunday, May 26.

In…

Seahawks Tennis

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks boys tennis team has moved up to second place in the Western Class C Heal point standings. For a team that has not made it to the playoffs…

Seahawks Track and Field
Jessie Vander throws the shot put at the Brunswick High School campus. Vander also broke the senior record throwing discus (109 feet, 10 inches) on May 2. Courtesy of Aquilino Alamo

Two new school records were set while the Boothbay Region High School track and field team visited Hall-Dale and Brunswick high schools last week. Jessie Vander, who competes in…

Boothbay Region YMCA
"Butterfly Fly," The preschool creative movement class, dances to music by The Ohmies. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Dancers aged 2 through 17 enchanted audiences May 3 and 4 with dazzling performances and colorful, often ethereal costuming for the 15th year under the direction of Melissa Nein.…

Get To Know...
Work was underway April 23 to power-wash "Cangarda" ahead of its scheduled repainting at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. The boat currently calls Islesboro home. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

Dick Reedy knows Cangarda well.

He knows where the historic steam yacht has been. He knows its trials at sea and at harbor. He…

Brunswick

Olympic Gold Medal winner Tommie Smith will join Olympic teammate Dick Fosbury on the staff of the Dick Fosbury Track Camp to be held at Bowdoin College this summer. Smith won the…

Seahawks Tennis

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks tennis team still leads the Western Maine Class C standings with a 6-1 record.

Seahawks Baseball

The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team was able to collect its first win of the season May 3.

The Seahawks (1-6) walloped Telstar,…

Windjammer Days 2013

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is putting the call out for residents and businesses to enter a float in the Windjammer Days Street Parade. The parade will take…

Junior Sailing and Tennis Program

The High School Club Sailing Team continues its busy spring season with a series of weekend Regattas at various venues in the state. Last Saturday’s event at Rockland was a last…

Boothbay Region Elementary School

47 jump-ropers were primed for performance at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium on May 1.

Under the direction of physical education…

'Round Town: Robert Mitchell
Courtesy of Robert Mitchell

Matt Hurley gave me a call last week. He said he had been walking at one of the Land Trust properties at Ocean Point and noticed some things that might interest me (personally and…

Seahawks Softball
Allison Crocker gets ready to deliver a pitch in the first inning of Wednesday's home game against Lisbon. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School softball team fell to 0-10 on the season with three more losses this week.

On Monday, Boothbay got 10 hits but lost at…

Seahawks Softball

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks softball team remains winless (0-7) halfway through the season with losses at Telstar and Oak Hill this week.

Wiscasset Speedway
Josh Bailey of Wiscasset, center, holding the checkered flag, celebrates his first career win in the Super Stock race on May 4 at the Wiscasset Speedway. Adam Chadbourn of Woolwich, left, took third and Bobby Mesimer of Wiscasset, right, took second place. Courtesy of Peter Taylor, Wiscasset Raceway

This week saw Josh Bailey of Wiscasset score his first career win at the Wiscasset Speedway. Bailey leaped to the lead and left the pack behind him during the 25-lap Super Stock…

Midcoast United

The Midcoast United Soccer club kicked off its spring season with intensity at Clifford Playground on April 28, hosting four games on their home turf. By the end of the day,…

Seahawks Tennis
Second Doubles player Evan Stevens serves during the May 1 match against Spruce Mountain. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The BRHS boys tennis team’s record improved to 6-1 this week, with wins against Mt. Abram, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop.

At Mt. Abram on May 1,…

Deshawn Averill competes in an event at the state meet. Courtesy of Toby LeConte

On April 11, the Boothbay Special Olympics swim team traveled to Bates College to compete in the state swim meet. There were 51 teams at the competition. The team had competed the…

Seahawks Baseball
Brad Drummond fires a first-inning pitch May 1 against the Winthrop Ramblers. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

The Winthrop Ramblers were able to ride a strong pitching performance to a 12-0 victory over the Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team May 1.

Rocky Coast Road Race
Matt Carter of Boothbay wins the 33rd Rocky Coast Road Race. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Matt Carter, 41, of Boothbay Harbor and Jenna Krajewski, 33, of Hallowell won the men's and women's divisions of the 33rd annual Boothbay Region YMCA Rocky Coast 10k Road Race May…

Letter of Thanks
BRES Second graders. Courtesy of Lauren Brown

Second graders and Boothbay Region Elementary School physical education teacher Lauren Brown would like to thank YMCA aquatics director Shane Pennington and her staff for providing…

Seahawks Softball

Alyssa Arsenault and Danielle Pease each had three hits to lead the Winthrop Ramblers to a 12-0 victory over the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks (0-5) in Mountain Valley…

Seahawks Tennis

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team lived up to Coach Mark Gorey’s high expectations last week, defeating Dirigo and Monmouth Academy decisively at home and losing to…

Seahawks Track and Field

Not since early the 2000s have the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks girls track team collectively outscored all the other teams in the running at a meet. This was the case in…

Fishermen's Festival
Daisuke Miyagawa and East Boothbay's Rusty Court, the Japanese TV star's guide to Fishermen's Festival. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Harbor's Fishermen's Festival is no stranger to strangers.

Every year, people from different communities, different states and different…

Southport Central School
Two groups of Southport students helped wrap colored ribbons during the Pagan tradition of the Maypole. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

Melissa Cullina, director of education and staff botanist at the Coastal Maine Gardens, led the Southport Central School May Day celebration on the green in front of the school May 1. With warm…

Seahawks Tennis

The Lady Seahawks tennis team started the season on April 22 and remains undefeated. Over the last week they have defeated Monmouth, Lisbon and Dirigo.

Fishermen's Festival
Father Fred Morse and Rev. Sarah Foulger bless lobsterman Clive Farrin's boat, the "Sea Swallow, as she passes by. The blessing is performed following the outside memorial service held at the Fishermen's Memorial on Atlantic Avenue to honor those lost at sea. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register

As a Coast Guard color guard stood smartly at attention holding flags whipping in the Sunday afternoon sea breeze, the Boothbay community paid a reverent tribute to the 231…

The Midcoast United Soccer club hosted four home games and took home three wins and a tie on April 28. At 10 a.m., Midcoast’s U9 and U12 team kicked off the spring season with…

Seahawks Softball
Lady Seahawk shortstop Tori Schmid gets ready to throw a runner out during the April 30 home game. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawk softball team dropped to 0-4 with losses to Dirigo, Madison and Monmouth this week.

Dirigo's Lauren…

Seahawks Baseball
The BRHS boys varsity baseball team. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

The Monmouth Mustangs baseball team was able to score early and hold off the Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team, 15-2, April 29 at BRHS.

Wiscasset Speedway
Darrin Ripley, of Appleton, driving the #9 car, is the first to cross the finish line in the Late Model Sportsman feature at Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday, April 27. courtesy of Peter Taylor, Wiscasset Speedway

It was a bright sunny day at the Wiscasset Speedway this past Saturday. Race fans came out in force to enjoy the beautiful weather and cheer for their favorite drivers.

Video: Fishermen's Festival
Elizabeth Wright, portraying Prudence Muise, demonstrates how clothes were washed on Burnt Island in 1950. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

75 people went on the annual Burnt Island excursion during Fishermen's Festival on April 28. They were greeted by historical reenactors, who demonstrated aspects of island life in the 1950s…

Video: Fishermen's Festival

First place: Mark and Matt Carter, racing the Samantha Ann, 2:35

Second place: Clive Farrin and Cage…

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

On Sunday, May 12, Mother’s Day, the first visitors of the 2013 season are welcome to tour Pemaquid Point Lighthouse between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Beginning May 18 and continuing…

Video: Fishermen's Festival

Dan Guzzi was the winner of an impromptu lobster eating competition April 27. Also competing were Daisuke Miyigawke from Japan, Ella Spear, Arden McSwain and Sinead Miller.