Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that, due to the Mountain Valley Conference restriction on spectators at games, all home events at Boothbay Region High…
Sports
The Boothbay Region High School tennis courts will not be available during home field hockey games on Oct. 2, 10 and 17, according to Allan Crocker, BRHS athletic director. They will be locked…
BRHS field hockey
The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team lost its first game of the season at Hall-Dale, 2-0, on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Coach Donna Jordan said, “We were very excited to finally play…
Spanning the Sheepscot River from Edgecomb to Wiscasset, Donald E. Davey Bridge takes motorists, cyclists and pedestrians north and southbound along Route 1. Walking it for an hour-plus Sept. 26,…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 6-8 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “full…
Field hockey
Saturday, Sept. 26: At Hall-Dale, 1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2: Home vs. Oak Hill, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10: Home vs. Hall-Dale, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 14: At…
Gardens Aglow 2020
For Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, the show will go on this year. Recently, the Gardens announced that, after careful planning, research, communication with state and town officials, and in …
Maine health officials have given the green light for high schools to begin fall sports, but many conferences and local athletic directors are proceeding with caution in scheduling games. In…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
Boothbay Sea and Science Center could not be stopped from celebrating its eighth summer program. Though there were no family cookout Fridays or tooling around in the turnabouts, 27 children…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will continue its long-standing tradition of conducting “Old-Fashioned Fall Turkey Shoots” starting this Sunday, Sept. 27, which will then run each…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Student Athletes of the Year for 2020. Due to the coronavirus, the annual banquet will not be held this year but…
Part II
I had planned to begin my Sept. 12 26.2-mile run at 9 p.m., but the weather was so pleasant,…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Committee
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District committee approved low and moderate risk fall sports in an emergency meeting Sept. 11. Members gave Boothbay Region High School Athletic…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Principals’ Association, the Maine School Superintendents Association, and the Mills Administration issued the following statements today after reaching agreement on updated…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) invites local businesses, organizations and individuals to sign up to Golf Fore Kids’ Sake on Friday, Sept. 25 at Samoset Resort Golf Club in…
The Strand Theatre, in partnership with the Owls Head Transportation Museum, continues its Drive-In Movie screenings during September with “The Blues Brothers” Sept. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. each…
In Boothbay Harbor Sunday, Sept. 6, Trump supporters decorated their boats with banners and flags and paraded through the outer and inner harbor.
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Central Maine Board #20 is offering a five-week rules course for people interested in becoming a certified basketball official.
The class meets through zoom at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and…
This summer’s dry weather hasn’t been the best for plants to flourish but Ann Reed’s Morning Glory seems to be rivaling Jack’s beanstalk.
“For about 10 years I have planted Morning Glory…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center (CCAC) , at 804 Washington Street in Bath, announces September concerts: Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations on Sept. 12: The Mallett Brothers Band Sept. 20 and…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District committee meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Sept. 3 has been canceled. The purpose of the meeting was to review the Maine Principals Association’s…
Thank you, Hidden Valley Nature Center! COVID-19 brought my wife’s and my long anticipated holiday of birds and nature exploration in Argentina to an abrupt, military-lockdown driven end. We were…
Maine high school athletes received good news last week as two Maine Principals Association committees approved all fall sports and specific guidelines for each. On Aug. 27, the Sports Medicine…
Harbor Theater presented two highly successful outdoor film events on Thursday and Friday as a thank you to the community for its patience and support while we are closed…
Even though I’m a lifelong runner, my marathoning career didn’t begin until I was 55, 11 years ago. Since then I’ve managed to plod through at least one marathon each year, getting slower and…
Mills administration to give final say if fall sports can be played
AUGUSTA — After much anticipation, the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee, a committee including superintendents and principals from around the state, voted unanimously Thursday, Aug. 27 in…
Boaters and Linekin Bay Resort guests enjoyed the film “Dirty Dancing” Thursday evening, Aug. 27. Resort guests lounged in chairs by the pool, some watched from the pool, and boaters tuned into an…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7-9 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “full corn…
AUGUSTA — The sports medicine committee for the Maine Principals’ Association provided the green light for fall sports to be played this upcoming season with some modifications in place.
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The Boothbay region’s only recreational vehicle campgrounds, Shore Hills of Boothbay and Gray Homestead Ocean Campground of Southport, are in the midst of what would have been quite a successful…
This summer has been full of challenges, but the joy of our weekend racing in the harbor highlights what is so wonderful about where we spend our summers. Also, we have enjoyed introducing our…
An old Boothbay Common structure has a new look. Clear Stream Construction of Boothbay finished the gazebo’s renovation project, which began in May and ended earlier this month. The Boothbay…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its sixth annual Gardens Aglow, but due to safety concerns surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, the event will be a drive-through…
We all know that time spent in nature can have a powerful impact on our mood, our stress levels, and our sense of well-being. Most of us feel reinvigorated by spending even a short amount of time…
Outdoor videographers / storytellers interested in submitting a work in the Broke and Stoked contest - read on, its not too late to submit for 2020!
Submissions must be an outdoor video no…
Middle schoolers may be returning to the classroom this fall, but it doesn’t look like athletes will compete in Busline League competition. Many league schools are opting for intramural programs…
Boxing and Fitness for Parkinson’s Disease is a unique exercise program based on training used by boxing pros and adapted to people with Parkinson’s Disease. The program involves regular exercise…
This weekend’s event, instituted about three years ago, was to encourage a larger fleet of class boats to come to Boothbay Harbor for a race. We were happy to keep the event going this year…
The Boothbay Charities Classic, a fundraising event for Special Olympics Maine for the past 29 years, will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, in a letter being…
In 1983 the relatively young non-profit, Boothbay Region Land Trust, received a donation of land from Nathaniel Porter, which would become Porter Preserve, the organization’s first public nature…
Harbor Theater is bringing you a three-day outdoor movie extravaganza with a giant pop-up screen, live music, food and drink (including popcorn and candy), and films for all ages on Thursday, Aug…
We are saddened to announce that the 16th annual running of the Westport Island Shore Run, “Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race” previously scheduled for Aug. 16, has been…
Boothbay Region YMCA
The Boothbay Region YMCA 27th annual Rowgatta on Barters Island Aug. 8 got blue skies and light winds. Twenty-six single kayaks, five double kayaks and two paddle boards made the nine-mile trip…
This past Saturday was the annual Boothbay Harbor One Design (BHOD) Race, sponsored by the BHOD Association. The association is comprised of BHOD enthusiasts and is dedicated to maintaining the…
“This is the part where the train said, ‘I thought I could, I thought I could,” Maynard, Massachusetts’ John McNamara said in a narrow gauge train in Alna Friday night after it took public riders…
Saturday, July 25 was seamless, air-warm, water- flat, destination - perfect. It was a pretty cruise from any port. Several boats chose to cruise through the Thread…
The 2020 high school fall athletic season will undoubtedly be unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in cancelling the spring sports season and, beginning Sept. 8, Maine’s fall sports…
Volunteers of Maine Fishing Guides stopped by Camp Knickerbocker on Thursday, June 30 to teach Y campers different fishing related skills. Maine Fishing Guide is a service based out of Skowhegan,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association has announced its plans for the shortened fall sports seasons.
The maximum number of regular season games for soccer and field hockey have been…
AUGUSTA –Earlier this week, in response to the fatal shark attack near Bailey Island, water activity restrictions took effect at Maine's coastal State Parks with beaches. Today, July 31, the…
