Sports

Field hockey

Thursday, Aug. 23: Home scrimmage vs. Oceanside, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25: Scrimmage at Mt. Ararat, TBD

Monday, Aug. 27: Scrimmage at Lincoln Academy, 7 p.m.…

Week 8 did not disappoint despite being a bit quieter in terms of travel for our sailors. Hamilton Barclay and Ella Beauregard qualified for the Bemis Trophy, US Sailing’s National Junior Double…

Are you looking for a new birding spot? Do you have a question about a bird you might have seen on your last visit to the beach? Join us for this month’s KELT Untapped! The Kennebec Estuary Land…

The 2018 Sri Chinmoy Peace Run strode into its final laps in a four-month trip around the country Thursday, Aug. 9, landing for a sleepover at Chewonki Campground in Wiscasset.

Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named the Best Private Course in Maine by Northeast Golf Magazine. The 2018 Best in Northeast Golf Awards were finalized through a public survey that received…

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Monhegan Island is definitely where it’s at. Every visit is an experience that touches your soul. The beauty, the serenity, the salt-laced air … the quieting of the mind and the feelings of…

Midcoast Conservancy’s inaugural Love the Lake Regatta will be held this Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling…

Another exciting week has flown by here at the Southport Yacht Club. We had perfect wind every day and not a bit of fog in the morning class. We would like to welcome Stuart Maise, Lina Moody,…

There will be a very important meeting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 in the lobby of Boothbay Region Elementary School for all 6th, 7th and 8th graders interest in running cross country this fall.…

The seventh week of Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing featured something for just about everyone. Four 420 teams and 9 Opti sailors traveled to the Harraseeket Youth Regatta (HYC) in…

Practice begins Monday, Aug. 13 for all students interested in playing field hockey for Boothbay Region High School this fall. Practices will run in the mornings from 6:15 to 8:30.

Seahawks soccer

Boothbay Region High School math teacher Matt Brewer is the new girls soccer coach and could not be more excited to start the season. Brewer also said he is not quite sure yet what his…

Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service for a walk & talk “Identifying Woodland Shrubs,” on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at Georges…

The Boothbay Region High School girls basketball team was honored July 28 for its good sportsmanship during the 2017-18 season. The team received the Brooke-Haskell Award from the local chapter of…

There will be a brief informational meeting for all 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer for Boothbay Region Middle School on Monday, Aug. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the school. If…

2018 Lobster Jam

A late Winslow Black Raiders rally prevented Boothbay from advancing in this year’s Lobster Jam Tournament. The Seahawks held a three-point lead with less than two minutes left in the fourth…

Calling all "person-powered" watercraft! The 25th annual Southport Rowgatta, which encompasses 12 nautical miles, is on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Town Landing at Newagen on Southport Island.

Registration is open for the Boothbay region’s Harbor Fest 5K and half marathon, to be held Sunday, Sept. 2. Register before Aug. 10 to receive a free event performance T-shirt.

The 5K…

Boothbay Region Land Trust

Ever wanted to fish with famous Mainer, Linda Greenlaw, America’s only female swordfishing captain and author of numerous books? Have you dreamed of hosting a private wine tasting in your own home…

This week's beginners made incredible progress, and learned to enjoy the fog. First-year instructor Tess McComiskey kept the sailors closer to shore to work on basic skills before allowing them to…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will hold an orientation for prospective new members or any interested members of the community on Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. The purpose is to highlight the numerous…

Under the anthem, “Rise with Us,” the Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, saw 100,000 spectators, 15,000 volunteers, and 4,000 athletes celebrate the power of sports. This was a special year for…

The ninth annual Lobster Roll 5k brought over 200 runners from near and far on Saturday, July 28.

There are few positive words that can be used to describe the weather conditions this past week. We can sail in strong winds, rough seas, and wet weather here at SYC, but the heavy fog kept the…

Registration is now open for the 14th running of the Westport Island Shore Run, “Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race.” 

This year, the USATF-sanctioned race will take…

Boothbay Harbor One Design Association

The Boothbay Harbor One Design Association (BHODA) celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first One Design built and launched, #1 Fraulein. The July 21 “Eightieth Birthday Bash”…

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, in cooperation with the Bristol Road Galleries, is hosting “The Garden Party” plein air event on Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Aug…

Vacations are a time to get away, explore, see and do new things, make memories, relax and, of course, take pictures. There are countless tourist attractions, landmarks and other excursions that…

Pull out your work gloves on Saturday, July 28 and help the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) maintain one of the trails at Merrymeeting Fields Preserve in Woolwich from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn how…

This week marked the halfway point of the sailing program, which is a sad realization for many of our sailors. Although a bulk of the sailors started early in the summer, new sailors arrive each…

The Lincoln County Little League All Star Team is set to play the Cumberland-North Yarmouth All-Star Team in the state tournament at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 at Linscott Field in Augusta, Wiscasset…

Wiscasset Speedway celebrated 49 years on Saturday night, July 21 with a full card of race action, capped off with a huge fireworks display.

Group 2 had center stage with Late Models,…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA will hold a registration night for the 2018 Football League for grades 1-8 on Aug. 1 from 5-6 p.m. at the CLC YMCA, 525 Main Street, Damariscotta.

The youth…

It was smooth sailing for the Friends of Windjammer Days, the non-profit volunteer group behind this year’s Windjammer Days Festival. The 56th annual event marked the group’s fifth year…

We are now half way through our summer 2018 junior season, with our fifth week just completed.

This was a week of progress for many of our sailors, with Nathaniel Hoyle and Chris Orne…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Program will be sending a two-person team, Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay, to LaSalle, Michigan for the US Sailing National Junior Championships from…

The Lincoln County All-Star Little League Team, age 11 defeated the Lewiston All-Star Team in a thrilling 5-4 win Saturday in a round of the 2018 Maine State Championship Tournament.

The…

Mark Biscoe will share the history of baseball in the Waldoboro area from the 1800s to the 1960s. We will hear tales of former players, descriptions and histories of the local fields and other…

Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in boating accidents, according…

The fist-ever Nequasset Paddle will highlight Woolwich Day, Saturday, Aug. 4. Pre-registration is $10 and underway now at the town office during business hours.

The race sponsored by the…

BRHS girls basketball

Sixteen high school basketball teams culminate their summer season July 27-28 by participating in the Lobster Jam. Boothbay Region High School began hosting a summer classic featuring teams from…

Register online for the Lobster Roll 5K in Boothbay Harbor before Wednesday, July 25 to secure the pre-race day price of $20 at lobsterroll5k.weebly.com, or, register the night before during the…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

On Saturday, July 21, the Boothbay Harbor One Design Association (BHODA) will celebrate its namesake’s 80th birthday.

“It's kind of a big year for us,” said BHODA President Alex Herger. “…

Wow, what a week! We now have our fourth, and so far most exciting week in the books for the 2018 Junior Sailing season at BHYC. In addition to hosting a week long Junior Olympics Sailing Festival…

The popular Classic Boat Race is calling all eligible vessels to race on Friday, July 20 at 1330 hrs. This no-fee race is open to all area sailors and is sponsored by Boothbay…

Boothbay Region Land Trust has a new home and preserve. The trust welcomed over 200 members, donors and well-wishers during a July 14 ceremonial branch-cutting at Oak Point Farm in Boothbay Harbor…

The world’s largest modern-built Viking ship drew a big crowd in Boothbay Harbor last weekend. The Draken Harald Harfagre was greeted by 3,000 people Friday afternoon at Whale Park. And…

A longstanding tradition at Southport Yacht Club is the swim test for new sailors on Monday mornings. Ella Watts, Alexander Heil, Charlotte Dull, Lucy Dull, and Sam Houghton successfully jumped…

Midge Coleman

The Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) presents the work of Newcastle painter Midge Coleman Monday, July 16 through Friday, Aug. 10: ‘”Celebrating the Land Around Us.”…

Damariscotta Lake will be the site of the first “Love The Lake” Regatta, hosted by Midcoast Conservancy and Maine Farmland Trust, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The…