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Wiscasset Speedway
What happens when you put the fastest asphalt sprint cars in the world on Maine's fastest track? You get a whole new level of speed. Track speed records were up for grabs once again as the …
On Sunday, June 3, Burke’s Island Farm attended their first horse show of the season. Three first time exhibitors rode at Tri-County horse show in Union, Maine with…
Seahawks track and field teams traveled to Massabesic High School in Waterboro on Saturday, June 2 to compete in the 2018 Class C Track and Field Championship, the last event of the season. The…
There’s nothing like exploring the physical artifacts of another era to bring us closer to our past. There’s also a real excitement that comes with unearthing artifacts that have not seen the…
To get a push from the outgoing tide, the Sheepscot River Race on Saturday, June 30, will start at 3 p.m. at the Sherman Lake Rest Area on Route 1 in Newcastle. All paddlers are invited to…
Women Mind the Water celebrates two of Maine’s indispensable resources – women and water – with its digital stories project. Women Mind the Water (WMW) Digital Stories Project offers women and…
BRHS girls tennis
The seventh-seeded Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team lost its Class C South quarterfinal match to second-seeded Maranacook, 5-0, in Wales on Thursday. Boothbay finishes the 2018 season…
BRHS boys tennis
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team fought hard and nearly pulled off an upset but lost its quarterfinal match, 3-2, at Dirigo Thursday, May 31. Last week, Dirigo defeated BRHS, 4-1,…
By day, Chelsea Tucker is a culinary specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard. By night, she is a trained fighter. Tucker has been stationed at the Coast Guard’s West Boothbay Harbor headquarters for a…
Georges River Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy are teaming up on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 2, to meet at the summit of Hogback Mountain in Montville. Hikers will have the choice…
Join professional educator and wildflower enthusiast Susan Taylor for a wildflower walk at Hidden Valley Nature Center Friday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. This walk is geared toward people…
Boothbay honored seven lacrosse seniors who played their final home game May 25. Many played all four years since the school began a team. Boothbay competed in Maine Principals’ Association…
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Run the Lobster Roll 5K on Saturday, July 28 as an individual or team. It's still $20 for a fabulous scenic race - race day will be $…
The Seahawks held their season’s final game at Wiscasset on Tuesday, May 29. Both teams at the bottom of their divisions had their coaches looking forward to next year.
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Nobody has beaten the Winslow Black Raiders in schoolgirl lacrosse this season, but on May 29, Boothbay came close. Winslow is 12-0 and in second place in the Class C Heal point standings. The…
Cameron Crocker drove in seven runs with a home run and two doubles, and pitched three scoreless innings working in relief as Boothbay Region outlasted Wiscasset Middle High school 17-7.
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Boothbay lacrosse had its game against Lawrence May 25 well under control. The Seahawks scored their fourth goal midway through the first half and led 4-1. Boothbay appeared on its way to an easy…
There are convincing wins, and then there's what Ben Ashline did Sunday afternoon at Wiscasset Speedway. On a cloudy cool day, in front of a packed house at Maine's fastest track, on its biggest…
The Seahawks came out swinging their bats on Friday, May 25 against the Monmouth Academy Mustangs.
Steve Reny and Cameron Crocker singled in the first inning to be…
Boothbay concluded its schoolboy tennis season May 23 with a 4-1 loss to Dirigo in Boothbay Harbor. The two Mountain Valley Conference teams are likely to square off again May 31 in the Class C…
On May 21, Haley Bezon was awarded the first ever Annual Award for Innovation, presented by the …
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BOOTHBAY— If it’s rain, clouds or sunshine this weekend, it doesn’t matter. Mainers will be able to get into Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for free this Saturday through Monday, May…
On May 18, the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA afterschool kids were thrilled to be part of the reopening of the community playground, located to the right of the…
On May 21, Hall-Dale defeated Boothbay’s boys and girls teams in high school tennis. In Boothbay Harbor, the Hall-Dale boys won four of five matches. The lone Boothbay victory was in No. 3 singles…
There was little doubt that rain would arrive in midcoast Maine late Saturday afternoon. But that didn't shake the determination of race teams and track officials to get in their scheduled race…
Boothbay lacrosse has won six straight games and is in seventh place in the Class C Heal point standings. The Seahawks added three more victories last week with two over Camden Hills and one…
Boothbay RHS sailors travelled to Portland’s SailMaine May 20 for the Southern Maine (SoME) Open.
Teams from Cheverus, Portland, Yarmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Southern Maine, and Boothbay…
The Dirigo High School Cougars scratched out a 17-2 win against the Seahawks on Monday, May 21. Dirigo pitchers Cole Brown and Mike Packard only faced 22 Seahawk batters in the five-inning, …
Boothbay boys’ tennis team lost all five matches in a loss May 17 against Carrabec High School in North Anson. In singles, Carrabec’s Jackson Sidell defeated Henry Drapeau, 10-4. Scott Mason…
The injury-hobbled Seahawks (2-8) met the Winthrop Ramblers (6-4) at home on Wednesday, May 16 and came away with a six-inning, 14-4 loss.
Brett Hallowell is recovering…
Seahawks track and field
The Seahawks track and field teams added a few more state championship qualifiers at their Lisbon High School meet on Monday, May 14. Boys and girls faced off against Brunswick, Cony, Skowhegan…
Boothbay RHS sailors traveled to Castine May 11-13 for the Downeast Regatta and Maine Sailing Association High School State Championship. Teams from Islesboro, Camden Hills, Rockland, Portland,…
Boothbay Region rallied from a four-run deficit May 11 to post its second win of the schoolboy baseball season. The Seahawks trailed visiting Mount Abram 7-3 after four innings, but scored the…
BRHS girls tennis
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team dropped to 5-2 on the season as the Winthrop Ramblers, now 7-1, defeated the Seahawks, 4-1, at BRHS Monday.
Before the match, Winthrop was…
BRHS girls tennis
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team (5-1) lost its first match of the season to Mountain Valley High School in Rumford on Friday, May 11. The Falcons edged the Seahawks, 3-2. The day…
Boothbay overcame a slow start, but finished strong in an 18-6 schoolgirl lacrosse victory over Class A Sanford at Sherman Field May 12. Sanford held a 3-2 lead five minutes and 46 seconds into…
Wiscasset Speedway
It was a chilly night Saturday, May 12 at Wiscasset Speedway. Fans huddled into the coastal Maine race track to cheer on Group 2 racers along with an appearance from the Wicked Good Vintage Racers…
Wiscasset Middle High School hosted a Special Olympics track and field event May 10. There were several hundred participants representing Boothbay, Brunswick, Lincoln Academy, Bath, Great Salt Bay…
Boothbay senior Max Hoecker won the fifth and deciding match May 11 as the Seahawks upset Mountain Valley of Rumford in schoolboy tennis. The Seahawks and Falcons each won two matches prior to the…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick is pleased to announce that “The Big Swing,” the organization’s annual golf tournament, will be held on Sept. 14 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River…
BRHS lacrosse
Boothbay Region High School’s make-up lacrosse game with Camden – postponed due to rain on April 26 – will now be played at home on Sherman Field on Saturday, May 19 at 11 a.m., according to Allan…
BRHS Track and Field
The Seahawks track and field team accomplished a great many feats in its meet at Hall-Dale High School on Tuesday, May 1. BRHS boys and girls teams faced off against Spruce Mountain High School,…
As the 144th Kentucky Derby took place, over 100 area residents joined in the excitement, courtesy of the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club at the third annual party in support of the Community Center…
After showing steady improvement in the last few games, the Seahawks ran up against a stone wall at home Monday against the 6-0 Hall-Dale Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs overpowered the Seahawks,…
Wiscasset Speedway
With the arrival of May and warming weather, Wiscasset Speedway moved its weekly race program to Saturday evening. With the backdrop of one of the track's signature sunsets, Group 1 divisions…
The next time you head down Route 27 toward Route 1 in Edgecomb and bear north, take note of what a couple is doing to beautify their land opposite Cod Cove Inn.
Ken and Lena True, formerly…
BRHS girls tennis
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 over visiting Dirigo High School on Monday, May 7. The loss dropped Dirigo’s record to 2-3 in Class C South.
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BRHS boys tennis
The host Dirigo High School Cougars defeated the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks in boys tennis Monday, May 7, 4-1, in Dixfield. Dirigo improves to 4-0 while Boothbay falls to 2-3 in Class C…
Boothbay RHS sailors traveled to Rockland for the second time in a week for the second Pen Bay Regatta of the season. Teams from Islesboro, Camden Hills, Rockland, and Portland faced off with…
