Sports

• The North Pole Express is ready to be fired up!

  Wed, 11/23/2022 - 6:30pm

  

  Beginning on Saturday, Dec. 3, the North Pole Express, a.k.a. the Christmas train, will leave Freeport Station at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27 in Boothbay, and head to the ‘North Pole’ every weekend before Christmas. The magical adventure begins inside the historic 1912 Freeport Station, where children can write their letter to Santa near a cozy wood stove. Train conductors will call “All Aboard!” and ticket holders will board the train to the North Pole,...

• Gardens Aglow 2022: The walking tour returns!

  Fri, 11/18/2022 - 2:45pm

  

  Boothbay Register graphic designer and photographer Steve Edwards shot these gorgeous photos during Gardens Aglow press night at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. After two years as a driving event due to COVID, Gardens Aglow returns to its original walking format Nov. 19 through Dec. 31 – plus select dates. It’s a new design with plenty of woodland creatures, flowers, mushrooms and trees in brilliant LED color – 750,000 lights! For tickets and more information, visit https://bit.ly/3XhVHCb CMBG...

• Run to benefit Foodbank

  Sun, 11/13/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Getting out for a little exercise can be a gratifying way to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, especially when it benefits a good cause. The fifth annual Foodbank Farm 5K at Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta offers an opportunity to do that this Thanksgiving Day. Starting at 9 a.m. on Nov. 24, this is an informal, volunteer-organized event to benefit Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF). The 5K trail run and 1-mile walk/fun run are open to runners and walkers of...
• Boothbay Region Land Trust

  Story Trail Walk features ‘The Honeybee’

  Wed, 11/02/2022 - 10:45am

  

  Read a family-friendly book while walking through the woods. Follow the illustrated signs along the trail as they tell a tale that connects you to your natural surroundings. The free 1-mile story trail and can be completed at your own pace and on your own time. The trail starts at the Oak Point Farm parking lot kiosk, at 60 Samoset Road in Boothbay Harbor. The current story trail features the read-aloud book, “The Honeybee,” written by Kirsten Hall and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault through...

• MVC fall sports all stars announced

  Tue, 11/01/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  The Mountain Valley Conference coaches have voted and the following local high school students were named 2022 fall sports all stars. Field hockey Sydney Blake was named a second team all star and an academic all star. Savannah Compare was named an academic all star. Boys cross country Bryan Gagnon was named a first team all star. Payton Blagdon and Gryffin Kristan were named second team all stars. Kristan was also named an academic all star. Rodi Mayne, Austin Trask and Ryan Clark were...

• Seawolves take 4th at state meet

  Mon, 10/31/2022 - 2:15pm

  

  The Boothbay/Wiscasset boys cross country team finished fourth in the Class C State meet on Saturday, Oct. 29 held in Cumberland. The top five teams were George Stevens (61 points), Winthrop (88), Sumner (120), Boothbay/Wiscasset (132) and Limestone/MSSM (144). Rounding out the top 12 were Bucksport (178), Waynflete (186), Richmond (191) Old Orchard Beach (199), Maine Coast Waldorf (218), Orono (220) and Lisbon (228). Bryan Gagnon finished first for Boothbay/Wiscasset in 18:21.41 in 9th place...

• Writing the Land: Virtual poetry readings and book launch

  Mon, 10/31/2022 - 9:45am

  Saturday, Nov. 5 Join this virtual poetry reading and book launch of Writing the Land: Maine, an anthology featuring the work of poets writing about conserved lands for 13 land trusts in Maine from 2-3 p.m. on Zoom. Boothbay Region Land Trust’s poets, Ben Boeghold, Kara Douglas, Ian Ramsey, and Julian Wise, along with 23 other poets will read at least one of their poems in recordings made mostly out on the lands themselves. These are interspersed with short videos featuring the land trusts and...
• Boothbay/Wiscasset cross country

  Boys take 2nd at Regionals

  Thu, 10/27/2022 - 11:00am

  

  The Boothbay/Wiscasset Seawolves boys cross-country team took second at the Southern Regional Class C meet in Cumberland on Saturday, Oct. 22 and will compete in the State meet on Saturday, Oct. 29, also in Cumberland at the Twin Brook course. Leading the way for the Seawolves was Bryan Gagnon with an 11th place finish. Ryan Clark (16th), Payton Blagdon (19th), Rodi Mayne (25th), Gryffin Kristan (26th), and Austin Trask (21:05) rounded out the team scoring. Winthrop won the competition 12...

• Fundraising starts for WMHS scoreboard

  Sun, 10/23/2022 - 8:45am

  

  A fundraising effort is underway to buy a soccer scoreboard for Wiscasset Middle High School, replacing one bought in the early 1990s that Athletic Director Cameron Bishop said no longer works. The scoreboard is behind the track on the school’s upper athletic field. “My goal in replacing the scoreboard is to help boost morale among our student athletes and also generate excitement within the school and community as a whole,” said Bishop. Bishop told Wiscasset Newspaper, when the scoreboard was...
• Hearty Roots

  Fall into outdoor adventure!

  Wed, 10/19/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Hearty Roots is busy getting “kids off the grid and into their hearts.” Won’t you join us? This fall, Hearty Roots will resume its Outing Club for young adventurers. Each week, Outing Club participants meet at a local trail in small groups to bike, hike, practice outdoor skills and—in true Hearty Roots style—reflect on their experiences in their journals. These immersive programs help clubbers connect with themselves, their peers and the natural beauty of our wild world. And because Hearty...
• Cross country

  Girl Seawolves take MVC trophy, boys claim close 2nd

  Tue, 10/18/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Boothbay and Wiscasset “Seawolves” cross country teams dominated at the Mountain Valley Conference Class C championship Oct. 15. The girls team took the championship for the second time in Seahawks history, the first being in 2015, and the first time for the Wolverines. The girls scored 12 points ahead of Winthrop and Dirigo high schools which tied for second place. The boys team fell 14 points short of first place, claimed by Winthrop, but came out 21 points ahead of third place Richmond High...

• Monarch mamas

  Mon, 10/17/2022 - 1:15pm

  

  The migratory eastern monarch butterflies are en route to Mexico this time of year, but there aren’t as many making the journey to their winter home and mating place. According to World Wildlife Fund, over the past 30 years, the monarch population has fallen by a whopping 80%! Herbicides are one reason: They kill milkweed, the only food for those large orange, black and white beauties. WWF also cited climate change, stating “… during the summers between 2004 and 2018 both the milkweed supply...

• Scarecrows return to Wiscasset

  Mon, 10/17/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The scarecrows returned to the lawn of Wiscasset’s municipal building Saturday at the annual Scarecrowfest, co-sponsored this year by Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and the Parks and Recreation Department. “It’s not our biggest event but it is something we look forward to every year,” said Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud. “It’s an event for families with small children to enjoy and this morning the weather is just perfect to be outdoors.” Kristy Lincoln, After School Adventure...

• Kickoff to Wiscasset’s Scarecrowfest

  Sun, 10/09/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The weather was crisp and clear Saturday morning when people began gathering on the lawn of Wiscasset’s municipal building to build their scarecrows for the kickoff of this year’s Scarecrowfest. Local businesses and families can participate in the contest by building scarecrows to be judged and awarded prizes next Saturday during the festival. Among the first to arrive were Leslie Hunter, her husband Loren and Mary Beth Brandt representing Chewonki Foundation’s outdoor education, elementary and...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Speedway crashes can now cost town money; owners, town to talk

  Thu, 10/06/2022 - 8:45am

  

  When Wiscasset Speedway needs someone taken to a hospital, that can tie up a Wiscasset ambulance about four hours and cost the town $800 for any mutual aid, Emergency Medical Services Director Erin Bean told selectmen Oct. 4. In the meeting at the town office and on Zoom and YouTube, Bean raised the issue in a public hearing on Vanessa and Richard Jordan’s yearly special amusement permit renewal for the speedway at 274 West Alna Road. Vanessa Jordan said she had no idea the town is paying for...

• Keith Drost scores big payday with Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout win

  Thu, 10/06/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Saturday’s schedule at Wiscasset Speedway was jam-packed with exciting racing action as the track hosted their 2022 Group #2 season finale and the tenth annual Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout. The Strictly Shootout, founded by Dave Brannon, is the biggest Strictly Street race of the season at Wiscasset Speedway. The winner’s purse is traditionally $500, but it was doubled to $1,000 this year. Numerous contingency prizes (leader at halfway, hard charger, worst draw, heat race bonuses, etc.)...
• Cross country

  Seawolves crush PRs at Festival of Champions

  Wed, 10/05/2022 - 8:15am

  

  The Boothbay Region and Wiscasset high schools’ “Seawolves” cross country athletes posted big personal records Oct. 1 at the annual Festival of Champions (FOC) in Belfast. The boys team, short two of their top five runners, placed 31st out of 59 scoring teams, earning third best Class C team in Maine. The girls placed 47th out of 55 scoring teams with just five athletes in the race. “Wow, what a day at the Festival of Champions!” said Coach Nick Scott. “So many of our athletes were able to run...

• Fall Foliage Fair Saturday & Sunday

  Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Don't miss this weekend at Boothbay Railway Village! Over 50 amazing vendors featuring art, handmades and vintage! Plus all of the newest fall inventory at Iron Horse Antiques + General Store . And arrive hungry because our food vendors will have delicious homemade fall food, such as; chowders, chilis, mac n cheese, pulled pork and chicken sandwiches, jumbo pretzels, hot dogs, and burgers on the grill! For dessert, we will have homemade ice cream sandwiches, pies, and so much more. And to wash...

• Kendal Mountain Festival Tour comes to Lincoln Theater

  Sun, 10/02/2022 - 8:00am

  

  The world famous Kendal Mountain Festival Tour is coming to American cinemas for the first time in its 42-year history and will be screening at Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater for one night only, Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. This special film event, which features eight of the very best short adventure documentaries, allows audiences to experience incredible stories from award-winning filmmakers. You will discover new people, places, and characters you’ll instantly warm to. And you’ll...

• Daniel Harding makes history as Wiscasset Speedway’s youngest division winner to date

  Tue, 09/27/2022 - 10:30am

  

  It may be hard to believe but the 2022 race season is already coming to a close at Wiscasset Speedway. The Group #1 divisions kicked off this season’s sendoff as they crowned their newest champions on Saturday night. The action-packed program kicked off with a 25-lap feature from the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis. Ricky Austin took early command of the race but two consecutive cautions on laps 5 and 7 brought the field back together and pulled multi-time champion Zach Audet back into the...
• Garden Club of Wiscasset

  Bird numbers focus of Oct. 6 talk

  Tue, 09/27/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its next program at 1 p.m. Oct. 6 in Fellowship Hall of First Congregational Church, 28 High St. , Wiscasset. A brief business meeting is held at 12:30 p.m. Refreshments follow the program which is free and open to the public. Nick Lund, bird advocate and writer, will give a presentation on “The State of Maine’s Birds.” Bird populations are continually changing. Numbers of American kestrel, tree swallows and evening grosbeak are declining. Yet bald eagles...

• It’s the centennial celebration year for Schooner Ladona

  Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:15pm

  

  It was a picture perfect warm and sunny day in early September when the 100-year-old schooner Ladona was rafted to the schooner Ernestina-Morrissey at Hodgdon Marina in Boothbay Harbor. Ladona , an 82-foot, two-masted, gaff-rigged, topsail schooner, was built to be a private yacht at Hodgdon Boatyard in East Boothbay and launched on May 31, 1922. Owners Noah and Jane Barnes and Captain-designer J.R. Braugh decided to designate one of the 2022 season weeks in...

• Midcoast Conservancy welcomes new staff

  Wed, 09/21/2022 - 12:00pm

  

  Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to have Morganne Price and Anna Blank join the staff this month. Both bring a wealth of experience, talent and passion to the organization. Morganne Price grew up in Waldoboro exploring the woods in her backyard. She moved to the Pacific Northwest for a brief time to work for the Forest Service and also as a fisheries observer in Alaska, collecting data on commercial fishing vessels. Price joins Midcoast Conservancy as the Medomak River Watershed Manager; in...
• Cross Country

  Seawolves crush MVC competition at home meet

  Wed, 09/21/2022 - 10:30am

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Seahawks and Wiscasset Wolverines combined cross country teams rocked their home competition Sept. 16. The “Seawolves” bested guest teams from Dirigo, Richmond, Hall-Dale and Telstar Regional high schools with the boys taking first over Richmond by 10 points; the girls, first over Dirigo by 12 points. Coach Nick Scott said the boys were down two of their top six athletes, so winning the meet was a fantastic outcome. “They were really super solid. Just comparing times from a...

• Nao Trinidad to port in Boothbay Harbor

  Tue, 09/20/2022 - 1:30pm

  

  Though the 2022 Windjammer Days were over months ago, expect one final blast of wind in your sails come early next month. Spanish Tall Ship Nao Trinidad will port in Boothbay Harbor sometime between Oct. 6 and 12. The ship returns to the East Coast from its Great Lakes summer circuit which began in Lake Superior at Two Harbors, Minnesota. Nao Trinidad ’s voyage also included Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan before moving on to Midland, Ontario across Lake Huron. She...
• Wiscasset Speedway

  Adam Chadbourne locks in sixth career championship

  Tue, 09/20/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The closing weeks of every race season can be intense for many drivers due to tight championship battles in each division. Wiscasset Speedway made it their mission to make Saturday’s Group #2 racing action fun as they hosted the second Fan Appreciation night of the season. The night, sponsored by Bozzuto’s Inc., featured a driver meet and greet session before the races followed by childrens bike races, where some drivers joined in on the fun. The Maine Mariners organization even made an...

• What is a “Turkey Shoot?”

  Sat, 09/17/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The term “Turkey Shoot” might conjure up visions of hunters roaming the woods hunting for these wily birds. Then you see a sign promoting a Turkey Shoot being held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the next several weeks. You might wonder: How many turkeys can possibly be up in those woods? It turns out that there are more than a few turkeys roaming the wooded property that makes up the Boothbay Region Fish and Game Associations’ enclave. Rest assured -- none of these wild birds are being...

• CLC YMCA wins tennis award

  Fri, 09/16/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta has won the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) of New England's 2022 National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Chapter of the Year award. “Our annual awards are given to individuals and organizations who go out of their way to promote and develop the growth of tennis in New England, and the CLC Y offers tennis to players of all ages, mostly for free, and is extremely involved in the community,” said James Maimonis of the U.S. Tennis Association of New...

• Tickets available for Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame banquet Oct. 8

  Fri, 09/16/2022 - 8:15am

  The Boothbay Region High School Class C championship football teams of 2001 and 2002 will be inducted into the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual banquet on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Rockland Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin St., Rockland. The meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7. Former BRHS athlete Jaelyn Crocker and current BRHS athlete Kayden Ames are also being honored for being among the 10 finalists for the 2022 Student Athlete of the Year...

• Coast Guard Auxiliary boating class: Navigating Midcoast Maine

  Tue, 09/13/2022 - 12:15pm

  

  Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to make even the most experienced mariner opt to stay ashore. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5, located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, offers an introduction to navigation course that can help recreational boaters cruise the area. The basics of coastal navigation are covered using the chart of the Boothbay...

• Like father, like son, rookie Brett Osmond nabs Super Street title at Wiscasset

  Mon, 09/12/2022 - 9:15am

  

  Wiscasset Speedway took the turn towards the home stretch of the 2022 season Saturday evening, Sept. 10 with Group 1 in action along with the second appearance of the season for the G.O.Motorsports NELCAR Legends. The regular weekly divisions on the card included Pro Stocks, Thunder 4 Minis, 4-Cylinder Pros, and Super Streets. For the Super Streets, it was their final points race of the season, with four drivers vying for the championship. By the time the final checkered flag flew, division...

• Alna to fix Head Tide Dam railings

  Sun, 09/11/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The railings at Head Tide Dam had broken cables again and selectmen Sept. 7 made a move they expect will serve for years, if more incidents occur. The board decided to tap the dam site’s maintenance account for up to $2,000 to buy enough parts for years of fixes. The parts have a long wait time and could get harder to get, First Selectman Ed Pentaleri explained. Resident Tom Aldrich asked if a different design had been considered “rather than saddling future selectboards among others with...

• Robert Fifield wins Tuna Challenge’s $30K top prize

  Fri, 09/09/2022 - 2:00pm

  

  Captain Robert Fifield docked his Wasabi at Carousel Marina at 10:45 p.m. Sept 8 with his behemoth 725-pound tuna catch. It was the last tuna entered into the 2022 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge. It was also the largest. Fifield won the competition and $30,000 first prize. Fifield was one of 60 entrants who paid the $750 entry fee in the first local tuna tournament in nearly four decades. The top five catches received a cash prize. Joe Pinkham of Five Islands had the second largest...

• BRHS, WHS cross country

  Tue, 09/06/2022 - 11:30am

  

  The Boothbay Region and Wiscasset high schools’ cross country team had its debut race in Brunswick Sept. 2. The girls and boys teams were shorthanded, but Coach Nick Scott described the meet as a fantastic outing for the start to a promising season. The teams faced Brunswick, Morse, Camden Hills Regional and Medomak Valley Regional high schools. “Wow, what a start to the regular season we had last night (with) several PRs achieved, some 5ks run for the first time, and lots of fast times.” The...
• Wiscasset Municipal Airport

  Hanging out at the hangars

  Sun, 09/04/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Pilot and Assistant Airport Manager Eugene Fairfield was visiting with Nick Knobil at Knobil’s hangar at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Sept. 1, when a 2021 Corvette pulled up. Marilyn Poliakoff, at the wheel, and husband Alex smiled and talked with the men and Wiscasset Newspaper on the bright morning with the windsocks moving. What color should the car be called? “Flash silver,” Alex Poliakoff answered, still smiling. The couple have their 27th anniversary in October. Alex Poliakoff has been a...

• Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns with $30K first prize cash payout

  Fri, 09/02/2022 - 9:15am

  

  After a four-decade hiatus, the Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge returns next month with a big, big cash prize. On Sept. 3, up to 60 contestants paying a $750 entry fee will convene at Carousel Marina for a captains’ meeting on the Sept. 4-8 event. Whoever lands the heaviest tuna will win $30,000. And there are other big cash prizes, as the challenge pays the five heaviest tuna catches. Second place pays $15,000; third, $7,500; fourth, $3,500; and fifth, $1,500. Carousel Marina’s new owners, the...

• Ernestina-Morrissey launch celebration draws hundreds

  Tue, 08/30/2022 - 12:30pm

  

  After seven years and several million dollars of work at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, the Ernestina-Morrissey dipped its keel into Harbor waters Aug. 29. The historic ship, set to launch in early afternoon, drew hundreds of onlookers to hop aboard, take pictures and speak to Bristol Marine workers before the access stairs were removed and the ship prepared to launch. Bristol Marine President Andy Tyska said the ship has been a good project and is a pride of the staff who have worked on...

• Interactive experiences enrich Wiscasset Art Walk

  Tue, 08/30/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Fun, interactive, energizing, lovely – those were some of the terms used to describe the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 25. “We enjoyed bringing smiles to the faces of each passerby and teaching some hip hop moves informally to the children and (occasionally) even the adults,” said Melanie Pagurko, principal dancer and owner of Dancemaineia, based in Waldoboro. Dancemaineia made its first appearance at WAW in August 2021. While the dancing was fresh and lively then, this year, Pagurko and...

• Kevin Douglass scores first Pro Stock win of 2022 at Wiscasset Speedway

  Tue, 08/30/2022 - 8:30am

  

  The final weekend in August is widely known as the biggest racing weekend of the year in Maine. At Wiscasset Speedway, this weekend serves as a tune-up for one of their biggest races of the year - the Boss Hogg 150. Nearly 100 competitors rolled into the pit area on Saturday, anticipating a full night of exciting Group #1 racing action. The program kicked off with a 35-lap spotlight feature from the Sweatt’s Concrete Thunder 4 Minis. Derek Cook carried the momentum over from his heat race win,...

• Boothcasset cross country looks toward new season

  Tue, 08/30/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Wiscasset Middle High School Wolverines have joined forces once again for the Boothcasset cross country team. With the season beginning officially Sept. 2 in Brunswick, the “Seawolves” already got their feet wet in Waldoboro with the annual Panther Two-Miler Aug. 27. Coach Nick Scott said he has a roster of 20 athletes, 13 boys and seven girls, and the season is going to be exciting. “Our biggest objectives are that we have to be healthy and focused,”...
• Wiscasset School Department

  Soccer plans change

  Fri, 08/26/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Short turnout has led to changes in the high school fall soccer season for Wiscasset: Varsity is out. Athletic Director Cameron Bishop said Aug. 24, “So right now the girls are going to play JV games, as many as I can schedule (and) the boys team right now, they’ve only had about five to six boys routinely showing up. So if more trickle in, I’ll try to schedule some seven on seven JV games. But in either case, the coaches are still going to offer practice and skill sessions throughout the week...

• Westport Island race gets great weather

  Thu, 08/25/2022 - 7:30am

  

  There was beautiful weather for the running of the 17th Annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race on Sunday, Aug. 21. The 10K road race started at 9 a.m., and the 3.5-mile "Fun Walk" started at 8:30 a.m. This exciting 10K road race took place on a USATF-certified beautiful course that winds through scenic pine and fir tree forests and over two bridges spanning inlets to Heal Cove and Montsweag Bay. The race was sanctioned by USATF and benefited Westport Volunteer Fire Department, whose...

• Joey Bailey captures NEMA Lite at Wiscasset Speedway

  Tue, 08/23/2022 - 8:15am

  

  This past Saturday, Aug. 20, the competition rolled on at Wiscasset Speedway as the track hosted their second NEMA Night of the 2022 season, featuring the NEMA Lites but also including all weekly Group #2 divisions. The night kicked off with a 25-lap feature from the Portland Glass Strictly Streets. Practice and the heat races took out two heavy hitters in the division: Chaz Briggs (wrecked in practice) and Kurt Hewins (wrecked in the heat). Both drivers unfortunately took a big hit in the...

• Sizzling summer fun at Woolwich Community Picnic

  Sun, 08/21/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Woolwich hosted its second annual community picnic Saturday featuring grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, cold soft drinks, cotton candy, homemade ice cream, wonderful live music and all for free! “We’ve had a great turnout today. It’s warm, but it’s not too hot because there’s a nice breeze,” Selectman Allen Greene told Wiscasset Newspaper. Greene and fellow board member Jason Shaw were manning the grill, while Selectman Allison Hepler and Greene’s wife Janice were behind the food table. “It’s...

• ‘Perfect evening’: Schoonerfest continues

  Sat, 08/20/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset’s Jamie Beaton and Toronto’s John Mayberry have sung together much of their lives. “One of these days, we’ll get it right,” Beaton, formerly of Toronto said smiling. He said Wiscasset Schoonerfest was a “perfect opportunity” to team up again. So Friday night near the recreational pier, they were singing folk songs to event-goers. On the pier, Pan Fried Steel was making music, too. Among the fans in folding chairs was Jessica Bailey. “I love it! They’re a fun group.” Joining Bailey in...
• Wiscasset selectmen

  Waterfront gets Hesper, Luther Little on phone; town may rent float to ship Virginia this winter

  Fri, 08/19/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Thanks to selectmen’s OK Aug. 16 and an anonymous Wiscasset Schoonerfest donor, waterfront-goers can hold up their phones and see Hesper and Luther Little in the harbor where the two vessels succumbed years ago; and thanks to Maine’s First Ship (MFS), if selectmen approve, the Virginia , a reconstruction of a 1600s ship, will lay anchor in Wiscasset this winter. Schoonerfest Co-Admiral Peter Wells plans to return to selectmen to pitch a permanent display for...

• ‘Welcome home’: Wiscasset-built schooner docks for second Schoonerfest

  Fri, 08/19/2022 - 8:45am

  

  After sheltering in Boothbay Harbor in the wind and rain, the 1939 Wiscasset-built schooner When and If arrived in Wiscasset’s harbor to a cannon’s salute Thursday. The sky was gray and other than several Schoonerfest volunteers and some town staff helping set up, attendees onshore were few. “Welcome home,” Selectman and Schoonerfest Co-Admiral Terry Heller called out as the vessel neared. Still on its way was a new participant this year, the Tyrone , organizers said. Parker,...

• WMHS fall varsity sports schedule

  Fri, 08/19/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Varsity Boys Soccer Preseason Thursday, Aug. 25, home vs. Temple Academy, 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, round robin at Richmond High School. Depart: 8 a.m., start time 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, away vs. Richmond High School. Depart 3 p.m., start time 4 p.m. Regular season Friday, Sept. 2, away vs. Buckfield High School. Depart 1:20 p.m., start time 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, home vs. Carrabec High School, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, away vs. Telstar High School. Depart: 12:35 p.m., start time 3:30...

• 2022 Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inductees announced

  Fri, 08/19/2022 - 8:30am

  

  The Maine Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 induction ceremony will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, home of the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. Fourteen inductees, seven legends, and one team comprise the star-studded class. Those being honored include an executive director of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a person who’s coached in 11 NCAA Tournaments, a U.S.A. Today State of Maine Player of the Year, a collegiate player who notched more...

• Schmid Preserve endowment contributions sought

  Thu, 08/18/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Charles and Constance Schmid Land Preserve is one of Maine's midcoast jewels. Comprised of 766 acres, it is located in the center of Edgecomb for all to enjoy. The initial land was given to the town by the Schmids in 1979, and an additional 90 acres were added in 2002 with private and foundation funding. The preserve contains many impressive natural and anthropogenic features including streams, vernal pools, meadows, cellar holes, wells, and stone walls. It has several mica quarries and...

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