Sports

• Nequasset Park improvements waiting on funding

  Thu, 08/22/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Making Woolwich’s Nequasset Park more Americans With Disabilities Act-accessible will have to wait for funding. The select board and park committee will pursue state matching grants but potential monies won’t become available until next year. The park is behind the municipal building and includes a swimming area, boat launch and picnic area. The most recent improvements have included new picnic tables and a trash receptacle. Last summer, improvements were made to the parking lot. Parking spaces...

• Waldoboro selectman races at Wiscasset Speedway for the Waldo on Aug. 24

  Thu, 08/22/2019 - 7:30am

  On Saturday, Aug. 24, Waldoboro selectman Abden Simmons will be racing in the Enduro at the Wiscasset Speedway to benefit the Waldo Theatre. It’s a 100-lap race designed to provide entry-level racers a chance to get into auto racing. The public is invited to pledge whatever amount they choose for each lap Abden drives and all proceeds will go to The Waldo. Abden is setting out to drive all 100 of them. The car is a Ford Focus that Mr. Wilshire of Friendship won and asked Abden to race. The...
• Wiscasset Middle High School

  Wolverine soccer practices begin

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 8:30pm

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School’s varsity soccer teams began practice this week for the fast approaching Mountain Valley Conference season which begins in just two weeks. The Wolverine boys are practicing from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, while the girls practice 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The girls have strength conditioning practices at the community center pool and gym scheduled for 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Thursday. This Saturday, Aug. 24 the girls will take part...

• Maxwell’s Market Super Streets competitive at speedway

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:15pm

  Just a few years ago, Wiscasset Speedway's Super Street division was a class on the verge of being eliminated. Fast forward to 2019 and the Maxwell's Market Super Streets have rebounded and flourished to become one of the track's most competitive divisions. This continued on Saturday evening as Group 1 classes took to Wiscasset's high banks for a regular race program. Wiscasset's Bill Pinkham has been turning laps at his hometown track for over 20 years but victory lane is a place he hadn't...
• Lincoln Arts Festival

  It’s time for the Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:00pm

  

  Summer in Maine is prime time for art shows, exhibitions, and spending time on the water – among so many other activities and pastimes. At Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale held at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, you can find these three – the only difference is rather than spending time on the water aboard a vessel, visitors can check out a few yachts out of the water – along with some very cool models of various sizes. This four-day Lincoln Arts...

• Mixer at Linekin and Burley preserves

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 4:30pm

  Tuesday, Aug. 20 From 10 to 11 a.m. discover the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Linekin and Burley preserves. This leisurely paced 1-2 mile hike will be led by Linda Burley. The group meets at the trail-head parking lot on Route 96, East Boothbay, and registration is not required. FMI: BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• Wiscasset gathers for annual National Night Out

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 9:30pm

  

  An event that celebrates neighborhood safety and community partnerships with police drew people of all ages to the Wiscasset town office lawn Tuesday, Aug. 6. Activities included a bounce house, touch the trucks area, dunk tank, games and raffles and food to buy, which will benefit the DARE program. Families also gathered around for a canine demonstration with Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Dennison. After the demonstration with the dog he works with, Dennison said he has always enjoyed...

• St. Clair tops large Late Model field at Wiscasset Speedway

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:15am

  Group 2 was in action Saturday night, Aug. 3 at Wiscasset Speedway. While some divisions have struggled to maintain respectable car counts, Wiscasset's Wood Pellet Warehouse Late Model Sportsman division remains one of the largest an most competitive in the state. Twenty-seven cars pitted for the evening's 50-lap main event, Liberty's Josh St Clair charged up from his 10th starting position and took the lead from Frank Moulton early in the race and then held off several contenders to claim the...

• Dream boat of Bravo fame in Wiscasset harbor

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 3:15pm

  

  The luxury liner My Seanna arrived Monday evening and berthed overnight at the Wiscasset pier on the waterfront. Harbor Master Ray Soule told the Wiscasset Newspaper he had received advance notice of the yacht’s arrival and made arrangements with the public works department to accommodate it. Soule said the sleek craft measures 185 feet from stem to stern and draws nine feet of water. The yacht is privately owned, and had been berthed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, added Soule, who met...

• YMCA’s annual Rowgatta is Aug. 10

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Calling all "person-powered" watercraft to this year’s Rowgatta – with a new location – Barters Island. This location offers a nice “do-able, yet still an event” 9 mile circumnavigation of beautiful Barters Island with a nice easy place to “put-in” and “take-out” at the Knickercane Boat Landing. The event benefits the YMCA’s Aquatics and Healthy Living programs including the free second grade learn to swim program where all second grade students in the Boothbay region learn to swim for free, in...

• BRYFL seeking players

  Fri, 08/02/2019 - 2:15pm

  The new youth football season doesn’t kick off until September, but the local team is signing up players. The Boothbay Region Youth Football League holds an initial player sign-up from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 19 Murphy Road in Boothbay. Registration is open to kids from first through sixth grade who are residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, Westport Island and Wiscasset. A second registration occurs on Aug. 12 prior to the team’s first practice from 5 to 7 p.m...

• Midcoast Humane to host Save a Stray 5K & Festival

  Thu, 08/01/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Midcoast Humane is preparing for its 14th annual 5K run and one-mile walk fundraiser, “Save a Stray 5K,” which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at L.L.Bean’s Discovery Park in Freeport. The Save a Stray 5K & Festival raises money to benefit the 3,500 stray, surrendered, and neglected animals that enter Midcoast Humane’s doors each year. Proceeds help provide medical care, food, surgery, vaccines, and comfort to shelter animals. The festivities will kick off on Friday, Aug. 23 with an Adopt...

• Westport Island 10K Road Race Aug. 18

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 4:00pm

  The 15th annual Westport Island Shore Run, "Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race,” a 10K Road Race and Fun Walk, will take place on Sunday, Aug.18, beginning at 9 a.m. (The 3.5 mile "Fun Walk" will start at 8:30 a.m.). This USATF-sanctioned 10K race on bridge-accessible Westport Island — only an hour north of Portland — benefits the Westport Island Volunteer Fire Department, whose members direct traffic and provide logistical support at the race. Over the past fourteen years, the race has...

• Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame to induct eight more individuals

  Wed, 07/31/2019 - 1:30pm

  On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight more individuals into the Hall of Fame at their annual banquet. Inductees for 2019 include: Ann Betts Daggett – Ann graduated from Georges Valley High School where she played field hockey and basketball. She was a Courier Gazette All Star in field hockey her junior and senior years but basketball was her sport of choice. She became a starter for GVHS basketball her sophomore year, helping the team make...

• Art Preview & Meet the Artist Reception

  Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:00am

  Wednesday, Aug. 7 From 4 to 6 p.m., the general public is invited to view art in advance of Boothbay Region Land Trust's Points of View Art Auction at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay Harbor. Art will be featured in the farmhouse and artists will be on hand to discuss their work. The preview event is free to attend, but RSVP is required. To RSVP, please email brlt@bbrlt.org or call our office at 633-4818.

• Lobster Roll 5k hits decade mark

  Sun, 07/28/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Region High School senior and champion cross-country runner Will Perkins won the 10th annual Lobster Roll 5k Race on Saturday, July 27 in Boothbay Harbor. Perkins won with a time of 17:48. He was followed by his coach and race organizer Nick Scott, 18:00, and Jason Bigonia of Walpole, 18:15. Ariel Frederick, 33, of Cambridge, Massachusetts was the first woman to cross the finish line. Her time was 21:58. The race had 152 runners. “We have had a record number of sponsors,” said Scott...

• Navigation course offered at Coast Guard Station

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides, weather and sometimes confusing aids to navigation can conspire to make even the most experienced mariners wish they’d stayed ashore. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5, based at Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor, has created “Navigating Mid Coast Maine,” a navigation course based entirely on the local marine chart # 13293,...
• Kennebec Estuary Land Trust

  Tide pooling at Reid State Park Aug. 6

  Fri, 07/26/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug, 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at Reid State Park in Georgetown. The public is invited to join Kennebec Estuary Land Trust staff members and Maine Master Naturalist Volunteers, Becky Kolak and Ruth Indrick, to discover the fascinating, vibrant world of the intertidal zone. This free event is great for families, kids and adults. Participants will gather at Griffith's Head, in the grassy picnic area between...

• Pro hockey player loves new bride and her family’s Southport summer home

  Thu, 07/25/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  July 6 was a double celebration for one lucky frequent Southport visitor this year. For Rob O’Gara, it was the date he entered the world 26 years ago, and earlier this month, it was the date he married his dream girl. Long Island, New York native O’Gara married Isabel Wise, whose family has made Southport their summer home for decades. The couple was married in a Newagen Seaside Inn ceremony. The couple met in 2011 while attending Milton Academy in Massachusetts. O’Gara made frequent summer...

• Youth football registration Aug. 3

  Thu, 07/25/2019 - 8:30am

  Football season is almost here. Registration for youth football will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 between 3 and 5 p.m. at 19 Murphy Road, Boothbay. Coaches will be on hand to answer any questions about the season. Registration is open to kids from first through sixth grade who are residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Southport, Westport Island and Wiscasset. The focus of the Boothbay Region Youth Football League is to teach the youngsters the fundamentals of tackle football while...

• 10th annual Lobster Roll 5K Race July 27

  Wed, 07/24/2019 - 11:15am

  

  Join us this Saturday, July 27 for the 10th running of the Lobster Roll 5K. Run, walk or join us for the kids fun run. Race day registration opens at 6:30 a.m. at the Boothbay Region High School parking lot. The race is promptly at 8 a.m. followed by the kids run and awards. Neal Verge will also be honored for his dedication to the Boothbay community. Register or come early for your race T-shirt and stickers with the newly designed anniversary logo (by Taylor Walby of Harbor Embroidery) before...

• Head Tide Dam latest: Big white bags

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Before Head Tide Dam gets a new viewing platform that gives the fish more room to get through, workers at the Head Tide Road, Alna site need a place to work in the Sheepscot River. They said that was the point of the heavy lifting Monday, with a crane from SumCo of Peabody, Massachusetts: SumCo site foreman Jarrod Martellucci was hooking one white bag of gravel at a time onto the crane, which raised each one up from the parking area and carried it toward the century-old, town-owned concrete dam...

• Wiscasset Speedway set to celebrate 50 years

  Tue, 07/23/2019 - 7:45am

  

  A special weekend is approaching for Wiscasset Speedway, a weekend that has been 50 years in the making. The track will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its opening with a pair of special events July 27 and 28. The track, which was built by Wiscasset entrepreneur Wilford Cronk, held its first race on Sunday, July 27, 1969, and from that day forward has enjoyed the distinction of being Maine's fastest track. The track has seen many changes over the years, including name changes to Lincoln...

• Wiscasset Parks and Rec track competes in qualifier

  Mon, 07/22/2019 - 7:00pm

  

  Wiscasset Parks and Recreation had 11 athletes compete in June at the Maine USATF qualifier at Scarborough High School under the coaching of Josiah Winchenbach. To qualify, the athletes need to place in the top eight in their event for the age group. They all qualified in at least one of their events to participate in the USATF Junior Olympic Region 1 Qualifier/Championship in Long Island, New York on July 13-14. Region 1 includes 10 different Track Associations from Rhode Island, New York,...

• Sculpture Symposium starts on Boothbay Common July 27

  Mon, 07/22/2019 - 8:15am

  

  From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as they create works of art from granite and other stone. The artists will work with a wide variety of hand and power tools to create pieces that will be sold at the Boothbay Region Land Trust's Points of View Art Auction on Thursday, August 8, or later join the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture Trail...
• WMHS boys soccer

  Trask’s goal averts Waterville shutout

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Austin Trask scored Wiscasset’s only goal in a 7-1 loss to visiting Waterville in Central Maine Soccer League action Tuesday evening, July 16. Trask’s goal came with three minutes left until halftime on a nice pass off the foot of John Hodson that came from the left side. The score came on Wiscasset’s third shot of the game and made it a 5-1 ballgame. Earlier, Josh Jones missed from inside the 18-yard line when his shot sailed over the crossbar and out of bounds. Chris Williams netted...

• Pemaquid Oyster Festival dedicated to Charlie Herrick

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 10:00am

  

  The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its success every year since then. Herrick passed away after a short illness on Jan. 2, 2019. "Charlie was an integral part of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival, and we will miss him this year," said Scott Folsom, Herrick's business partner at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina, where the Pemaquid Oyster...

• Flying in their footsteps: Wiscasset airport pilot on family, fun and his Snoopy plane

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Inside his Wiscasset Municipal Airport hangar Sunday, pilot Nick Knobil recalled his childhood self following great aunt Nancy Love around, "pumping" her for information on her pioneering piloting of military aircraft in the World War II era. She wasn't one to go on about it. He said she led a volunteer service of women pilots who ferried planes to the next place they were needed. Love was the first woman approved to pilot the B-17 bomber and 11 other aircraft; she made the National Aviation...

• Summertime fun with Wiscasset's Stroziers

  Sun, 07/14/2019 - 9:00pm

  

  Summer and water go together and the Ed and Shelley Strozier family of Wiscasset has been making full use of both, visiting area water holes. Shelley Strozier said the family visited Pinkham Pond in the Dresden-Alna area Sunday, July 14, then stopped at Here's the Scoop in Dresden, and husband Ed suggested a quick dip in Nequasset Lake in Woolwich. There, Strozier snapped a series of phone photos capturing Ed diving and their daughter Anna, 12, jumping into the water. "I stayed out of the water...
• Jefferson

  Race through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center

  Sat, 07/13/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy will host the ninth annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 29. Registration is open; this event sells out every year, so racers are encouraged to sign up early. For runners who are inspired by the tranquility of running on rustic trails deep in the Maine woods and enjoy the challenge of highly varied terrain, where slippery roots or loose rocks demand concentration and focus, this is the race to run. Explore the exciting...

• Wiscasset Yacht Club adult sailing classes begin Aug. 6

  Fri, 07/12/2019 - 7:45am

  For adults wishing to learn the art and science of sailing, the Wiscasset Yacht Club adult sailing course is for you. The exact contents are customized to suit the knowledge and comfort level of the participants but will cover everything from why the sails work to the specifics of actually making them work. Terminology, boat handling, safety, sail trim, fundamental weather, knots, and rudimentary navigation will be covered. You might be ready to solo in light air at the end of these classes...
• Girls’ summer soccer

  Richmond shuts out Wiscasset 5-0

  Thu, 07/11/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  Richmond scored the first of five unanswered goals 10 minutes into the game defeating visiting Wiscasset 5-0 Wednesday night, July 10 at Patrick R. Coughlin Field. Richmond won by the same score two weeks earlier when the longtime rivals met in Wiscasset. Because the temperature at game time was a comfortable 72F, both teams agreed to play 40-minute halves, the same as they do during the regular high school soccer season. Due to the heat, recent games have been broken into 20-minute quarters. A...

• Join Midcoast Conservancy for a full moon paddle

  Thu, 07/11/2019 - 8:00am

  Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Saturday, July 14, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “buck” moon (because new antlers emerge from bucks' foreheads around this time of the year) from canoes provided by the nature center as they glide along Little Dyer Pond after a beautiful mile-and-a half hike into the woods. Little Dyer Pond is a true Great Pond with no public boat launch and almost no...

• Bookmaking in Bath

  Wed, 07/10/2019 - 3:45pm

  

  The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to get creative and craft homemade journals. Join Maine Master Naturalist volunteer and book artist, Jill Osgood, on Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at the LOCAL Garden in Bath to make your own blank journal for journaling or sketching nature and everyday life. This workshop includes hand stitching a few simple pamphlet structures that are perfect for putting in your backpack and taking in to the field. Osgood will also include instruction...

• Oak Hill survives scare, winning 3-1 over Wiscasset

  Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:30am

  

  Wiscasset outshot visiting Oak Hill but came up short, losing 3-1, in girls summer soccer action Monday. The Mountain Valley Conference rivals were scoreless after the first 20-minute quarter. Wiscasset had the game’s first scoring opportunity that came just five minutes after the opening kickoff. Jodie Harrington on the front line played the ball back to Gwen Webber in the middle of the field. Webber found Cara Viele open but her shot sailed over the cross bar. A few minutes later, Wiscasset...
• Midcoast Conservancy

  Free youth camps being offered

  Sun, 07/07/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy is offering two free camps this summer. Little Dyer Adventure Club returns for another year at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from July 23 to 25, and the Paddleboard Adventure Camp will be held on Stevens Pond in Liberty from July 16-18. Adventure Club members ages 8-11 will learn to work and play alongside each other as they develop their sense of adventure. Participants will experience the basics of canoeing, mountain biking, hiking and leave-no-trace camping...

• Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race Aug. 18

  Sat, 07/06/2019 - 7:00am

  

  The 15th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race will take place on Sunday, Aug. 18 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Registration is now open for "Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race." The 10K road race will start at 9 a.m; the 3.5-mile "Fun Walk" will start at 8:30 a.m. This exciting 10K road race takes 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 benefits...

• Wiscasset hosts Hall-Dale in high school summer soccer

  Wed, 07/03/2019 - 6:45pm

  

  If a July 2 game in Wiscasset was any indication, Hall-Dale will again be a strong contender for a Mountain Valley Conference title for the high school soccer season this fall. Wiscasset played hard but was no match for its older, more experienced guests. Just moments after the opening kickoff, Hall-Dale’s front three carried the ball up the middle of the field and scored. They controlled the ball most of the game, unleashing a torrent of shots at Wiscasset goalie LJ Traver. Although pressed...

• Rocky Coast Road race draws 137 runners

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:15pm

  The 39th annual Rocky Coast 10k /5k on Saturday, June 29 in Boothbay Harbor was a huge success with over 137 runners. Elijah Caret, 18, won the men’s 10k (38:54), Emily Lewis, 28, won the women’s 10k (44:35), Alexis McCoy, 35, won the women’s 5k (21:27) and Tanner Tanter, 43, won the men’s 5k (22:24). Information on the runners’ town of residence was unavailable. Race director Lisa McIntosh said via email, “We couldn’t do this without the help from our sponsors- the First, Dead River, J. Edward...

• Big turnout boosts Wiscasset girls’ soccer program

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Coach Duane Goud is excited about having 24 girls playing summer soccer. Wiscasset hosted Richmond Monday evening on Wiscasset Middle High School’s lower field. Wiscasset played two previous games this summer losing 1-0 at Winthrop in the season opener June 24 and then settling for a scoreless tie at Rockland against Ocean Side on June 26. Wiscasset’s next game is Monday, July 8 when it hosts Oak Hill. There were 18 girls on the sideline for the Richmond game. No scorebook was kept but the...

• Vintage baseball July 7

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 5:00pm

  The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame is sponsoring a vintage baseball game on Sunday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at Philbrook Field, near the former A.D. Gray school on School Street in Waldoboro. The Sunrise team will be playing Dirigo. Refreshments will be on sale. Bring your own chair. A hat will be passed for donations. If you have any questions, call Tom Mellor at 691-2770, email him at ttmellor@gmail.com or email team organizer Jacob Newcomb at jacob.newcomb@gmail.com

• WYC open house launches boating season

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Wiscasset Yacht Club hosted its annual open house Sunday, signaling the much anticipated return of the summer pleasure boating season. Among the hosts were WYC Commodore Don Davis and his wife Cynthia of Middle Street. The couple just returned to Wiscasset in their 36-foot Grand Banks Trawler, In No Hurry . They bought it over the winter. Davis said it took 14 days to pilot the boat up the East Coast from Kents Narrows, Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. They experienced four lay days due to...

• Lighted boat parade July 6

  Sun, 06/30/2019 - 10:30am

  

  The Windjammer Days lighted boat parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 29 was postponed due to weather concerns. The parade, the final event of the festival, has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 6. And there’s still time to register! Go to www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org/lighted-boat-parade See you at the waterfront in Boothbay Harbor - 9 p.m.!

• 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k for the whole family

  Sat, 06/29/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Fitness Walk is Saturday, July 6 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. The event, in its 15th year, features expanded 5K age groups for all the young runners. The 3K fitness walk is for all ages. The race, sponsored by Renys and Kieve/Wavus, begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30. All participants will receive custom sweatbands and our famous strawberry shortcake. The event is professionally timed and prizes will be given. To register online...
• Press release

  30th Sheepscot River Race July 6

  Sat, 06/29/2019 - 7:00am

  

  The 30th anniversary Sheepscot River Race is Saturday, July 6 at 3:30 p.m. This race began as a Fourth of July activity run by the Wiscasset Recreation Department, as a few laps around mooring balls in Wiscasset Harbor. Today, the race is sanctioned by the Maine Canoe and Kayak Racing Organization and is considered one of the most scenic paddling races in the state. Competitors of all abilities in canoes, kayaks or paddleboards are welcome. “The course is approximately 6.2 miles and will be...

• Everyone plays ball!

  Fri, 06/28/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Have you ever seen a 95-year-old woman, all of 5 feet tall, play baseball? If you were driving by the Lincoln Home in Newcastle recently, you would have seen her and her 80-to-90-year-old teammates decked out in their Golden Oldie T-shirts and ball caps, cheering, batting, walking bases, and having a grand time. Kevin Benner from Lincoln Home’s maintenance department, clears the parking lot of cars, chalks the bases onto the hot top and opens the 14th annual baseball game with “Play Ball!” The...

• Wiscasset Yacht Club open house June 30

  Thu, 06/27/2019 - 2:30pm

  

  Wiscasset Yacht Club is accepting applications for membership. All boating enthusiasts are invited to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. Meet club members, take a tour of the clubhouse and grounds, share in some refreshments, and enjoy the many scheduled activities. Sailing instructor Tom Stoner and some of his students will be at the boat shed eager to show off the sailboat fleet and to introduce prospective members to the new Adult Sailing Program. And Safety &...

• Making Your Best Shot – Fireworks

  Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Windjammer Days as well as the 4th of July is coming which means the skies will be filled with fireworks again. The displays can be dazzling and can make for a wonderful subject to photograph. Here is what you will need to make your best shot of fireworks. For equipment you’ll want a tripod to keep your camera steady, a shutter release cable and, of course, your camera with a fully charged battery and a formatted memory card. A flashlight can be useful to see camera settings since you will be...

• Clear Stream Construction wins tug across the harbor – again!

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:15am

  

  And they yanked the arms right off the other teams, OK, not really, but Clear Stream Construction did yank the rope out of all of their opponents’ hands. That’s right, Clear Stream Construction won the sixth annual tug of war and set a Windjammer Days Festival record June 24, becoming the first team ever to win twice – and in consecutive years! The Friends of Windjammer Days renamed the event the Stephan Branch Memorial Tug of War Across the Harbor. Stephan and Margaret Branch had hosted teams...

• Lobster Roll 5k and kids’ run July 27

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 9:15am

  

  Run and celebrate! It’s time for the 10th anniversary of the Lobster Roll 5K race and kids’ fun run! Join us Saturday, July 27 at 8 a.m. in front of Boothbay Region High School. Last year, over 200 runners supported the community to run on one of the most scenic race courses in Maine. Prizes are awarded for overall winners, age group winners and the team challenge. The 5K race starts at 8 a.m. On-site registration is open at 6:30 a.m. The kids’ fun run will be after (around 9 a.m.) on the...

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