Sports

Ames, Brown and Chapman make list

The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame has announced the five male and five female finalists for the Hall’s 2018 High School Athlete of the Year. The winners will be announced at the Midcoast Sports…

A two-day course chainsaw safety course designed for women will be held Nov. 3-4 at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants will have little or no experience with a chainsaw,…

Bob “Radar” Applebee of Wiscasset has been named as the new assistant athletic director at Wiscasset Middle High School. On Wednesday morning, Sept. 5, the school superintendent’s office confirmed…

The Wolverine girls went toe to toe against their Mountain Valley Conference rival Hall-Dale in the opening game of the high school soccer season Tuesday. When the final horn sounded, the visiting…

Wiscasset Speedway

Wiscasset Speedway capped off an action-packed Labor Day weekend doubleheader on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 2 with the running of the 2018 Boss Hogg 150. The annual Pro Stock race attracted 32 of the…

A record number of runners took part in the Harbor Fest 5k and half marathon at Boothbay Region High School on Sunday, Sept. 2.

Harbor Fest Director Lori Reynolds estimated the turnout, a…

Will Kefauver

The Pemaquid Group of Artists will be an active participant at the Open Lighthouse Day event on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Lighthouse Park. The celebration of the Pemaquid Lighthouse and its historical…

The Wolverines scored first but couldn’t hold on as host Mountain Valley rallied back for three unanswered goals in the opening game of the high school soccer season Thursday, Aug. 30 at Rumford…

In high school varsity soccer action Thursday, Mt. Valley defeated Wiscasset/Boothbay 3-1 at Mt.Valley. Wiscasset/Boothbay hosts Telstar at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 in Wiscasset.

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to welcome Irene Syphers as its new land steward. Syphers comes to Midcoast Conservancy with experience in nonprofits and a passion for natural resource…

The high school soccer games scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 28 against Richmond have been canceled due to the high heat index, Wiscasset Middle High School secretary Beth Smith announced in…

Wiscasset Speedway was in action Saturday, August 25th with Group 1 on track. The full moon loomed overhead and seemed to add in its usual plot twists and turns. Super Streets and Thunder 4 Minis…

The Wolverine boys soccer team returned to the soccer field last Friday night tying 2-2 with Temple Academy. The 40-minute scrimmage game was played under the lights at Wiscasset Middle High…

September is almost here, and that means that Midcoast Conservancy’s 8th annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, on Sunday, Sept. 30, is coming soon.…

Hard to believe but the return of the high school soccer season is near. The big news for Wiscasset Middle High School is the Wolverine boys are returning to class C competition. The girls will…

Midcoast Conservancy is holding an encore Nature Photo Clinic Snack & Chat on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. at its office in Edgecomb. Maia Zewert, marketing & engagement…

Check out the attachment for the Wiscasset Middle High School varsity schedule, courtesy of the Wiscasset School Department.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania isn’t the only site of a Little League Baseball tournament this month. Boothbay Harbor is hosting the second annual State Little League Challenger Jamboree on Aug. 25…

Westport Islander David Grant, 32, won the 14th Westport Island 10k Shore Run on Sunday with a time of 47 minutes and 14 seconds. The other resident among the 21 entries was Dr. Edward…

Wiscasset’s school committee made it official Tuesday night: Boothbay Region High School boys can participate on the Wolverine boys’ soccer team this season. Details of the agreement are being…

Wally, the Red Sox mascot, is coming to Boothbay Harbor.

The 2018 Maine State Challenger Jamboree, presented by the Maine District 2 Little League, will be held on Boothbay Region High…

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.

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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…

Kansan Daniel Palen and his family have been familiar faces in Wiscasset for decades, around their involvement with Chewonki Foundation, he said.

Sunday, Aug. 5 found him on the waterfront…

In Westport Island Saturday, Wiscasset's Everett Oakes, 5, screamed, hugged mother Kellie Oakes, danced, ran across his grandmother Bertha Gardner's porch and gave Aleeya Jones, 15, of Wiscasset a…

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…

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.

For adults wishing to learn the art and science of sailing, this is the course for you. The exact contents are customized to suit the knowledge and comfort level of the participants but will cover…

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…

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…

Girls soccer

Wiscasset hosted its Mountain Valley Conference rivals from Monmouth Wednesday evening, July 25 in this summer’s final girls soccer game. After 80 minutes of play, the visitors came away with a 3-…

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…

The century-old west abutment at Alna’s Head Tide Dam will stay put this year, an Atlantic Salmon Federation official said Friday. ASF and its partners on the Alna project and two others on the…

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…

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…

America's Boating Club (aka U.S. Power Squadron) will be holding a hands-on flare demo/training session at the Wiscasset Yacht Club on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. The flare instruction will be…

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

Wiscasset’s boys' summer soccer team had some good scoring opportunities but found itself on the short end losing 5-1 to visiting Monmouth Academy Thursday evening, July 19.

A minute after…

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…

Wiscasset’s girls’ summer soccer team saved its offense for the last 20 minutes of the game but came up short losing 2-1 to visiting Medomak Valley High School; the Wednesday, July 18 was the…

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…

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…