Wiscasset’s boys summer soccer team has reached the midpoint of its short season. The 16 or so players will make up Wiscasset Middle High School’s varsity team in September.
The team took…
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Wiscasset Speedway
Maine's fastest track rolled out a full card of action for a packed house on Saturday evening. With the season turning to the 2nd half, some division points battles tightened up while others…
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 is back to being held in August.…
For those of you who’ve been practicing your rock-skipping skills for the annual contest, we have been advised by Orne's Candy Store in Boothbay Harbor, the contest originally scheduled for…
On Tuesday, July 2, U.S. Coast Guard Station Boothbay Harbor caught a glimpse of a creature in the water about eight miles out to sea. The crew of the 47-foot lifeboat was out on a case when they…
Summer Waterfront Concert Series in Bath
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents the Summer Waterfront Concert Series in the waterfront park on Commercial Street in Bath. Each Saturday in July and August concerts are free, open to the…
Loyal race fans gathered on a hot Saturday evening for Group 1 Fan Appreciation Night at Wiscasset Speedway. Drivers treated them to a prerace meet & greet autograph session on the track. Then…
56th Annual Windjammer Days Festival - VIDEO ADDED
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on the footbridge and in the adjacent parking lot to cheer on the Tug of War Across the Harbor teams June 30, the final day of the 56th Annual Windjammer Days…
BRYMCA Rocky Coast Road Race
The Boothbay Region YMCA held its 38th annual Rocky Coast Road Race on Saturday, June 30.
In spite of hot and humid conditions, over 200 runners and walkers participated…
Space is still available for many of the Boothbay Region and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s summer camps.
Boothbay Region camps for youth, held at Camp Knickerbocker, include: Lego…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will be sponsoring 1860s’ vintage baseball games between Dirigo and the Sunrise Club of Brunswick on Sunday, July 8, at 1 p.m. The games will be played on Dow’s…
The 2018 Windjammers Days began Sunday with the traditional remembrance of those who died at sea. The Blessing of the Fleet followed.
The ceremony at the Fishermen’s…
After several attempts to dry the track and get the show in, Wiscasset Speedway made the decision to cancel Saturday night’s race program. Cool temperasures mixed in with intermittent showers and…
With its black and white plumage and yellow nape, the male bobolink is a handsome bird easily identified from a distance. Celebrated for its bubbling song, punctuated with sharp metallic notes,…
The Lincoln County Rifle Club (LCRC) will host its ninth annual Open House for women on June 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Club’s facilities at 431 Maine Street in…
The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold the 38th annual Rocky Coast Road Race beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the YMCA on Townsend Avenue. This event will take place in partnership with…
The 14th annual Healthy Kids Shortcake Shuffle 5K and 3K Fitness Walk will take place at the Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta on July 7. Once again, the age categories for the 5K…
It was a hot Saturday evening in Wiscasset and Group 1 was on the schedule, which included a special 75-lap main event for the Maxwell's Market Super Streets. It didn’t take long for fans and…
Master craftsman Christopher Augustus likes to take on new challenges. So, when he received a request to design and carve an award that would be unique to Wiscasset’s…
Damariscotta
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has openings in a few sessions of Camp Mummichog, a nature-adventure day camp located at DRA’s Great Salt Bay Farm on Belvedere Road in Damariscotta.
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There’s something very exciting about the sound of engines revving up and the sight of a wake being kicked up and the scent of salt in the air … add lobstermen and you’ve got yourself the makings…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) is joining the Maine Forest Service to co-sponsor a series of field tours to highlight woodland stewardship and conservation practices…
Free entry for all Maine residents to state parks and historic sites. All vehicles bearing Maine license plates will be allowed free entry from 9 a.m. until closing.
…The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA, and offering an expanded summer camp experience to give kids and teens an adventurous, active and healthy…
Wiscasset Speedway
The Norm’s Used Cars Strictly Street division at Wiscasset Speedway has already turned out some of the best full-field, side by side racing of the season at Maine's fastest oval. Races regularly…
That’s right, lobster boat racing fans and racers. The 33rd season begins right here in Boothbay Harbor at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16 with the Charles Begin Memorial races.
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Veterans from around Maine and beyond took part in the third annual veterans’ cruise on Sunday, June 10.
Seven lobstermen volunteered their boats and time to provide a tour from the Tugboat…
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 50th festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (30 Plains Rd., Litchfield), June 13-18 with onsite camping…
Ever notice that “free” isn’t always free? There’s “free” as in, “buy three tires get the fourth one free,” or, “Free… just pay shipping and handling.” And then there’s “really free” as in, “it’s…
Boothbay Region and CLC YMCA
Summer camp registration is open, and scholarship dollars are still available — but the extended deadline of Wednesday, June 13 is fast approaching. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first…
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 …
State C track meet
Hard work and a lot of practice paid off for junior Matt Chapman who returned to Wiscasset Middle High School a state champion following Saturday’s State C meet hosted by Massabesic High School in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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 $…
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…
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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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…
Track and Field
Wiscasset’s Busline League track and field teams had strong showings and some personal bests in the league’s championship meet May 24 in Belfast.
Connor Robertson, Payton Blagdon, Danny…
Wolverine track
Wiscasset Middle High School had some outstanding individual performances at the Mountain Valley Conference Championship meet hosted by Lisbon Thursday afternoon, May 24.
Grace Webber won…
Mountain Valley Conference Softball
The Wolverines pounded out a dozen hits upending Dirigo 21-10 at Dixfield May 21 in Mountain Valley Conference softball action. The win was Wiscasset Middle High School’s third of the season, but…
Get inspired for one’s own gardens
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…
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…
Wiscasset Middle High School track and field athletes competed against 12 other high schools at the Taylor Harmon Capital City Classic hosted by Cony High School on Friday, May 18, in Augusta. …
WMHS track and field
Wiscasset Middle High School hosted athletes from Monmouth, Winthrop and Richmond Tuesday in the final home track meet of the season. It rained for most of the meet but the Wolverines held their…
WMHS softball
Wiscasset Middle High School rallied back with four runs in the sixth inning but lost 9-6 to visiting Telstar in Mountain Valley Conference softball action Monday.
The Wolverines, who were…
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…
