While visiting my eldest daughter in Pittsburgh, Pa., I noted a Boothbay Register article, March 28, 2013, submitted by the Lincoln Theater with a photo of Joe DiMaggio and Ted…

A hearty crowd of racing-starved fans huddled into a blustery Wiscasset Speedway the afternoon of April 6 for the start of the 2013 Maine racing season. This is a new chapter in…

David Marcus, a 17-year-old Wiscasset High School junior, wants to make trails between Morris Farm, the Sortwell Pines Management Area, and the Community Center more accessible. He…

Even with barely enough players to field a softball team this year, Coach Claire Daniels is optimistic about the upcoming season. After taking the Wiscasset High School girls’…

If your child loves being outdoors, having fun, participating in hands-on activities, and playing with other kids, then Chewonki is the place to be for a week off from school.  …

With spring in the air and more afternoon light, many people are starting to think about golf, biking and other fair weather sports. I think now is the best time of year to hit the…

“Wake Up, It’s Spring!” by Lisa Campbell Ernest was read at Story Time this past week at the Wiscasset Public Library. The sun wakes up the earth who wakes up the worm who wakes up…

The Boothbay Region YMCA will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for youth and adults this weekend.

Youth play begins on Friday, April 12 at 5 p.m.…

Olympic luge champion Julia Clukey will speak with students at Wiscasset High School Friday morning about the importance of good decision making and personal responsibility.…

Spring is the perfect time to tune-up your steps on the dance floor with the Ballroom Dance – Spring Tune-Up class being offered by Central Lincoln County Adult Education. It is a…

I have been writing about outdoor winter sports for over 20 years; consequently, I get pertinent emails from various quarters that pique my interest.

Recently, I got a post from Alpine…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Dolphin Swimmers competed March 23 and 24 at the YMCA New England Championship Meet at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., and came away with some…

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is pleased to launch its new “Wayfarer Program” this year. Similar to a docent program with continuing education and social events, the program…

A late March Maine snowstorm did not deter a sleepy ol’ bear from leaving his winter bed to investigate the buzzing noise that awoke him from his long sleep.…

Opening Day, Monday April 1 at 1:05 p.m., will mark the first pitch of the new baseball season and the latest match up of classic rivalry of the Red Sox versus…

Paul Coulombe, the Southport man who recently bought the Boothbay Country Club, has picked a veteran Maine golf course business to help manage the facility.

Merrymeeting Audubon Society, a chapter of Maine Audubon, is offering scholarships to two Maine environmental education camps for summer 2013. Both are residential and full to half…

Is your child interested in playing soccer this spring? If so, Midcoast United will be fielding three teams from ages 8 to 13 and has openings for training players as well. Games will be…

Wiscasset hasn’t had a competitive cheering squad in many years. But that changed when a group sixth, seventh and eighth graders formed the cheering team, “Heat.”

Local resident Howard Pearce, a freshman at Wiscasset High School, is on a Bantam hockey team in Augusta, the Skating Association of Maine (SAM) Moose, and they…

Another year, another go-round for Ella and Simon Spears at the Francis Piche Invitational Championship at Gunstock Ski Resort in Gilford, N.H.

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Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary’s 6th Annual Karl’s Kids Fun Day held March 2 at Sugarloaf was a huge success. Karl’s Kids helps kids and teens in Lincoln County…

On Friday, March 15 from 5-6:15 p.m., a yoga class will be taught by Wendy Johnson at the Yoga Firm Studio, 137 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. This class is by donation with a…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay offers camps for a variety of interests and age groups. Children learn about gardening, wildlife, flowers and trees…

Join us in a virtual run on April 14 ... wherever you are ... 1 mile, 5k, or a 10k. The event will be taking place on April 14, but you can choose the place,…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA’s competitive gymnastics team under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay and Betsy Lee traveled to Bangor’s Penobscot…

Join the New England Forestry Foundation and consulting forester Sherm Small for a tour of our current timber harvest at Sortwell Memorial Forest on March 14…

I returned to my old haunts a few weeks ago to attend an Eastern Ski Writers meeting at Mount Snow in West Dover, Vermont. My wife, Drew, and our family had…

Between February 15 and 17, ballroom dance competitor Alina Blakesley took a sweeping victory in the beginner level competition with first place in 10 dances in…

The day after the Blizzard of 2013 we picked up our son, Ben, and our grandson Saria, and headed over to the Camden Snow Bowl to enjoy the bounty of the storm.…

In 2012, participants of Hall’s Weight Loss Challenge lost over 6,000 pounds together. If you are ready to make some serious changes and commit to your health,…

Valentine’s Day is a time to show appreciation to family and friends. Elephant and Pig showed the depth of their friendship in the book “My Friend is Sad” by Mo…

The Wolverines kept within striking distance for three quarters but the top-ranked Seahawks soared in the fourth quarter for a 67-43 win and eliminated eighth-seeded Wiscasset from…

Travis Padilla’s season high 34 points, including 19/20 from the foul line, led Wiscasset to a 78 -56 win over St. Dom’s in a Western Maine Class C prelim game…

Several Wiscasset High School swimmers will participate in the state swim meet on February 18 (girls) and February 19 (boys). Both state finals will be held at…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA’s competitive gymnastics team, under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay, went to Ellsworth’s Downeast Family YMCA on…

Playing the top-ranked team on the road during senior appreciation night presented the Lady Wolverine varsity basketball team with a formidable challenge February 7.

As the effects of the blizzard start to melt, Mother Nature has created some of the finest snowman snow ever. The consistency and thickness of the snowpack is…

The Wiscasset High School Lady Wolverines girls varsity basketball team put in some road miles Friday and Saturday as they played back-to-back away games, respectively, at Mt.…

The four Wiscasset High School basketball games against Boothbay will now be played on Thursday, Feb. 7 at Boothbay Region High School, due to Friday's predicted snowstorm, according to BRHS…

The Central Lincoln County YMCA’s competitive gymnastics team, under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay and Betsy Lee, went to the Bath YMCA this past…

No, it is not a beaver – it’s a groundhog! This mistaken identity issue popped up at Story Time this past week when youngsters and their mothers mistook the…

On February 12 and 14 at Boothbay Region Adult Ed, instructors from Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will be conducting a snowmobile safety course. Knowing…

Come to the Chewonki Family Camp for five days (August 15-19) of nature exploration, boating, art, outdoor camp craft, harvesting vegetables at our farm, and more. Our annual…

Wiscasset High School swimmers competed at Belfast on Friday, Jan. 25.

Julia West took 1st place in the girls’…

Monmouth’s Kylie Kemp, with 18 points, led the visiting Mustangs (11-3) to a 42-33 win over the Lady Wolverines (3-11) on Tuesday, January 29.  

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Today, the temperature in our area is 18 F, balmy compared to the below-zero temps that engulfed the region not long ago. For most of us humans, that means less…