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…
Sports
Wiscasset School Department
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…
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 "…
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…
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!…
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…
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.…
Wiscasset selectmen
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…
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…
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.
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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…
While the temperature outside continues to cool down in Coastal Maine, the racing action continues to heat up at Wiscasset Speedway. The excitement continued on Saturday, Aug. 13 as the…
It’s the Lincoln Home’s 95th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. The event will be rain or shine, as it will be held under a large tent. Tickets are $50, and can be purchased on-…
Hearty Roots is built upon the magic of meeting kids where they're at, and their July Sunbeam Camp was no exception for nine local kids. Designed as a summer opportunity…
The second annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.
The round robin event is a fundraiser for…
On Saturday, Aug. 20, 2-4 p.m., the last of three mountain bike clinics offered by Midcoast Conservancy at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) will address “Progression”, a workshop for those…
Maine summer camps. There are 125 of them according to MaineSummerCamps.org. You can scour the listings, but there is only one summer camp on an island in the ocean – Burnt Island, part of…
Each year on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken fills the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by great music, and family and friends from the…
Calling all "person-powered" watercraft paddlers and rowers to the 29th annual Boothbay Region YMCA Rowgatta! The event, which encompasses approximately nine nautical miles is this Saturday, Aug.…
After 18 years at Chewonki, including twelve years as president, Willard Morgan will be stepping down from his role at the end of August. Under Morgan’s leadership, Chewonki has continued its…
This past weekend, the 350 SMAC Tour made its return to Maine’s fastest track for the highly anticipated Bentley Warren Classic. The 350 SMAC Tour brings the thrill of Super Modifieds to…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball is on a four game winning streak defeating Brunswick on Tuesday, July 26 in Wiscasset Athletic Field and Bath Thursday, July 28 in Kelley Field, Bath.
In the…
Stormy weather on the Midcoast Monday night yielded these rainbow scenes Lauren Stinson captured in Wiscasset, including an apparent double rainbow.
The nationwide heat wave wasn’t stopping Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday as they hosted an exciting night of Group #2 racing action. The night’s program included the Wood Pellet Warehouse…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will recognize eight more inductees at the annual Induction Banquet. The Banquet will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Rockland Elks Club. For ticket information…
First Congregational Church’s Summerfest, a Wiscasset tradition since 1983, returned to Wiscasset Common Saturday and what a wonderful morning it was weatherwise for this year’s event; warm but…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club hopes to see you on July 23 and 24 for the 48th running of the combined Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge/Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club annual Regatta! The…
Registration is open for Midcoast Conservancy’s 11th Annual Race Through the Woods trail race, sponsored by First National Bank, Lamey-Wellehan and Trail Monster Running, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at…
Here’s something you don’t often see at least not on Langdon Road, Wiscasset. This bald eagle took a break from Wednesday's extreme heat to perch in a tree across from the…
On Saturday, July 16, approximately 500 people came out to Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm for its Field & Forest Family Fun Day, a day full of family activities and celebration,…
With the big dogs of NASCAR in town, a handful of tracks in New England took this past weekend off from racing festivities. Wiscasset Speedway capitalized on the opportunity and kept the…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Bath on Wednesday, July 13 and Thursday, July 14 in Bath.
In the first 5-3 win, Adam Harkins, the Lincoln head coach said, “The boys put…
Summerfest’s dog parade on Wiscasset Common is Saturday, July 23. Dogs of all sizes, colors…
“I know there’s going to be faster runners than me but I’m excited for the experience of just going,” said Wiscasset Middle High School student Bryan Gagnon about his forthcoming trip to the USATF…
The Modified Racing Series made its return to Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday, July 9 for an action-packed 75-lap main event. The touring series, founded in 2004, runs a limited seven…
The Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Lisbon 6-1 in Boothbay Friday, July 8.
Adam Harkins, head coach, said, “I’m really proud of these kids, they put together an amazing game. Two…
Captain Brandon Wilkins, an employee of Sea Tow Portland, was on his way to help a customer July 1 when the order got canceled. He didn’t return to the harbor,…
Connor Wenners, 17, of Edgecomb started racing when he was 4. His father, Patrick, introduced him and his younger brother, Spencer, to the sport early. Patrick would…
Alna selectmen
Alna will use a $2,000 Assistance with Specific Know-How (ASK) grant from Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission to have a traffic consultant recommend safety aids at Pinkham Pond, besides…
On June 11, an estimated 100 kayakers, paddleboarders and hardy Mainers in canoes met at the Damariscotta Boat Launch for the first annual “Paddle for a Purpose,” a fundraising event dreamed up by…
Windjammer Days 2022
Contributing photographer Michael Leonard of Yarmouth and Squirrel Island provided these photos of the 60th Windjammer Days Gathering of the Fleet during his annual Windjammer Photography Cruise…
Windjammer Days 2022
The Fish Relay Races held Wednesday, June 29 during the 60th Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Festival drew a very large crowd, and why not? It’s one of the most exciting and fun competitions…
Windjammer Days as well as the 4th of July 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…
Windjammer Days 2022
Thirty-five commercial boats passed by the Boothbay Harbor fish pier on Atlantic Avenue to be blessed during the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony on Sunday afternoon, June 26. The event was one of…
Camp Knickerbocker opens June 27 and has been busy since last season getting ready for the coming year. There are…
The 17th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race is Sunday, Aug. 21 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Registration is open for the 17th running of Maine’s "Best Little…
That’s right, racing fans, it’s time to rev up your motors! Maine’s 2022 lobster boat racing season kicks off right here in Boothbay Harbor with the Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races on…
