On Thursday, May 14, the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors held a Zoom board meeting and decided to suspend all MSHF activities for 2020 due to the coronavirus.
The only…
Sports
The following is a summary of items that were recently approved or discussed by the MPA Interscholastic Management Committee at its May 7 meeting, as provided by the MPA:
The…
Over the past several weeks, a very enthusiastic group of approximately 30 Westport Island residents completed the annual cleanup of our Island’s roads. This year, due to COVID-19, we were unable…
In late April, Brad Weigel joined Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) as its new lands manager. Brad hails from Indiana, though he most recently spent two years as the superintendant of grounds at…
“It is with a heavy heart and the utmost regard for health and safety that we have made the difficult decision to cancel Windjammer Days 2020. This pandemic has brought to light all that we at…
The 58th Windjammer Days Festival set for June 21-29 was canceled Wednesday, April 29.
According to Capt. Pete Ripley, board member of Friends of Windjammer Days, the decision was made…
Animals are appearing closer to home these days due to more people staying inside due to the pandemic. Martin Grassie of Brunswick, an occasional contributor to our newspapers and a 2020 Maine…
One year after Damariscotta River Association and Pemaquid Watershed Association joined forces to become Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Coastal Rivers has made public the organization’s new…
It is with deep gratitude for his years of outstanding service that Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) announces the retirement of Land Manager Michael Warren at the end of May. Michael joined the…
Five thousand Maine children and adults with intellectual disabilities, rely on and look forward to the 75 events offered by Special Olympics Maine each year. The athletes train hard and get…
AUGUSTA — In order to provide more opportunity for both youth and adult turkey hunters and abide by current executive orders, Commissioner Judy Camuso with the…
While much is different this spring, the dependable calls of the wood frog and spring peeper have begun right on schedule.. Although in-person guided walks are not an option, Midcoast Conservancy…
A Bird’s Tale
While we’ve been enjoying watching the season slowly unfold from our backyard and some nearby areas, we’ve also been doing our share of virtual birding. By that we mean that we check the constant…
Midcoast residents on April 7 into April 8 got their closest look at the moon for this year. According to earthsky.org, the moon and Earth were 221,773 miles apart; on Oct. 16, they will be almost…
With Wiscasset Community Center closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Graffam hasn’t been getting his workout in. He did Saturday. The Federal Street resident said he saw people unable to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association announced April 9 it is canceling the upcoming spring sports season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision comes less than 48 hours…
The year 2020 is shaping up to be a noteworthy one. None of us will soon forget the current health crisis that is shaping our daily lives, but hard times also remind us of those things that bring…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The current “Stay Healthy at Home” mandate identifies “engaging in…
PORTLAND, Maine— On Saturday, March 28 kids across Maine will gather online to raise funds for The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) by playing their…
Downtown March 22, Wiscasset’s Loretta Leighton saw a kind of bird she didn’t know. So she messaged sister Rhonda Hamlin, who has taken up birding and photography. “My new hobby,” Hamlin, also of…
Nicole St. Cyr of Newcastle is taking social distancing seriously. She thinks it should also apply to snowmen. March 24, after the overnight snowstorm, she got busy building a line of snowmen on…
The coronavirus is affecting everyone, both personally and professionally. With new recommendations from our governor, Maine Department of Health, the CDC and a new directive from Special Olympics…
As a member of the Boothbay region for more than six years and an employee of Boothbay Region Land Trust, I am well versed in the many beautiful preserves that the land trust offers, free to the…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) invites local businesses, organizations and individuals to sign up to Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2020, presented by Hannaford Supermarkets and Camden…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association announced in a March 13 news release the start of spring sports will be delayed.
In response to recommendations from Governor Janet Mills to…
In February, the Musquash Pond Preserve, on Bunker Hill Road in Jefferson, was transferred from The Nature Conservancy to Midcoast Conservancy. This was the second step in creating a 473-acre…
Bryan James netted 14 points in the fourth period including a game-changing trifecta leading First National Bank to a 77-70 win over Ames Supply capturing the Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Adult…
In summer, Nicholas and Mika Repenning and son Enishi, 8, swim and play at Alna’s Head Tide Dam. Saturday, in the wind and afternoon sun, the Whitefield couple was above the Sheepscot River…
Want to improve your sailing skills? Then “Sailing Skills and Seamanship” is a course for you. It is designed for both experienced and novice sailboat operators. Topics include types of sailboats…
The Boothbay Region YMCA is teaming up with Sailing Ships Maine to send 24 high school aged students sailing for a week of sail training. Sailing for a week on a traditional wooden Maine schooner…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Here are the results for the March 1 Adult League basketball games.
Maxwell's Market: 64 points; Matt Craig 20, Ben Teel 18 and Matt Petrie 13. And First…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) is gearing up for spring with its first ever birdhouse competition and exhibit. The project encourages anyone interested, from local artists to businesses,…
Lincoln Little League Baseball and Softball is open to players ages 4-12 who live in Nobleboro, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Bremen, Jefferson (if attending Great Salt Bay), Bristol region, South…
In anticipation of a summer season of boating ahead, the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadrons® will teach a one-day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on…
Wiscasset Christian Academy's girls volleyball team won its third straight Athletics Christian Education League state championship Friday night.
Said Coach Julie Jones, “We filled the…
A double-elimination tournament got under way Sunday to decide which team will lay claim to 2020 Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department’s Adult Basketball League championship. A commemorative…
The Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA and Boothbay Region YMCA are proud to announce the release of their joint 2020 YMCA Summer Camp Guide. It should be an exciting summer for the kids and teens…
The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks lost to the Winthrop Ramblers 38-34 Saturday night in the Class C South regional final at the Augusta Civic Center.
Chloe Arsenault led Boothbay’s scoring…
For the fourth time this season, the Lady Seahawks will battle Winthrop in Class C schoolgirl action. The first three were in Mountain Valley Conference play. Boothbay won both regular season…
Two years ago, Boothbay pulled off an upset victory over Waynflete in the Class C South boys basketball tournament. On Feb. 20, the two clashed again, but this time one round later, in the…
Snow enthusiasts are encouraged to celebrate Leap Year at Midcoast Conservancy’s eighth annual Biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Saturday, Feb. 29…
BRHS boys basketball
It was a battle until the end. The Waynflete Flyers will move on to the regional final as the Flyers came out on top, 53-41 against Boothbay in Monday night’s boys Class C South semifinal game at…
BRHS girls basketball
It’s on to the regional final on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. for the Boothbay Region Seahawks as the Seahawks won the Class C South girls semifinal game, 46-32, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20 at the…
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour, hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, is coming to Damariscotta at 7 p.m. on March 2 at Lincoln Theater with a curated selection…
The second-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks girls basketball team defeated the seventh-seeded Sacopee Valley Hawks, 55-35, in the quarterfinal game of the 2020 Class C South tournament on Tuesday,…
BRHS boys basketball
The third-seeded Boothbay Region Seahawks boys basketball team defeated the sixth-seeded Mt. Abram Roadrunners, 59-54, in the quarterfinal game of the 2020 Class C South tournament on Monday, Feb…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association’s annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby was held on Wily Pond on Saturday, Feb. 15, and despite temperatures barely above zero for the 8 a.m. start and…
The Mountain Valley Conference announced its high school winter sports all-star teams this week. Wiscasset Middle High School boys and girls basketball players were honored by the recent votes of…
After a successful and exciting inaugural season, MidCoast Cal Ripken is happy to welcome the town of Richmond to the league. Richmond youth baseball/softball players ages 9-12…
Once again this, 106.9 FRANK FM (WBQX, Thomaston) will be broadcast several tournament basketball games from the Augusta Civic Center, featuring several schools in the Midcoast and Central Maine…
