The 15th annual Westport Island Shore Run, "Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race,” a 10K Road Race and Fun Walk, will take place on Sunday, Aug.18, beginning at 9 a.m. (The 3.5 mile "Fun Walk" will…
Sports
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight more individuals into the Hall of Fame at their annual banquet.
Inductees for 2019 include:
Ann…
Boothbay Region High School senior and champion cross-country runner Will Perkins won the 10th annual Lobster Roll 5k Race on Saturday, July 27 in Boothbay Harbor. Perkins won with a time of 17:48…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug, 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides, weather and sometimes…
July 6 was a double celebration for one lucky frequent Southport visitor this year. For Rob O’Gara, it was the date he entered the world 26 years ago, and earlier this month, it was the date he…
Football season is almost here. Registration for youth football will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 between 3 and 5 p.m. at 19 Murphy Road, Boothbay. Coaches will be on hand to answer any questions…
Join us this Saturday, July 27 for the 10th running of the Lobster Roll 5K. Run, walk or join us for the kids fun run. Race day registration opens at 6:30 a.m. at the Boothbay Region High School…
Before Head Tide Dam gets a new viewing platform that gives the fish more room to get through, workers at the Head Tide Road, Alna site need a place to work in the Sheepscot River.
They…
A special weekend is approaching for Wiscasset Speedway, a weekend that has been 50 years in the making. The track will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its opening with a pair of special…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation had 11 athletes compete in June at the Maine USATF qualifier at Scarborough High School under the coaching of Josiah Winchenbach.
To qualify, the athletes…
From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as…
WMHS boys soccer
Austin Trask scored Wiscasset’s only goal in a 7-1 loss to visiting Waterville in Central Maine Soccer League action Tuesday evening, July 16.
Trask’s goal came with three minutes left…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its…
Inside his Wiscasset Municipal Airport hangar Sunday, pilot Nick Knobil recalled his childhood self following great aunt Nancy Love around, "pumping" her for information on her pioneering piloting…
Summer and water go together and the Ed and Shelley Strozier family of Wiscasset has been making full use of both, visiting area water holes.
Shelley Strozier said the family visited…
Jefferson
Midcoast Conservancy will host the ninth annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 29. Registration is open; this event sells out every year, so…
For adults wishing to learn the art and science of sailing, the Wiscasset Yacht Club adult sailing course is for you. The exact contents are customized to suit the knowledge and comfort level of…
Girls’ summer soccer
Richmond scored the first of five unanswered goals 10 minutes into the game defeating visiting Wiscasset 5-0 Wednesday night, July 10 at Patrick R. Coughlin Field. Richmond won by the same score…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Saturday, July 14, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “buck”…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to get creative and craft homemade journals. Join Maine Master Naturalist volunteer and book artist, Jill Osgood, on Saturday, July 13 at…
Wiscasset outshot visiting Oak Hill but came up short, losing 3-1, in girls summer soccer action Monday.
The Mountain Valley Conference rivals were scoreless after the first 20-minute…
Midcoast Conservancy
Midcoast Conservancy is offering two free camps this summer. Little Dyer Adventure Club returns for another year at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from July 23 to 25, and the Paddleboard…
The 15th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race will take place on Sunday, Aug. 18 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Registration is now open for "Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race."…
If a July 2 game in Wiscasset was any indication, Hall-Dale will again be a strong contender for a Mountain Valley Conference title for the high school soccer season this fall. Wiscasset played…
The 39th annual Rocky Coast 10k /5k on Saturday, June 29 in Boothbay Harbor was a huge success with over 137 runners.
Elijah Caret, 18, won the men’s 10k (38:54), Emily Lewis, 28, won the…
Coach Duane Goud is excited about having 24 girls playing summer soccer. Wiscasset hosted Richmond Monday evening on Wiscasset Middle High School’s lower field.
Wiscasset played two…
The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame is sponsoring a vintage baseball game on Sunday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at Philbrook Field, near the former A.D. Gray school on School Street in Waldoboro. The Sunrise…
Wiscasset Yacht Club hosted its annual open house Sunday, signaling the much anticipated return of the summer pleasure boating season.
Among the hosts were WYC Commodore Don Davis and his…
The Windjammer Days lighted boat parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 29 was postponed due to weather concerns.
The parade, the final event of the festival, has been rescheduled for…
The 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Fitness Walk is Saturday, July 6 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. The event, in its 15th year, features expanded 5K age groups for all the young…
Press release
The 30th anniversary Sheepscot River Race is Saturday, July 6 at 3:30 p.m.
This race began as a Fourth of July activity run by the Wiscasset Recreation Department, as a few laps around…
Have you ever seen a 95-year-old woman, all of 5 feet tall, play baseball? If you were driving by the Lincoln Home in Newcastle recently, you would have seen her and her 80-to-90-year-old…
Wiscasset Yacht Club is accepting applications for membership. All boating enthusiasts are invited to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. Meet club members, take…
And they yanked the arms right off the other teams, OK, not really, but Clear Stream Construction did yank the rope out of all of their opponents’ hands. That’s right, Clear Stream Construction…
Early registration is underway for the second annual Nequasset Paddle to be held on Woolwich Day, Saturday, Aug. 3. Pre-registration is $10 and can be made at the town office during business hours…
Run and celebrate! It’s time for the 10th anniversary of the Lobster Roll 5K race and kids’ fun run! Join us Saturday, July 27 at 8 a.m. in front of Boothbay Region High School. Last year, over…
The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold the 39th annual Rocky Coast Road Race beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 at the YMCA on Townsend Avenue. This event will take place in partnership with…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Volunteers and staff from Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust remove the dock each fall and reinstall it in the spring to provide easy access to the preserve by boat. Coastal Rivers co-manages Dodge…
The 15th annual Healthy Kids Shortcake Shuffle 5K and 3K Fitness Walk will take place at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta July 6. The age categories for the…
Wiscasset kicked off its summer soccer season by hosting Gardiner Tuesday night, June 18, the first of seven games in the Central Maine Soccer League that includes teams from Cony, Hall-Dale,…
At the Gardens, we know through experience what science has confirmed—spending time in nature reduces stress, enhances creativity and improves general health and well-being. Yoga has also been…
Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, June 27th for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating…
The 34th annual Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races were held in Boothbay Harbor Saturday, June 15. Here are some scenes. Results will be published later.
Midcoast Conservancy’s second annual Love the Lake Regatta will be held on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling…
Wins were pretty scarce for Wiscasset Middle High School’s athletic teams this school year but the Wolverines set the bar high for their Mountain Valley Conference rivals. They received the Maine…
There’s gonna be a lot of wake goin’ on this weekend with the start of the 34th lobster boat racing season Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. with the Charles Begin Memorial Races right here in Boothbay…
The Wiscasset Planning Board approved Chewonki Foundation’s girls’ camp after a quick public hearing June 10. A few members of the public were present, but none had…
Midcoast Conservancy welcomes Aidan Manahan to its seasonal staff as the 2019 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew leader.
A civil engineering student at the University of Maine, Orono,…
Registration is underway for high school-age Wiscasset-area girls’ and boys’summer soccer.
Practice for the girls is held Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and start on June 17.
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