The Boothbay-Wiscasset girls swim team took home several wins and strong placements during its Jan. 19 meet at Wiscasset Community Center. Edward Little, Lincoln Academy and Hyde School also…
Sports
The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset team broke two team records during its Jan. 12 meet at Gorham. Karen Higgins beat the team two-mile run record by 13 seconds and automatically qualified for the…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a full moon hike (or snowshoe, if there is snow on the ground) at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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Windjammers. When you hear or read that word, what do you see? Majestic vessels whose sails billow as the vessels gracefully sail across the ocean below a blue sky and brilliant sunshine?
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Department of Marine Resources
Yesterday's storm has resulted in unprecedented damage to property along Maine's working waterfront.
DMR is working closely with Governor Mills and the Maine Emergency Management Agency as…
Golfweek Magazine just released their 2024 list of the best courses in the United States. Following a rigorous review by Golfweek’s expert rating panel, Boothbay Harbor Country Club was named one…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Midcoast Conservancy is hosting its 12th annual Biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Feb. 4. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. Biathlon is…
The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset indoor track team took a handful of top-five placements at its first regular season meet of this season, including winning the boys 400m dash. The Seawolves…
While the New Year started out under crisp and clear skies, we’ve just had a taste of winter with our first major snowstorm. It definitely is feeling more like Maine in January!…
Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…
Hundreds of athletes from 46 schools participated in the University of Southern Maine New Year’s Invitational indoor track meet in Gorham Dec. 30. Among them, the Boothbay-Wiscasset combined team…
Thursday, Jan. 25
Rachel Carson was famously one of the essential sparks in the environmental movement and, although lacking the usual scientific credentials, a major force in national…
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Join a naturalist from the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) from 10-11 a.m. to learn some tricks used to identify common trees in winter, including bark, buds, twigs,…
There are still openings for Midcoast Conservancy’s winter Youth Cross-country Ski Clinic starting Saturday, Jan. 6 and running through Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Hidden Valley…
The word “pilgrimage” may evoke images of people on a quest, walking or visiting spiritual places. searching for forgiveness, discovering their purpose, to find God, or time to escape the demands…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a full moon hike (or snowshoe, if there is snow on the ground) at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Tuesday, Dec. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. Hikers can…
At Center for Teaching and Learning, students welcomed winter's first snow by snapping on a pair of skis and hitting the slopes. Kindergarteners, elementary students, and middle schoolers look…
A recent December morning, Chewonki Foundation visited the art room at Wiscasset Elementary School with both live animals and a collection of items from nature. Students in fourth and fifth grades…
Friday, Dec. 8: At Messalonskee (Alfond YMCA), 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 15: At Cony (KV YMCA), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19: Home vs. Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 22: Home vs.…
106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX based in Rockland will broadcast local high school basketball for a 14th straight year beginning Friday, Dec. 8 when the defending Camden Hills Windjammers host the Cony Rams…
Midcoast Conservancy will be offering its winter Youth Cross-country Ski Clinic starting Saturday, Jan. 6 through Saturday, Feb. 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m…
Saturday, Dec. 30: At USM vs. Maine/NH high schools, 11 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 5: At USM vs. York, Cape Eliz., Gray-NG, Freeport, Lake Region, Traip, Mt. Valley, Wiscasset, 7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, Dec. 21
With the shortest hours of daylight upon us, lanterns bring warmth and illumination to the darkness. Celebrate the winter solstice and the return to…
Join Hearty Roots for the first ever “Plunge for a Purpose” charity event on Monday, Jan. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. Gather at the shore of Pemaquid with your hardy…
The popular North Pole Express kicks off this Saturday at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. The event will take place on Saturdays and Sundays for three…
Winter is coming! In order to help get kids and families outside having fun in the snow, Midcoast Conservancy is providing affordable cross country ski equipment to local kids ages kindergarten…
On Oct. 21, the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame awarded Warren Cossette the Legends Award.
College basketball coach Jim Graffam gave the speech honoring Cossette. A few highlights of the…
Hearty Roots is all about seeing in the dark, under the stars, away from screens. This fall, the local outdoor youth organization piloted two “Teen Retreat Weekends,” which consisted of outings…
The Boothbay-Wiscasset 2023 cross-country season ended Nov. 4 with the Maine Class C State Championships in Belfast. The girls team placed sixth out of nine with a 3:20-minute average and 142…
In celebration of national “Take a Hike” day, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17. …
The Mountain Valley Conference fall sports all-star teams were announced this week with Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset Middle High School athletes being named to the teams by the vote…
Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay…
Orienteering is a fun and challenging way to explore the outdoors. Many of us are fond of our GPS and may not be accustomed to reading maps in our daily lives. Orienteering is all about using maps…
The combined Boothbay-Wiscasset boys and girls teams both took third place at the Southern Maine Class C Regional Cross Country Championships in Cumberland Oct. 21. Nine girls teams and 12 boys…
Garden Club of Wiscasset
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 at First Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 28 High St., Wiscasset.
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The Boothbay-Wiscasset Seawolf girls earned an undisputed win at the Mountain Valley Conference cross country championships Oct. 14 at University of Maine at Augusta with a 22-point lead over…
Alna selectmen
A proposed deal between Alna and resident Jeff Spinney would bar him from rolling out an aluminum mat at his boat ramp off Golden Ridge Road; and would let up to 10 Golden Ridge Sportsman’s Club…
Twelve Boothbay Region and Wiscasset fall senior athletes received recognition Oct. 6 prior to the season’s last home football game. Four football seniors along with four girls’ cross country and…
On select Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons through October, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites groups of up to six people to bring their own apples and jugs to Coastal Rivers Salt…
Wiscasset Speedway hosted their Group #2 Championship Night on Saturday, Sept. 30 which was highlighted by the Amsoil Dominator Strictly Shootout. The annual event, founded by Dave…
Homecoming events start this week with Monday’s “Monochromatic” Day and a kickoff assembly. Oct. 3 is “Twin Tuesday” and Oct. 4 is “Wicked Mainah”and/or “Barbie” Day
The rest of the…
On Saturday, Sept. 30, about 25 people looked on as Richard DeVries, chair of the Wright Landing Committee, unveiled a plaque to honor longtime, former selectman George Richardson as the “founding…
After camping in a tent in Florida, Wiscasset native Carla Urquhart Pierce set off on the adventure of a lifetime hiking the Appalachian Trail to Maine. Although she started the epic hike in late…
Laura Chapman led the combined Wiscasset-Boothbay Region girls high school cross country team as it took an impressive win Sept. 22 at the Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) Mid-Season Classic at…
Many local race tracks are beginning to crown their 2023 track champions, but Wiscasset Speedway still has a handful of weeks left on their calendar. With that being said, the track…
Boothbay Cornhole Classic (BCC) raised $60,000 for Special Olympics Maine (SOM) on Sunday, Sept. 24, after the tournament had been delayed for a week due to…
Mine Oyster hosted the 20th anniversary celebration of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor Sept. 24, after tropical storm Lee postponed the event one week. An enormous crowd enjoyed…
Alna selectmen
The rocky walk-in to Pinkham Pond remained an issue at the close of Alna selectmen’s Sept. 21 meeting after partly contentious talks continued among selectmen and between selectmen and the public…
Laura Chapman led the combined Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset High School girls team with a first-place win in the cross-country race Sept. 15 at Boothbay Harbor. The “Seawolves”…
Show up for Midcoast kids to send a message that youth mental health matters to all of us. Because it does. “Nearly every family in our state is affected by mental health issues,” says Shannon M.…
