The school year is only weeks away, and fall sports practice for Wiscasset High School begins Monday.

Every year the Al Sproul Samoset 10K road race is a popular event during the Olde Bristol Days celebration.

Maine’s newest disc golf course opened in Whitefield in July. Finn Brook Disc Golf, located at 63 Benner Lane, is being hailed as Maine’s prettiest disc golf course, with 1500 feet of frontage on the picturesque Sheepscott River.

Perfect weather prevailed for the Grand Army Hill 5K held in conjunction with Whitefield Day on Aug. 14.

Freeport defeated Wiscasset U-12 all-stars 9-1 in game one of the Bouget Tournament in Bath July 30.

All the golfing news from Wawenock Golf Club.

Seventeen yachts, ranging from 34 to 60 feet, started in light winds and rain on July 23, in the second running of The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor Race.

Bethany Field will teach ballet and modern dance classes at Midcoast Dance Studio in Newcastle this fall.

A densely wooded forest makes for cool hiking at the Bass Falls Preserve in Alna during the hot summer months.

Medomak Valley boys soccer coach Butch Taylor stepped down two weeks before the start of the fall pre-season. Brian Campbell, last year’s JV coach, is filling in until a replacement can be found.

United Way of Mid Coast Maine invites all families, parents, grandparents, caregivers, and children to come to the opening of a new Born Learning Trail in Damariscotta on Wed, Aug. 11 at noon.

Wiscasset property owners will notice a slight increase in their sewer rates next month.

The Washington 5K Challenge Road Race and one mile fun run will be held on Sat., Aug. 7 at 8:30 a.m.

The fifth annual Waldoboro Paint the Town is Sat., Aug. 21, and for the first time, the event features a sell-out crew of 45 artists from around New England.