The Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association acquired the 230-acre West Branch Preserve in Somerville in 2006. The parcel connects with West Branch, Jefferson to form the 470-acre West Branch Preserve.

The Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race will be held on Sun., Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. The race starts at the old Town Hall on the Main Road (Rt. 144) and is on USATF certified course through scenic pines and fire tree forests, over two bridges spanning inlets to Heal Cove and Montsweag Bay.

Fall tryouts for sports at Medomak Middle School are already underway.

Lincoln County 11-12 Baseball all-stars competed in the Bath tournament over the weekend, falling to Brunswick 6-5 and Topsham 9-6.

Two Medomak Valley cross country athletes won the Medomak River Festival 5K on Saturday in Waldoboro.

All the news, including league standings from the Wawenock Golf Club in Bristol.

The 11th annual Tour de Farms bike ride rolled through Lincoln County on Sunday with 60 pre-registered cyclists.

All the league information from the Wawenock Golf Course.

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Jeffrey Sprague ran away with the Alvin Sproul Samoset 10K on Sunday in a time of 34:18, beating nearest competitor Gunther Wolff by over four minutes.

Sam Martin won the Jefferson Day 5K on Saturday in a time of 18:25, beating out Dustin Walters by 1:24. Nikki Leeman, 17 of Round Pond, was the female winner in 22:02, beating out Amy Dominick by over three minutes. The race was sponsored by Troop 216 Boy Scouts.

There are currently no hiking trails on the 50-acre John and Peg Sproul Preserve in Bristol. Laura Sproul Stubbs donated the preserve to the Damariscotta River Association in 2008 by in honor of her parents, John and Peg.

The 23rd annual Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races were held in John’s Bay off Fort William Henry on Sunday under warm sunny skies and on calm waters. This year’s race was dedicated in memory of Pemaquid Co-op lobsterman Albert Westhaver.

Medomak Valley alumnus Joel Lufkin has come home to roost. The 1974 graduate has been hired to coach varsity girls’ soccer for the Lady Panthers this fall.

Waldoboro Recreation Department’s Adult Coed Softball League kicked off its fifth season in scorching temperatures on Aug 16. With over 220 participants on 14 teams, this is the largest coed softball league on the Midcoast.