ONE OF THE 25-FOOT MECHANICAL SHARKS used in the film Jaws is shown on a sea sled that was towed by Skip Harris of Eastport ...

LITTLE MERMAIDS march in the parade with cardboard fish they made during the Eastport Mermaid Festival on August 2. See this issue for more coverage of the festival. (Don Dunbar photo) ...

Plans for a new health center in Eastport are still moving forward, although they have been delayed, in part because of ...

During a four-hour town meeting on August 6 that drew 233 voters, Lubec residents decisively turned down a proposed land use ...

A ceremony July 21 at Lubec's Lost Fishermen's Memorial drew elected representatives, members of the Maine Marine Patrol, families of lost fishermen and community members to observe Maine Commercial ...

It's been a long time in coming and does so with a lot less publicity than when it was abruptly closed in February of 2018. The new Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) Pre Release Center in ...

The odds for a tribal racino in Washington County improved considerably following a legislative committee's strong endorsement of the proposal.

Representatives of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point have formally requested the approval of a proposed airplane parts manufacturing and maintenance facility, on land annexed by the tribe from ...

New community approaches to reinforce youth attainment of healthy lifestyles were proposed at a recent open forum attended by more than 100 citizens representing a cross-section of efforts to counter ...

The largest pirate festival in New England and the Maritimes is returning to Eastport on Friday, September 6, and continuing through to Sunday, September 8.

After laying off workers at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Baileyville last November, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced that it was permanently closing the facility on April 15 ...

A recent presentation in Jonesport about alternative lobster fishing gear to reduce the chance for entanglement with whales generated much discussion from the fishermen who attended, with some ...