AND THEY’RE OFF!
AND THEY’RE OFF! Many youngsters took part in the Easter egg hunt held
at Maritime Munchkins, a daycare center in Charlotte, on April 4. See
more Easter egg hunt photos in this issue. (Edward French photo)
April 10, 2026
Front Page Stories
Proposed underwater data center off Eastport raises concerns
A proposed underwater data center has gained little traction since its backer submitted a request to move ahead in February, and many of those near its proposed location in Western Passage off Moose Island are skeptical. In fact, one Eastport resident...
Area legislators support bill to boost state’s share for county jails
A legislative bill to increase state funding for county jails received strong support from Washington County legislators during a hearing on March 18 before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. The committee then voted 10-2 at a work session on March 30...
Last herring smokehouse in U.S. may get a second act
In 1991 when the McCurdy Smokehouse in Lubec closed, it was the "last of the last" commercial herring smokehouses in the country. For 100 years it was a place where herring were smoked, packaged and shipped all over the world.
St. Stephen looking at costly 15-year water system overhaul
St. Stephen faces major decisions on its 120‑year‑old water system. Rory Pickard with the engineering firm of Dillon Consulting Ltd. presented a 19‑page strategic plan to the municipal district council on March 25 proposing a 15‑year program that would cost tens of millions of dollars...
Child labor complaint roils lobster industry way of life
John Drouin, a lobsterman in Cutler, put his first few wooden traps out from a skiff with his stepfather as a 13‑year‑old in the spring of 1979. A month later, Drouin was setting traps on his own, like other young teenagers in his small Downeast town. As an adult, he took all five children...
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING.
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. A young lamb, one of triplets, peers out from its
pen at Shofar Farms in Perry, which raises the Icelandic sheep. (Edward
French photo)