PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU met with St. Stephen Mayor Allan MacEachern at the Garcelon Civic Center in St. Stephen. (Derwin Gowan photo)
April 11, 2019
Front Page Stories
Water project put in jeopardy
The planned construction of a water pipeline to run from the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) to homes in the Bucks Harbor region of Machiasport appears to be in jeopardy.
Trip offers a new perspective
People of all ages find themselves called to become active participants in their faith, adopting its teachings as part of their personal understanding of the world. Woodland High School senior Luke McDonald, fresh from a trip to the streets of Philadelphia with a local church, is one such person...
Downeast prison’s fate still being debated
The question of whether the shuttered Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor will be reopened or a new pre-release center will be established in the Machias area is in legislative limbo...
Looking at addiction in different ways
For the Wabanaki peoples and their supporters, a clear message has emerged in recent years: The best way to combat the many challenges facing Native communities, including drug and alcohol abuse, is through a firm connection with their rich culture.
Court favors landowners in rockweed case
After a two-year wait, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on March 28 upheld a lower court decision that rockweed harvesters must obtain permission from upland landowners before harvesting in the intertidal area. The impact of the decision on rockweed harvesting in the state is not yet clear.
“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD.” This cow moose might be contemplating Wordsworth’s poem as it snacks on some bushes on Little Dog Island off Eastport’s north en
“I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD.” This cow moose might be contemplating Wordsworth’s poem as it snacks on some bushes on Little Dog Island off Eastport’s north end and watches an immature eagle fly by on April 3. Undoubtedly enticed by signs in Perry pointing to Moose Islandand