SPRING LAMBS
SPRING LAMBS are ready to frolic at Karl and Jane North’s farm on the Ridge Road in Robbinston. (Edward French photo)
April 21, 2016
Front Page Stories
Whiting ordinance changes don’t alter wind project plans
The decision by Whiting residents to make the town's ordinance governing wind turbines more restrictive has apparently not caused the wind energy company that has been eyeing a possible project in the area since 2010 to drop its plans.
UT education policy change riles families
Parents with children attending schools in the county's unorganized territories (UT) of Trescott, Cathance and Marion recently received letters of sudden and unexpected changes that could have an impact on which schools their students attend.
Three shades of ‘green’ running for mayor on Grand Manan
The similarity of candidates' names in Grand Manan's mayoral race has led, inevitably, to comments about "shades of green" and reminders to voters to read their ballots carefully.
Grassroots grows community Super school project eyed
It's not every day that a small island city of 1,300 with a less than robust economy beats out thousands of other communities, many of them with far more financial and human resources.
Grassroots grows community
The City of Eastport's population has declined by 300 people in 10 years, and its existing population has an average age of 54, slightly higher than the state's average. The city is not unique in its loss, as most municipalities in Washington County have been experiencing the same trend.
Drug abuse forum pulls in hundreds
Approximately 400 area residents came together as a community in the Gardner Gymnasium at Washington Academy on Saturday evening, April 9, to listen to a 17-member panel explain the seriousness of the drug abuse problem in Washington County and to attempt to find solutions to the issue.
A TREE GROWS IN EASTPORT
A TREE GROWS IN EASTPORT. Members of the new Cub Scout Pack #4631 in Eastport planted a disease-resistant Princeton elm tree on April 19 at the city-owned land at the dog park on Drummond Road, which is next to Carryingplace Cove. Shown are Cub Scouts Christopher Watson, James Mitchell, Maverick