"THREE, TWO, ONE, GO
"THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!" The crowd races to get to the Easter eggs during the April 4 event in North Head, Grand Manan. Over 450 people took part in or watched the hunt for over 10,000 eggs. (Sharon Greenlaw photo)
April 08, 2010
Front Page Stories
Council selects new Eastport city manager
Eastport city councillors have decided on a new city manager and are expected to make the appointment and approve a contract at the April 12 council meeting.
Schools tackling tough budget decisions
About 200 people crowded the Lubec Consolidated School cafeteria on March 30 for a community discussion and controversy they have heard before: Close the high school, or keep it open.
Halie & Matthew joins humanitarian relief effort to Haiti
A schooner familiar to Eastporters has been chartered to bring relief supplies to the earthquake victims in Haiti. The Halie & Matthew is assisting the relief vessel Liberty in delivering nearly 45,000 pounds of needed food and medical items.
Schools tackling tough budget decisions
Possible cuts in the Eastport school system because of a significant drop in revenue led to a healthy turnout of school staff, city councillors and city budget committee members at the April 6 Eastport School Committee meeting.
Superintendent Terry Lux told those attending that the loss in revenue this year,
City budget proposal would cut four positions
Because of declining revenues and a desire by the Eastport City Council to not increase the tax rate, acting City Manager George "Bud" Finch is proposing a new budget for fiscal year 2011 that would include eliminating four positions in the Eastport municipal government.