2025
WARM WEATHER
WARM WEATHER has produced an abundance of cherries, being harvested
recently by a Downeast gardener. (Edward French photo)
Edward French
2025
WITH WAVING ARMS AND WIDE SMILES
WITH WAVING ARMS AND WIDE SMILES, children had fun in many events during the Fourth of July celebrations Downeast. Above, excited participants take part in the Penny Scramble the morning of the Fourth in Eastport...
2025
Eastport's welcoming spirit shines through for Navy ship’s crew
Eastport's welcoming spirit once again shone through the sometimes foggy weather to greet the officers and crew of the USS Farragut, DDG-99, the guided missile destroyer that was in port from July 2 through 7 for the city's Fourth of July celebration.
2025
Lawful asylum seeker in Calais detained for two months by ICE
A Venezuelan asylum seeker who was lawfully working on a drywall job in Robbinston ended up being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents and spending over two months in immigration detention after a "concerned citizen" of Calais twice called the Border Patrol about a van with "illegal aliens" ...
2025
CELEBRATING
CELEBRATING after cutting the ribbon for the new airport terminal
building on June 14 are (left to right) Barbara Hayslett, district
director for Congressman Jared Golden, Eastport City Council President
Billy Boone...
2025
Eastport airport community day celebrates new terminal
The inaugural Eastport Airport Community Day was celebrated by crowds who watched skydiving demonstrations, listened to music and speeches, and viewed a Black Hawk helicopter, vintage aircraft and classic cars, all under clear skies and amid a buoyant atmosphere.
2025
WITH FLAGS FLUTTERING
WITH FLAGS FLUTTERING in the breeze, Darla George explains the
significance of the “table set for one” during the Memorial Day
observance at Hillside Cemetery in Eastport. See this issue for coverage
of area Memorial Day ceremonies.