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Edward French

2020

Police chief appeals firing to city council

Eastport Police Chief Peter Harris says his firing on the morning of September 28 by City Manager Thomas Hoskins "was a wrongful termination based on lies." The dismissal is the third firing of a police chief in the past three years in the city, which has had nine police chiefs in the past 10 years.

2020

Reduction in force hits longshoremen

Because of a downturn in shipping at the Port of Eastport, half of the longshoremen who work at the port are taking an early retirement package as a part of a workforce reduction undertaken by Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), the port's terminal operator.

2020

Eastport board votes to allow fall sports

Following one of its longer discussions in some time, the Eastport School Committee, at its September 16 meeting, unanimously voted to allow the playing of high school fall sports with a limited number of spectators, while expressing concerns about the possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

2020

Sipayik councillors elected in tight race

Following a recount, three tribal members, including a write-in candidate, have been elected to the Sipayik Tribal Council, in the tribal election held on September 8.

2020

Two die in fire at Machias trailer park as three are saved

An early morning fire on September 21 at a Machias trailer park claimed the lives of two people, while three people in a neighboring trailer were able to escape thanks to the quick actions of a passing motorist.

2020

Area schools preparing to reopen safely

At its August 19 meeting, the Eastport School Committee approved a reopening plan for the schools, with students returning on Tuesday, September 8. Principal Paul Theriault stated, "We want to be ready.

2020

Great white shark up to 20 feet long seen off St. Andrews

One of the largest great white sharks ever documented was seen earlier this month just north of St. Andrews in Passamaquoddy Bay. "It was pretty amazing," says Kingsley Pendleton of Lord's Cove, Deer Island, about the shark, which was estimated to be 19 to 20 feet long.