The Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the US

Published the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month

Sign in Free newsletter

Edward French

2016

Eastport issues notice to quit to boatbuilder

The dispute between the City of Eastport and Millennium Marine USA over rent payments to the city and money owed to Millennium has now boiled over to the point that the city has told the boatbuilding firm to leave the city-owned Guilford mill building by July 19, while Millennium President Cory...

2016

Sturgeon reshuffle breakwater work

First it was seals, porpoises and whales and now it's sturgeon and salmon that are limiting the timing of work on the two-year $15 million Eastport breakwater renovation.

2016

Dispute over clam digging spurs proposal

A proposal to limit the number of non-resident clam diggers to 10% of the resident number in Perry and Pembroke led to a very heated meeting of the shellfish committee for the two towns on May 12.

2016

School board wrestles with Columbus and Santa

The Eastport School Committee quickly dispatched with Christopher Columbus, tossing him overboard in short order, but wrestled for nearly an hour with Santa Claus, who was stoutly defended by three ladies of the Christian faith, before the right jolly old elf finally won.

2016

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.

2016

Sipayik recall vote on tribal councillor, vice chief disputed

In the March 26 election at Sipayik called by Passamaquoddy Chief Fred Moore III, 86% of the tribal members who voted favored recalling Vice Chief Vera Francis and 93% were in favor of recalling tribal councillor Madonna Soctomah.

2016

Salt shipments through to start in July -- New England Salt Company

The $9 million bulk conveyor system at the Port of Eastport that was completed three years ago will finally have its baptism by fire not with wood chips but with salt.