The Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the US

Published the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month

Sign in Free newsletter

Edward French

2014

New Broad Cove berthing eyed

Following the collapse of a large section of the Eastport breakwater, Port Director Chris Gardner stated, "Our number one concern is to work with those who lost property, and we want to make sure the fishing community gets back to work. That's the most important thing we can do for the local...

2014

Fishermen see fewer boats, more scallops

Cobscook Bay area scallop fishermen were finding an abundance of scallops, a good price and fewer draggers from other ports, with the opening of the state's scallop season on December 1. With a smaller number of boats fishing, fishermen hope that the season in the state's Zone 3...

2014

Fishermen count blessings

An Eastport fisherman is a lucky man and the entire fishing community is counting its blessings after the catastrophic collapse of a large section of the Eastport breakwater at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, December 4.

2014

Daycare shortage hurts area families

The closure of four daycare homes in Calais within the past year has led to a shortage of child-care services for parents in eastern Washington County.

2014

Port authority floats plan for bridge to Eastport

Eastport Port Authority officials have begun initial discussions with representatives from the City of Eastport, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Town of Perry about the possibility of constructing a bridge from Perry to Eastport.

2014

New Brunswick lobster catches increase significantly this year

Lobster catches in southwest New Brunswick again are up significantly this year over last year, since the season opened on November 11.

2014

Tribe under sanction over lack of audits

The Passamaquoddy tribal government at Pleasant Point has been placed under sanction by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for being delinquent on its audit reports.