2023
Salmon and Seafood Festival dishes up annual feast of fun
The annual Eastport Salmon & Seafood Festival is celebrating 35 years on Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3.
Lora Whelan
2023
Pirate Festival sure to please scallywags of all ages
The annual Eastport Pirate Festival is celebrating 18 years with sails full of activities for scallywags of all ages from Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10.
2023
Blueberry season off to good start despite late frosts
The wild blueberry season is under way with roadside stands, signs and farmers' markets proudly displaying pints and quarts of plump blueberries. Behind the scenes the blueberry farmers are hard at work over the short harvesting period of about three to four weeks.
2023
Towns to dazzle for Fourth; Eastport to greet Navy ship
The Eastport Fourth of July Committee has been hard at work creating another homecoming week for visitors, residents and families coming from near and far to celebrate the annual holiday.
2023
County law enforcement faces unprecedented pressures
Washington County has experienced a 50% drop in crime from 1995 to 2022, according to statistics collected by the Maine Department of Public Safety and issued every year in an annual Maine Crime Report.
2023
Nexamp developing solar farms in four Downeast communities
Nexamp, a community solar energy company, has four solar energy farms in the works in Eastport, Pembroke, Lubec and Cutler, with the Cutler and Pembroke projects expected to be online in early to mid 2024.
2023
First radar observed meteorite fall occurs in part of county
Social media was rocking with questions about a fireball and sonic booms seen and heard in the skies above parts of Washington County late in the morning of Saturday, April 8. Comments about seeing and hearing something ranged from Calais to Jonesport.