The Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the US

Published the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month

Sign in Free newsletter

Lora Whelan

2012

Atlantic Rehab plans to close by start of July

Atlantic Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Calais will close its doors on July 6. Corporate owner First Atlantic Healthcare CEO Kenneth Bowden confirmed the news on June 5. "We have started the official process of closure as of today.

2012

Alewife allies swim upstream

Alewives may be a few steps closer to gaining access to their ancestral grounds in the St. Croix River, but the path to that access may not happen fast enough, say Passamaquoddy tribal members Vera Francis and Edward Bassett.

2012

Two Rivers project to conserve lands rich in history

Over 1,000 acres of land and almost five acres of shoreline are being conserved through a community effort spearheaded by the Downeast Coastal Conservancy.

2012

City budget proposal eyes mill rate hike

Eastport's mill rate is projected to increase by about 6.5% to $23.21 per $1,000 in real estate value if the current draft of the fiscal year 2013 budget is approved by the city council in June.

2012

Downeast communities strive to curb teenage binge drinking

Over the next two weeks 20 out of 100 Washington County teenagers will binge drink, but only 1% of the parents of those 20 teens know or understand that their child may be binge drinking, and only 5% believe that their child may have had a drink in the past 30 days.

2012

Island group receives grant to repair wharf

Within the next three years the nonprofit Friars Bay Development Association (FBDA) hopes to have the Welshpool, Campobello, wharf bustling with activity.

2012

GIS students at UMM upgrade county tax maps

Students in the University of Maine at Machias' Geographic Information System (GIS) classes are bringing Washington County's municipal tax maps into the 21st Century, and they're learning skills that will greatly expand their employment opportunities upon graduation.