2025
Area communities to celebrate holidays with events, parades
Towns and businesses throughout the area will be holding special events for the holiday season.
Paula Horvath
2025
SkyHope provides comfort to area medical patients
A mixture of philanthropy and cookies provides a lifesaving service for medically needy people in Washington County who require specialized healthcare. The philanthropy comes from an organization called SkyHope and the pilots who donate their aircraft, skills, time and fuel money...
2025
Eastport weighs pros and cons of cruise ship visits
Cruises became a larger part of life for Eastport this year with 23 ships docking at the breakwater – the last of which will appear on Sunday, November 2. Their appearances have elicited a somewhat mixed review from local residents.
2025
Court to rule on beach access, answering debate for Eastport
Questions regarding beach access are being raised in both Eastport and across Maine as residents and businesses test the limits of what's possible in a state that allows private property rights to extend to a beach's low‑water line.
2025
Moose down a well now has a tale to tell
Fifteen‑year‑old Cole Brown was up on a ladder building a shed when he heard a clamor coming from the alders behind him. He'd been hearing noises coming from the woods for hours, but this was a noise of a different magnitude.
2025
Eastport beach access issue sparks controversy
A social media furor has sparked the anger of some Eastport residents who hope that a beach access point historically open to the public remains available despite its closure for construction.
2025
Downeast Wind energy flowing; funds from project coming soon
Electricity is flowing through the lines from 30 giant wind turbines surrounding Columbia, and soon the promised money from project operation will flow as well to local governments in Washington County.