SLOWLY TRUDGING
SLOWLY TRUDGING up toward March Hill is this Rossport Farms moose, moving imperceptibly during this long winter on Moose Island. (Edward French photo)
February 10, 2022
Front Page Stories
Shipping downturn leads to layoffs for port's longshoremen
Almost all of the remaining longshoremen who work at the Port of Eastport are being laid off this month, as the downturn in shipping continues.
Machiasport pre-release center now open at rebuilt prison site
It's been a long time in coming and does so with a lot less publicity than when it was abruptly closed in February of 2018. The new Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) Pre Release Center in Machiasport is now a reality.
Contaminated sludge could be at sites in county
Washington County is not immune to the impact of the recent discovery that chemicals used in non stick cookware, carpets, water repellent sportswear, food wrappers and containers, firefighting foam and even ski wax are contributing to water, soil, food and wild game contamination throughout Maine.
Being best friends reason for happy marriage
Valentine's Day turns attention to love. Sometimes finding love can be hard. And other times it can happen unexpectedly, as if a light switch is suddenly turned on.
Area offered refuge for range of hermits
The number of people who have lived quietly outside of society in rural Washington and Charlotte counties is not easily determined. Due to the nature of hermits, few records or testaments remain of their existence.
A SNOWY OWL
A SNOWY OWL flies across the sweetgrass field at Pleasant Point on February 1. It stayed around for two days, giving many people their first sighting of the large, white Arctic owl. (Don Dunbar photo)