THE GREAT SARDINE
THE GREAT SARDINE is dropped at midnight on New Year's Eve at Bank Square in Eastport, as a crowd watches, bundled up for the cold temperatures. (Don Dunbar photo)
January 11, 2018
Front Page Stories
Sipayik eyeing multifaceted opioid strategy
“Communities throughout the country are dealing with the opioid epidemic, and this community is no different,” says Passamaquoddy Chief Ralph Dana of Sipayik.
Lubec loses historic landmark to stormy conditions, high tide
Lubec lost a historic landmark to the January 4 storm that lashed the region with snow, rain and high winds, coinciding with an astronomically high tide.
Assistance programs see significant need
During these winter months, the cost of heating homes weighs heavily on the minds of many Maine residents. This is another year during which there is a significant demand for assistance.
Demand high at food pantries
Food pantries in Washington and Charlotte counties are holding their own as the colder months of winter begin, and all are dependent upon the generosity of volunteers as well as financial patrons.
County looking for game plan to fight drug-related crimes
The Washington County Sheriff's Office along with other law enforcement agencies has been asked by the county commissioners to create a "game plan" for effectively combating the escalating climate of drug-related crimes. Despite being rescheduled because...
Armed robber flees from store on bicycle
A bicycle-riding armed robber from Charlotte being pursued by police from three agencies did not make it very far on the dark, icy road back home after holding up the Dollar General store in Pembroke...
THE NEW YEAR’S EVE
THE NEW YEAR’S EVE Rock Your Mocs chem-free celebration drew a large crowd to the Sipayik Bingo Hall. Children who attended excitedly counted down to midnight to pull the strings that released all of the candy. (Robin Farrin photo)