July 11, 2008
Front Page Stories
Insulation is key to lowering cost of home heating
While Washington County residents may hope for a significant gesture on the part of state or federal government as they plan for the coming heating season, it is more likely that the help they find will come from a variety of sources that start close to home.
Eastport celebrates flag-waving Fourth
In the early morning of July 4, Independence Day, the streets of Eastport seemed very quiet save for the coming and going of a few vehicles. The silence would soon be broken as the city's 48th annual flag-raising ceremony took place at the breakwater.
Cooke set to reopen plant in Machiasport
While the New Brunswick government was announcing on June 27 a $3 million loan to Cooke Aquaculture, which will help in the firm's ongoing creation of 230 new jobs in the province, the company released publicly its decision to reopen the Machiasport processing plant in Maine by early next year.
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EASTPORT'S SPIRITED FOURTH
EASTPORT'S SPIRITED FOURTH included a clown getting caught up in the spirit of the Dance Expression troupe during the Grand Parade, sailors watching the fireworks from the deck of the U.S.S. Hawes, and a codfish relay competitor screaming all the way. (Edward French and Don Dunbar