In 1999 Midshipman Morgan Roberts sailed into Eastport aboard the U.S.S. Hawes. On July 3 Captain Roberts stood at the helm, commander of the U.S.S. Jason Dunham (DDG 109), as the 510-foot Navy destroyer tied up at the breakwater for a three-day stay.

Legislation to establish a pilot project to support people with substance use disorders in Washington County was finally signed into law on June 27 by Governor Janet Mills. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry of Calais, was approved as an emergency bill by the legislature on June 18.