BOATS OF ALL SIZES
BOATS OF ALL SIZES are seen off Eastport, as the freighter Optimana comes through Friar’s Roads to the Estes Head port terminal on July 21, and lobster boats are moored off Prince’s Cove. (Edward French photo)
July 23, 2015
Front Page Stories
Teen driver’s sentencing ‘a cautionary tale’
A year after a car crash killed one Grand Manan teen and injured four others, the driver of the vehicle was sentenced on July 15 in a case both Judge Henrik Tonning and defence lawyer David Lutz hope will provide a warning to others.
Seals’ delaying of breakwater work resolved
The loud pile-driving noise from rebuilding the Eastport breakwater was threatening to cripple the project, as the sound could disturb seals in the bay.
Higher costs delay submarine cable project at Cutler base
The laying of a submarine cable that would provide power to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic Detachment Cutler has been delayed by at least another year. Originally planned for a two-week construction period during either the winter of 2014B2015 or 2015B2016...
Digital detox group learning to live unplugged
Early on a July Saturday morning a seven‑member group visiting Eastport from Silicon Valley in California as part of a "digital detox" pilot project was hard at work helping the Eastport Recreation Committee clear land for a future skateboard area and a "little tots" park next to the...
Council sanctions Cummings; Abbott to stay as manager
Eastport City Manager Elaine Abbott is maintaining her position with the city after having given an unofficial notice of resignation to the council after the contentious July 8 city council meeting. The public heard the news at the end of a special council meeting held on July 16.
COOLING OFF ON A HOT DAY
COOLING OFF ON A HOT DAY. Jumping in for a swim off Jeff Turner’s pontoon boat at Boyden’s Lake are some happy kids. Built in 2008 by Jason Brown, Bush Kerby and Tommy Critchley, it can be anchored so others can join in the fun. The oldest to