WHO'S BUTTERCUP
WHO'S BUTTERCUP? Out standing in a field of buttercups in Edmunds are these curious cows. (Edward French photo)
June 25, 2014
Front Page Stories
Voters support school closure in Robbinston
At a non-binding referendum on June 15, Robbinston voters showed -- by a vote of 110 to 80 -- that they would support closure of the Robbinston Grade School and the tuitioning of all students to Calais.
TRC report asserts cultural genocide practiced in Maine
Truth and reconciliation commissions in Maine and Canada released their findings and recommendations this month concerning the abuse of Native children in either the state's child welfare system or the Indian Residential Schools in Canada.
Oceanview Nursing Home to close doors
After 53 years of service to the community, the Oceanview Nursing Home and Residential Care facility in Lubec will be closed permanently on August 29.
Lubec voters opt to retain school wing
In a lopsided referendum, Lubec voters have rejected plans to demolish the shuttered high school wing of the Lubec Consolidated School.
School committee finds third of cuts sought by council
The end result of two hours of discussion by the Eastport School Committee at a meeting on June 24 was to cut $36,000 from its budget of the $100,000 requested by the city budget committee.
City to mark British comings and goings Streets to bustle with 4th events
Another fun-filled Old Home Week is planned in the City of Eastport from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5, to mark Independence Day.
City to mark British comings and goings
Another fun-filled Old Home Week is planned in the City of Eastport from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5, to mark Independence Day.
Downeast LNG changes plans, proposes export/import facility
After waiting nearly eight years for federal permitting for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Robbinston and having finally received a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in May but no final approval yet, Downeast LNG plans to file a new application with the...
Downeast LNG changes plans, proposes export/import facility
After waiting nearly eight years for federal permitting for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Robbinston and having finally received a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in May but no final approval yet, Downeast LNG plans to file a new application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Computers fixed by local students go to South Africa
A simple request for a used math book blossomed into a project that will introduce computers to the students and staff of a rural South African school. Jon Bragdon, computer electronics teacher at the St.
Computers fixed by local students go to South Africa
A simple request for a used math book blossomed into a project that will introduce computers to the students and staff of a rural South African school.
Jon Bragdon, computer electronics teacher at the St. Croix Regional Technical Center in Calais, recently had his students refurbish eight MacBook computers for
City to mark British comings and goings Redcoats to reinvade Eastport
"The British are Coming! The British are Coming!" will be the cry heard on Saturday, July 12, in Eastport as the island community commemorates the 1814 capture of the city by the British during the War of 1812.
City to mark British comings and goings Redcoats to reinvade Eastport
“The British are Coming! The British are Coming!" will be the cry heard on Saturday, July 12, in Eastport as the island community commemorates the 1814 capture of the city by the British during the War of 1812. Redcoats will march and bagpipes will wail during the day marking
WHOOPEE TI YI YO
WHOOPEE TI YI YO! A rider competes in a barrel-racing event at the June 21 horse show held by the Downeast Border Riders at the Pembroke Fairgrounds. (John Lynch photo) Subscribe to Quoddy TidesRates:$31.65 a year in Washington County, Maine (tax included) $36.93 a year in Maine,