June 27, 2013
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Teams testing spill response pour into area
In an exercise to test the joint U.S. and Canadian response to an oil spill along the border between the two countries, hundreds of federal, state and provincial responders assembled in Calais and Saint John last week. The Canuslant exercise is held every other year.
Towns to dazzle for Fourth celebrations
From color-filled pageants to heart-throbbing dory races, Lubec's Fourth of July program, planned by committee members Dana-Lee McConnell, Sherri Pike and Mary Ramsdell, will stretch the nation's birthday into nine days of everyone-together celebration.
Local marathon participation runs high
The finish line was on Lubec's Water Street, but the starting point was at the West Quoddy Head Light, and also a year earlier. Four hundred and forty-seven runners completed the first Bay of Fundy International Marathon on June 23, and another 270 finished the 10-kilometer race.
Towns to dazzle for Fourth celebrations
Another fun-filled Old Home Week is planned in the City of Eastport from Friday, June 29, through Saturday, July 6.
"The 4th of July Committee has put together a great program of events for 2013, and we're really excited to kick things off with the arrival of
Calais city council wrestles with hole in school’s budget
It was a tense special meeting held by the Calais City Council on the evening of June 20. The council was in the unenviable position of having to come up with a fiscal year 2014 municipal budget that would keep the mill rate close to its current level of 23.
THE MACHIASPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FLOAT
THE MACHIASPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FLOAT took first place in the Machias 250th birthday celebration parade. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
STARTING THE MARATHON AND THE SUMMER SEASON DOWNEAST
STARTING THE MARATHON AND THE SUMMER SEASON DOWNEAST. In the center, wearing #134, is William Guzick of New York, who ended up winning the Bay of Fundy International Marathon. Runners started at West Quoddy Light at 8 a.m., crossed the FDR Memorial Bridge, turned around at Head Harbour Light
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