June 9, 2022

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A LONG JOURNEY TO SAFETY ended on Grand Manan for one Ukrainian family, with the arrival of Sacha and Lena Marinin with 3 1/2-year-old Kostya on Tuesday evening, June 7. The family from Mari

A LONG JOURNEY TO SAFETY

A LONG JOURNEY TO SAFETY ended on Grand Manan for one Ukrainian family, with the arrival of Sacha and Lena Marinin with 3 1/2-year-old Kostya on Tuesday evening, June 7. The family from Mariupol was met by a crowd of well-wishers with signs, flags and balloons. A community group

Primary candidates state their positions on issues

While there may be few contested races in the June 14 primary election in Washington County, voters will have to study up on the new electoral districts for the Maine House of Representatives, as they have changed following the redistricting that was approved last year.

Passamaquoddy fancy basket placed at Denver museum

A stunning new fancy basket by Passamaquoddy basketweaver Jeremy Frey has been placed into the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum (DAM) by the Nancy Blomberg Acquisitions Fund for Native American Art.

Northfield man found guilty in triple slaying

On June 1, a jury in Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast found Northfield resident Thomas Bonfanti, 65, guilty on three counts of murder, one count of aggravated attempted murder and one count of elevated aggravated assault in a shooting spree that occurred in the Machias area on February 3,...

Climate change data collected, shared for enhanced usefulness

Climate change planning tools are more important than ever, says Tora Johnson, chair of the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) Division of Environmental and Biological Sciences and director and associate professor of the Global Information System (GIS) Lab and Service Center.

Columbia Falls grappling with flagpole park project

Residents of Columbia Falls are grappling with whether they want to take on oversight of the $1 billion, 2,500-acre Flagpole of Freedom Park proposed by the family behind Wreaths Across America.

Columbia Falls grappling with flagpole park project

Residents of Columbia Falls are grappling with whether they want to take on oversight of the $1 billion, 2,500-acre Flagpole of Freedom Park proposed by the family behind Wreaths Across America. The park, with its eight miles of loop roads, six miles of gondolas, several villages, campgrounds, a hotel,

SINGING a moving version of 'Amazing Grace,' with words both in Passamaquoddy and English, is Taina Francis-Mendez, during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Hillside Cemetery in Eastport. See

SINGING

SINGING a moving version of 'Amazing Grace,' with words both in Passamaquoddy and English, is Taina Francis-Mendez, during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Hillside Cemetery in Eastport. See this issue for an article on the observance. (Edward French photo)

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