HEADING UP MARCH HILL,
HEADING UP MARCH HILL, as winter continues into spring, this walker in Eastport’s South End looks over the snowfall after the March 13–14 storm. (Edward French photo)
March 22, 2018
Front Page Stories
Walk-in highlights students’ safety concerns in Calais
Perhaps one of the most disturbing trends in modern society is the increasing number of fatal shootings taking place at schools, including the February 14 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., which claimed the lives of 17 people. While the Parkland incident is the most recent to grab national...
Health benefits of Native ancestral diet are promoted
With obesity recognized as a global health crisis for years and research mounting on the significant perils associated with the standard American diet, many have begun looking for ways to stabilize their health by adopting better eating habits.
Fundy North seeks to quell fishery fears
To help address concerns about Passamaquoddy fishermen from the U.S.
Fishermen's association aiming to reduce whale entanglements
Following last year's right whale deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, fishing gear entanglement is in the spotlight, and it was on the agenda at the Grand Manan Fishermen's Association (GMFA) annual meeting on February 13.
DCF to reopen with minimal staff, inmates
Governor LePage's announcement on March 19 that the Department of Corrections would comply with the Kennebec County Superior Court's order to reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility was a surprise to some but not a surprise that the reopening will be done "in a minimal capacity," with...
SUGARING OFF
SUGARING OFF – A RITE OF SPRING. Steam rises from the evaporator that boils down the sap into maple syrup, as Howard Duvall (right) stokes the firebox and assistant Jim Morrell watches. Maple Lane Sugary in Robbinston hosted an open house, offering tours to the public of its sugarhouse, on Maine