CONDUCTING A STOKES LITTER TRAINING CONDUCTING A STOKES LITTER TRAINING at the Eastport breakwater on May 5 are crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport. David Kolasinski is in the stokes litter, assisted by Ethan Bray.
ATV hearing in Lubec draws large crowd The Lubec town meeting room was so full there were people clustered outside the windows trying to listen to the public hearing about possibly opening up the town to ATV traffic.
Fishway at Whiting Mill Pond dam to restore alewife habitat access A fishway planned for the historic Whiting Mill Pond dam will restore access to important habitat for a variety of native fish species while enabling the dam to remain in place as a landmark feature in the town and retaining the pond's reservoir for firefighting purposes.
Sipayik council terminates vice chief from employment The Passamaquoddy Tribal Council at Sipayik decided at an April 22 meeting to terminate the employment of Vice Chief Ernest Neptune because of allegations of sexual harassment.
Coast Guard proposal to remove buoys opposed by local mariners The U.S. Coast Guard's proposal to discontinue 154 navigational buoys in Maine, with 12 in the Quoddy area, including all of the buoys in the Lubec Channel, is being opposed by some local mariners, who say they are a critical aid for piloting in waters with strong currents and plenty of fog.
Arrest made in 1984 killing of Calais teenager The tragic death of 18‑year‑old Linda Maxwell of Calais, found deceased on the shore of the St. Croix River in Robbinston in 1984, has led to the arrest of a prime suspect in the murder since it occurred over 40 years ago.
SPLISH, SPLASH, taking a bath SPLISH, SPLASH, taking a bath, local coastguardsmen have fun while testing their dry suits for leaks. Shown are Mitchell Miller, James Kane, Jansyn Moss, David Kolasinski and Abraham Cordero from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport during a training in the inner basin of the breakwater on May 5.