GLOWING JACK
GLOWING JACK-O-LANTERNS LINE the rocky ledge next to the Water Street home of David and Leslie Arens in Eastport on Halloween. (Don Dunbar photo)
November 10, 2011
Front Page Stories
Military veterans share memories of service
Service medals and ribbons earned by an Eastport military veteran over 80 years ago were finally obtained by a loving daughter this year, thanks to the assistance of the local veterans administration representative, family members and the office of Senator Susan Collins.
Perry divides over resignation, effort to recall selectman
Back-to-back emergency and regularly scheduled Perry selectmen meetings have become a battleground of differing opinions among residents and selectmen. With a trio of upsets -- property tax increases, one selectman's resignation and an effort to recall another selectman -- the town is divided.
County spurred to shift view toward prescription drugs
Abuse of prescription drugs is becoming a national concern, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
Cooke faces charges from lobster deaths
Three senior officials of Cooke Aquaculture, the largest producer of farmed salmon in eastern North America, and one of its subsidiary companies are being charged with releasing a banned pesticide used to treat salmon for sea lice into area waters, which ended up killing perhaps 1,000 or more...
Bills address gambling, elvers, energy options and tribal issues
Adopting guidelines for casino gambling in Maine, allowing communities to benefit from local renewable energy projects, expanding the elver fishery and making it a crime to falsely affiliate oneself with a federally recognized tribe are among the topics of bills that area legislators have...
THE SUNRISE ON CAMPOBELLO
THE SUNRISE ON CAMPOBELLO at Head Harbour on Monday, October 24, was eye-catching. Observers have sometimes reported seeing a "green flash" as the sun creeps up over the horizon. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)