RIPPLING WAVES
RIPPLING WAVES of clouds appear over the Eastport breakwater one October morning. (Don Dunbar photo)
October 23, 2014
Front Page Stories
Teacher intends to file suit over Lubec school bus incident
Lubec residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of the October 8 incident involving a school bus transporting students to Machias Memorial High School and Washington Academy that resulted in the arrest of teacher Deborah Bousquet by Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith.
Stories of Grand Manan veterans told
Roger Nason has been researching the lives of Grand Manan natives and residents who served in World War I, and the following stories, excerpted from his writings, cause one to reflect on Remembrance Day, November 11.
Perry family's red-tape plight no end in sight
The recounting of a nearly eight-year-long effort by a Perry man in dealing with a bureaucratic nightmare to obtain birth certificates and Social Security numbers for his two children reads like a Kafka novel with an American catch-22 spin.
Voters face choices in upcoming election County, state races heat up
For the November 4 general election in Maine, the gubernatorial race has been garnering the most media attention, while local races for Washington County sheriff, the area district attorney and for the Maine House of Representatives, including the contest between Rep.
Voters face choices in upcoming election - Bear baiting back on the ballot
Controversy surrounds the citizen's initiative on bear hunting that voters will consider at the November 4 election polls in Maine.
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