SIGNS OF THE TIMES
SIGNS OF THE TIMES. Political signs dot the landscape. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
October 25, 2012
Front Page Stories
Voters to pick federal, state, county leaders
While the race for the next U.S. president has generated much attention on the national political scene, and the contest for a new U.S.
Talk critiques salmon farming
Well-known biologist and environmental activist Alexandra Morton brought her salmon-farming presentation to Grand Manan on October 17, when she spoke to a small audience of about 20 at the Grand Manan Museum. Morton hails from Echo Bay, B.C.
Frustration mounts over Coast Guard building problems
Frustration over the growing list of problems with the Eastport Coast Guard Station building was vented by Eastport Port Authority board members at their October 16 meeting.
Towns weigh impact of AOS withdrawal
Calais residents who attended the October 22 Calais School Liaison Committee meeting voiced their concerns about their city leaving the AOS. One member of the public said during the public question-and-answer segment, "Other communities are having trouble.
Towns weigh impact of AOS withdrawal
AOS #77 board members and residents of towns in the Sunrise County School System, at an October 17 meeting of the AOS board in Perry, expressed their unhappiness that Calais and possibly Eastport are considering leaving the AOS. Calais residents will be voting during the general election on November 6
A FUTURE FIREFIGHTER
A FUTURE FIREFIGHTER? Firefighter Tom Critchley and kindergartner Jesse Calame try out spraying water with a fire hose during a visit to the Timothy P. Mullen Central Fire Station by Eastport Elementary School students in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 on October 18. The visit was part of