2021
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY over the fisherman statue in downtown Eastport during the Pirate Festival. See this issue for coverage of the festival. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2021
PAYING TRIBUTE
PAYING TRIBUTE as taps is played are honor guard members and the crowd attending the 9/11 ceremony held outside Shead High School in Eastport on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. See this issue for an article on the observance. (Edward French photo)
2021
Whether island ferry run stops depends on U.S. border opening
Whether the private ferry from Campobello to Deer Island runs this winter apparently depends on an American government decision over border restrictions.
2021
Parade celebrates centenarian’s life
The town of Charlotte celebrated the 100th birthday of Ruth Eileen (Brown) Sawyer on Saturday, August 28. Approximately 60 people gathered at the Charlotte Fire Station to form a parade that proceeded toward her home on Ayers Junction Road.
2021
Lack of law enforcement officers hits county municipalities
The difficulty in attracting and retaining law enforcement officers is a nationwide problem that has been hitting Washington County, with some fearing that area towns are about to fall off a cliff because of the scarcity of trained personnel.
2021
Impact of September 11 attacks remembered
Twenty years have passed since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four planes and used them to destroy the World Trade Center towers in New York City and a portion of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
2021
Lubec grapples with curtailing increase in vandalism, thefts
Responding to claims of a surge in vandalism, speeding, property damage and theft, Washington County Sheriff Barry Curtis and Chief Deputy Michael Crabtree spoke to a full house during the September 1 meeting of the Lubec Select Board.