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2021

Historic flight still shrouded in mystery after biplane vanished

The disappearance 94 years ago this May of the White Bird biplane and its two pilots -- possibly in Washington County, Maine -- remains an unsolved mystery of aviation history.

2021

Bill proposal stirs up debate on aquaculture

The decades-long debate over the leasing of Maine's coastal waters for aquaculture and the possible displacement of some traditional fisheries, particularly the lobster fishery, again came to the fore during an April 13 public hearing before the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on a...

2021

Added rules to cross border upset islanders

Campobello residents appear ready to fight the latest electronic hoop through which they must jump to get off and back on their island.

2021

LOBSTER TRAPS are loaded onto the Triple Trouble at the Eastport breakwater on April 19, for setting at the start of this year's season. (Edward French photo)

LOBSTER TRAPS

LOBSTER TRAPS are loaded onto the Triple Trouble at the Eastport breakwater on April 19, for setting at the start of this year's season. (Edward French photo)

2021

HAVING FUN on their scooters on a spring day in Eastport are Teddy Bishop, 7, and his sister Frances, 5, of Seal Cove, Maine. They were visiting their grandparents, Bob and Jeanne Peacock, i

HAVING FUN

HAVING FUN on their scooters on a spring day in Eastport are Teddy Bishop, 7, and his sister Frances, 5, of Seal Cove, Maine. They were visiting their grandparents, Bob and Jeanne Peacock, in the island city. (Edward French photo)

2021

Suicide prompts skatepark group to take action

The loss of any young life affects small communities deeply; when the loss is the result of suicide, the impact can be particularly distressing.

2021

New offset agreement provides funds for tribe, protects species

The Passamaquoddy Tribe has entered into another environmental offset program that will generate funds for the tribe as its lands compensate for ecological impacts at other locations. With the tribe already having received millions through the carbon credit program...