2022 GULLS GATHER, GULLS GATHER, looking for feed, on a winter's day off Eastport. (Edward French photo)
2022 DRIVING TO THE BASKET DRIVING TO THE BASKET to score two points during a high school basketball game against Deer-Isle Stonington on January 24 is Shead Tigerette Ashlee Morang. See this issue for coverage of the Shead basketball games. (Don Dunbar photo)
2022 THE SARDINE DROP THE SARDINE DROP in front of the Tides Institute drew a large crowd in downtown Eastport on New Year's Eve. (Don Dunbar photo)
2022 SHOVELING OUT SHOVELING OUT in front of Horn Run Brewing in downtown Eastport is Kieran Weston, following the January 7 storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on the island city. (Edward French photo)
2022 Tribal culture-bearer remembered A generous and unassuming Passamaquoddy man who has been one of the driving forces for the preservation of the tribe's language and culture passed away just before Christmas. Wayne Newell of Indian Township died on December 23 at the age of 79.
2022 Perry woman arrested for murder in shooting death of Eastport man A 50-year-old Eastport man, Jason "Cowboy" Aubuchon, was shot in the head and killed in Perry the day after Christmas, and his 40-year-old former girlfriend, Danielle Wheeler, has been charged with murder.
2022 New laws to protect patients from surprise medical billing A Maine law enacted in March 2020, An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills, and a new 2021 federal law, the No Surprises Act (NSA), are meant to help patients with surprise billing.