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2021

Island life recalled on 104th birthday

More than a century, 104 years, is a long time for just about anything. But when it comes wrapped in a Canadian smile from a person who can now claim she has lived through two pandemics and is Campobello's oldest resident, well, that person is just special.

2021

Discarded whipped cream cans point to unsafe trend of huffing

In late March Eastport resident Tessa Chaffey Ftorek noticed a number of whipped cream canisters on the side of High Street near the cemetery and along outer Clark Street. When she went back to clean up the garbage, she was astonished at the number she collected -- over 55.

2021

CONDUCTING hoisting drills in Passamaquoddy Bay on March 24 were U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport's 47-foot motor lifeboat and a Coast Guard helicopter. (Don Dunbar photo)

CONDUCTING

CONDUCTING hoisting drills in Passamaquoddy Bay on March 24 were U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport's 47-foot motor lifeboat and a Coast Guard helicopter. (Don Dunbar photo)

2021

A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. These newborn lambs, two of perhaps a dozen that may be born this season at Shofar Farms in Perry, are embraced by Rebekah Guiltner (left), holding Tiny Tim, and her s

A SURE SIGN OF SPRING

A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. These newborn lambs, two of perhaps a dozen that may be born this season at Shofar Farms in Perry, are embraced by Rebekah Guiltner (left), holding Tiny Tim, and her sister Sarah, carrying Big Bertha. The Guiltner family's farm raises Icelandic sheep, which

2021

Officials dispute LePage’s claims about prison

An op ed by former Maine Governor Paul LePage about the recent history of the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Washington County has a number of those who were involved saying that LePage has it wrong. "If he wants to argue that we shouldn't have spent the money, that's fine.

2021

Lubec board awards bid for Quoddy Dolphin

The Lubec Select Board awarded the sale of the sprawling but decaying Quoddy Dolphin building, which has been seized for back taxes, to Derek Lyons for $35,000, during a special meeting on March 24.

2021

Court approves DECH’s plan to acquire Calais hospital

On March 24 a bankruptcy court approved the plan for Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) to be purchased by Down East Community Hospital (DECH) of Machias, with Mark Stickney of Spinglass Management Group appointed as the plan officer. CRH will become the Calais Community Hospital (CCH) under the plan.