2020
THE FULL HARVEST MOON,
THE FULL HARVEST MOON, along with Mars to the left, breaks through the clouds over the Eastport breakwater on October 1. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2020
THE UNLOADING OF LOGS
THE UNLOADING OF LOGS at the Port of Eastport's bulk storage yard for a test of the port authority's shipboard heat-treating phytosanitation equipment next spring will continue for the next few weeks. The port authority is acquiring 6,000 short tons of under-utilized softwood logs from
2020
Two die in fire at Machias trailer park as three are saved
An early morning fire on September 21 at a Machias trailer park claimed the lives of two people, while three people in a neighboring trailer were able to escape thanks to the quick actions of a passing motorist.
2020
Sipayik councillors elected in tight race
Following a recount, three tribal members, including a write-in candidate, have been elected to the Sipayik Tribal Council, in the tribal election held on September 8.
2020
Progressive Conservatives win majority in legislative assembly
Premier Blaine Higgs took a chance by calling a snap provincial election and won.
2020
Eastport board votes to allow fall sports
Following one of its longer discussions in some time, the Eastport School Committee, at its September 16 meeting, unanimously voted to allow the playing of high school fall sports with a limited number of spectators, while expressing concerns about the possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
2020
Cobscook park a new model in conservation
A new park system located in Lubec and Whiting, Cobscook Shores, is a model of niche conservation, using its Maine nonprofit 501c3 charitable status to provide public access to valuable shorelines, educational programs for area schoolchildren and more.