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2020

Reduction in force hits longshoremen

Because of a downturn in shipping at the Port of Eastport, half of the longshoremen who work at the port are taking an early retirement package as a part of a workforce reduction undertaken by Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), the port's terminal operator.

2020

Police chief appeals firing to city council

Eastport Police Chief Peter Harris says his firing on the morning of September 28 by City Manager Thomas Hoskins "was a wrongful termination based on lies." The dismissal is the third firing of a police chief in the past three years in the city, which has had nine police chiefs in the past 10 years.

2020

Outbreak related to Woodland mill leads to 19 testing positive

A total of 19 people have tested positive for COVID-19 -- including four people from Washington County -- following an outbreak related to the Woodland Pulp mill, as of October 6.

2020

PWD planning new water quality project

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) has entered into an agreement with the state's Drinking Water Program and the A.E. Hodsdon engineering firm to be the site of a pilot testing program to improve water quality.

2020

THE FULL HARVEST MOON, along with Mars to the left, breaks through the clouds over the Eastport breakwater on October 1. (Don Dunbar photo)

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)

2020

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

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.