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2025

Eastport’s Fourth carries on traditions of Old Home Week

After a somewhat soggy start, Old Home Week came roaring to life in Eastport with a Fourth of July celebration that rekindled fond memories of yesteryear with its energy and enthusiasm. People of all ages flooded the streets periodically during the week...

2025

Eastport's welcoming spirit shines through for Navy ship’s crew

Eastport's welcoming spirit once again shone through the sometimes foggy weather to greet the officers and crew of the USS Farragut, DDG-99, the guided missile destroyer that was in port from July 2 through 7 for the city's Fourth of July celebration.

2025

Pembroke residents fasting for Gazans

While the conflict in Gaza is thousands of miles away, there are people who feel its impact much closer to home. In solidarity with the approximately two million people in Gaza who are experiencing an extreme shortage of food...

2025

Lawful asylum seeker in Calais detained for two months by ICE

A Venezuelan asylum seeker who was lawfully working on a drywall job in Robbinston ended up being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents and spending over two months in immigration detention after a "concerned citizen" of Calais twice called the Border Patrol about a van with "illegal aliens" ...

2025

Roosevelt park to operate with fewer staff, citing loss of funds

Roosevelt Campobello International Park (RCIP) is facing a critical funding shortage as a result of an unresolved delay in part of the annual payment from the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).

2025

Robbinston weighs cost of school choice

The June 13 meeting of the Robbinston School Committee saw a review of two prospective budgets, only one of which maintains school choice for Robbinston students.

2025

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS are members of the Revolutionary War Reenactors of Downeast Maine during a “Rebels and Redcoats” skirmish at the 19th annual Margaretta Days Festival in Machias.