2020
THE COMET NEOWISE
THE COMET NEOWISE appears between some birch trees at Dog Island, Eastport, on the night of July 15. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2020
GATHERING SWEETGRASS
GATHERING SWEETGRASS at Kcipeskiyak, Sipayik, is Donald Francis on a summer's day. The Passamaquoddy and other Native tribes use the sacred plant for making baskets and braids and in prayer, smudging or purifying ceremonies. (Edward French photo)
2020
St. Croix River seeing rebound in number of returning alewives
The annual alewife run up the St. Croix River has already passed last year's total. The official count at the Milltown Dam reached 607,053 as of June 27...
2020
St. Andrews man’s body found on Robbinston beach
The body of a deceased St. Andrews man was found on a beach in Robbinston on July 7. Richard Warnell, 64, had been the subject of a missing person investigation by the RCMP since July 3.
2020
Election candidates state their positions
In the Tuesday, July 14, primary election in Maine, voters will face choices in the Democratic race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Susan Collins and in the Republican race for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by Democratic Congressman Jared Golden.
2020
Building owners sued for fraud, file for bankruptcy
A couple who have owned two of Eastport's downtown buildings since 2003 are being sued for alleged fraud by businesses in Massachusetts and have filed for bankruptcy.
2020
WORKING THE FLATS
WORKING THE FLATS were a large number of clamdiggers near the Sparkplug lighthouse in the Lubec Channel on July 2, as a fog bank rolls in over West Quoddy Head. The Mowry Beach flats opened for digging on June 25. (Edward French photo)