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2019

Eastport blaze destroys house

The owner of an Eastport home and attached garage that were destroyed by a late-night fire on December 13 believes the blaze was started by a manufacturer's defect in the car that was in the garage.

2019

Clamdiggers seek to remove invasive crabs

The invasive European green crab continues to be a front‐burner issue for the Lubec Shellfish Conservation Committee, which met in a special session on December 13 to discuss an abatement possibility.

2019

THE DENNYSVILLE FESTIVAL CHOIR under the direction of Colin Windhors sang during the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church on December 22. (Edw

THE DENNYSVILLE FESTIVAL CHOIR

THE DENNYSVILLE FESTIVAL CHOIR under the direction of Colin Windhors sang during the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church on December 22. (Edward French photo)

2019

RINGING AND SINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS with“Jingle Bells” are K4 and K5 students at Eastport Elementary School during the school’s holiday concert on December 19. All of the school’s grades, al

RINGING AND SINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS

RINGING AND SINGING IN THE HOLIDAYS with“Jingle Bells” are K4 and K5 students at Eastport Elementary School during the school’s holiday concert on December 19. All of the school’s grades, along with the Shead jazz and pep bands and the school’s bands and chorus, participated in

2019

Giving programs bring cheer

The holiday season and thoughts of the new year inspire full- and part-time residents of Washington and Charlotte counties to help those who are in need, bringing joy to both the giver and recipient.

2019

Spirit of generosity shines during season

The first observance of the Christmas holiday north of Virginia is believed to have been held on St. Croix Island when a French Catholic priest and a Huguenot Protestant minister oversaw their respective proceedings in 1604.

2019

Carbon credits sold from forestland in Washington County

Baskahegan Company, a Forest Stewardship Council certified forest, has announced the sale of carbon offset credits from the Bluesource-Baskahegan Improved Forest Management Project in Brookton. In 2018 the project generated nearly 700,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emission reductions.