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2019

Blacks Harbour prepares for probable sale of Connors Bros.

Blacks Harbour's Mayor Terry James hopes for the best as new owners appear likely to take over North America's last remaining sardine cannery. "There's no panic, but there is an underlying concern..."

2019

Bills focus on rockweed law and DA district

Bills affecting Washington County to be taken up during the upcoming legislative session include ones that would repeal the rockweed management law for Cobscook Bay, allow for a referendum on whether the county should have its own district attorney and extend the Down East Sunrise Trail to Calais.

2019

Big Bird creator leaves friendship legacy

The man behind that gloriously happy yellow mess of feathers, Big Bird, died on Sunday, December 8, leaving behind a legacy not soon to be forgotten. Caroll Spinney brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to television screens for almost 50 years and touched lives around the world.

2019

TELLING SANTA what they want for Christmas were many children at Triangle Park in Calais following the Lioness Christmas Parade on December 6. (Edward French photo)

TELLING SANTA

TELLING SANTA what they want for Christmas were many children at Triangle Park in Calais following the Lioness Christmas Parade on December 6. (Edward French photo)

2019

FISHING FOR SANTA are anglers on this float during Lubec’s Festival of Lights parade. The float was sponsored by Dallas Hood and Joanne Case, with the prize money donated to the American Leg

FISHING FOR SANTA

FISHING FOR SANTA are anglers on this float during Lubec’s Festival of Lights parade. The float was sponsored by Dallas Hood and Joanne Case, with the prize money donated to the American Legion Auxiliary. (Chessie Crowe photo)

2019

Turkey Trot 5K race continues a legacy

The second annual Addison Coty Memorial Turkey Trot 5K was held November 16 in Robbinston, with proceeds going to support a memorial scholarship fund.

2019

Local communities are on frontlines of opioid crisis fight

Maine is one of the states hardest hit by the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, but people across the state are working on the frontlines of this epidemic, raising awareness and developing new solutions.