2019
Lobster season opens with whale pilot project
In a repeat of last year's weather delay, Grand Manan's lobster season opened three days late on November 14...
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2019
Coast Guard revises Perry housing plan
In response to public comments, the U.S. Coast Guard has revised its housing plan for Perry, reducing the initial number of units to four single-family or two duplex homes, eliminating a community center and cutting the size of a maintenance building.
2019
Calais and Machias hospitals change emergency care contracts
Patients entering the emergency departments of Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) and Down East Community Hospital (DECH) are usually in no position to query whether the attending physician and staff are part of their in-network insurance.
2019
THIRD GENERATION WREATH
THIRD GENERATION WREATH-MAKER Savannah McPherson teaches her son, Lucas Scoville, the art of sculpting holiday greenery. “We tip our own brush and craft Christmas wreaths, centerpieces, swags, a gnome cedar tree elf, a boat’s anchor, candy canes and snowflakes for sale,” explains McPherson. Located in Lubec, McPherson delivers locally
2019
EXPRESSING THEIR GRATITUDE
EXPRESSING THEIR GRATITUDE to veterans with their handmade signs are Ivory Flood, 8, and her brother Tannar, 3, at the Veterans Day ceremony in Eastport on November 11. See this issue for coverage of the observance. (Edward French photo)
2019
Tracing a grandfather's service
With the observance of Veterans Day and Remembrance Day on November 11, many in the Quoddy area will recall the sacrifices of family members who served in the U.S. and Canadian armed forces.
2019
Telecommuters find a work-life balance
Just 10 years ago the logistics of telecommuting for work from many areas of Washington County was a non-starter, but in the ensuing years technology has been rapidly advancing and, with it, telecommuters of all stripes have been coming.