2019
DECH nursing contract dispute raises concern
Patient numbers are up, nurses are feeling the stress and an already challenged rural healthcare system is being tested...
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2019
AT THE BOLD COAST SEA
AT THE BOLD COAST SEA & SKY FESTIVAL in Machias, there were plenty of colored eggs, water slides, kites in the air, planes flying in and helicopters on the ground. The event spanned two days and brought plenty of sights, sounds and good food to the area. A family-friendly festival
2019
PUMPING OUT HERRING
PUMPING OUT HERRING at the Eastport Fish Pier from the hold of the carrier Jenny Rose, owned by Earl Small, is his brother Gary. The fish were caught off Eastport by Earl Small’s purse seiner Fundy Gem and are part of the mix to help ease the bait crisis
2019
Sailors welcomed after detour
In 1999 Midshipman Morgan Roberts sailed into Eastport aboard the U.S.S. Hawes. On July 3 Captain Roberts stood at the helm, commander of the U.S.S. Jason Dunham (DDG 109), as the 510-foot Navy destroyer tied up at the breakwater for a three-day stay.
2019
Milltown dam removal plan stirs reactions
The New Brunswick Power Corp. plans to decommission and remove the oldest hydroelectric dam in Canada. NB Power announced late in June that it will seek approval to remove the Milltown Generating Station, which has blocked the St. Croix River at Salmon Falls between St.
2019
County pilot project addressing opiate crisis to be launched
Legislation to establish a pilot project to support people with substance use disorders in Washington County was finally signed into law on June 27 by Governor Janet Mills. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry of Calais, was approved as an emergency bill by the legislature on June 18.
2019
Boston Post Cane recipient reminisces
A mission to Saipan to pick up wounded from the battle of Iwo Jima, piloting home a plane filled to the brim with American prisoners of war at the end of WWII and a passion to preserve and record the past -- these are just a few snapshots in the life of Frank Foster Jr.