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2019

First Downeast Pride Festival to be held in June

The first annual Downeast Pride Festival will be held in Machias and Eastport on the weekend of June 21, with a film festival, ice cream social and dance party scheduled to run from Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, June 22.

2019

Construction begins on new Sipayik school

After a two-year delay, a contract for the building of the new Sipayik Elementary School was finally signed on May 9, with construction equipment arriving at the site on May 20.

2019

Campobello ferry expected to begin run soon

Following a one-year interruption in service, a seasonal ferry between Campobello and Deer Island is expected to return to its run by mid-June, if not sooner. The lack of the ferry service had caused a significant economic impact on Campobello last summer...

2019

AGAINST A BACKDROP OF STORM CLOUDS over Western Passage, the U.S. flag still flies above the graves of those now at rest at Bayside cemetery in Eastport. (Edward French photo)

AGAINST A BACKDROP OF STORM CLOUDS

AGAINST A BACKDROP OF STORM CLOUDS over Western Passage, the U.S. flag still flies above the graves of those now at rest at Bayside cemetery in Eastport. (Edward French photo)

2019

SAFE! Jacob Cook of the Shead Tigers slides safely into home plate during a high school baseball game against the Narraguagus Knights on May 9. Narraguagus ended up winning the game by a sco

SAFE! Jacob Cook of the Shead Tigers slides safely into home plate during a high school baseball game against the Narraguagus Knights on May 9. Narraguagus ende

SAFE! Jacob Cook of the Shead Tigers slides safely into home plate during a high school baseball game against the Narraguagus Knights on May 9. Narraguagus ended up winning the game by a score of 5 to 1. (Don Dunbar photo)

2019

UMM students produce thought provoking documentary

The most recent film produced by the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) Downeast Documentary course students is a study in finesse.

2019

Pre release center to be built at prison site

The 15 months of limbo have been resolved for the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor, with Governor Janet Mills and the Washington County legislative delegation announcing on May 3 that they have reached an agreement to build a new pre-release center on the existing DCF grounds.