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.
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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
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 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.
2019
Legislative panel eyes changes to allow rockweed harvesting
In the wake of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's March 28 decision that rockweed in the intertidal zone is the property of the upland landowner and not a public resource, a legislative committee is seeking to craft a means through statute to allow for commercial rockweed harvesting -- and the...