2025
Provincial cabinet eyes ferry service to Campobello
New Brunswick's provincial cabinet might take up an invitation to meet on Campobello Island, according to Premier Susan Holt.
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2025
Cultural revival expanding Downeast; Historic church gains new life
A historic building in East Machias, having been rescued from deteriorating into the ground, is now seeing "its old bones" find purpose once more. The East Machias Cultural Arts Center (EMCAC) now calls First Congregational Church home as it moves to interact with both church members, residents and
2025
Cultural revival expanding Downeast; Machias Arts Center to open
The Machias Arts Council (MAC) will be opening a new community project and space this spring to both engage the membership as well as the community. The rental space located at 277 Main Street, the former Refine Furniture building, will be the Machias Arts Center.
"We are getting all
2025
Cold plunge dipper raises over $44,000 for food bank
A New Year's resolution by one Grand Manan resident has exploded far beyond his original intent into a community‑wide fundraising initiative, as he has now raised over $44,000 for the local food bank.
Kyle Mawer began the year thinking that the discipline of "doing something
2025
World’s largest clam garden ready for first harvesting
The Sipayik Community Clam Garden – a project that began in 2022 in Half Moon Cove and has since become the largest soft-shell clam garden in the world – is nearing its first harvest, according to steward Erik S. Francis. All of the clams from the harvest will be distributed to tribal
2025
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING
A SURE SIGN OF SPRING. A lamb named Alex was among those born at Shofar Farms in Perry on March 31. (Sarah Guiltner photo)
2025
All-terrain vehicle proposals stir debate; ATVs on roads bill opposed
Proposed legislation to allow ATVs to be driven on public roads received strong pushback from state government officials and other residents during a March 27 hearing by the legislature's Transportation Committee.