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2018

Right whale disentangled by Campobello team

The effort to save the endangered North Atlantic right whale, with a population believed to be fewer than 450, was bolstered this week by the work of the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, which disentangled fishing gear from one of the whales, a 10-year-old male, off Grand Manan.

2018

Message of peace shared by runners

To most, peace is an abstract and elusive concept. It isn't something concrete that one can hold in one's hands or pass to one another.

2018

Fighting dementia by creating a "Haven"

Receiving a diagnosis of incurable dementia can feel like a death sentence. The degenerative diseases encompassed by the term slowly erode the brain of affected individuals, hindering their ability to think and ultimately to function.

2018

Council backs subsidizing of ferry service

Resident frustrations at the continued lack of ferry service to Campobello Island boiled over during the July 30 meeting of the Campobello council, when a standing-room only crowd filled the meeting room to voice their concerns.

2018

ED BASSETT helps teach youngsters about canoeing during the Passamaquoddy Canoe Cultural Day held on August 2 at Split Rock, Sipayik. (Edward French photo)

ED BASSETT

ED BASSETT helps teach youngsters about canoeing during the Passamaquoddy Canoe Cultural Day held on August 2 at Split Rock, Sipayik. (Edward French photo)

2018

CELEBRATING

CELEBRATING

CELEBRATING with fireworks during the Grand Manan Rotary Festival is a crowd on Stanley Beach.Other celebrations in the area include Indian Day at Pleasant Point, the Perry bicentennial, the International Homecoming Festival parade in Calais and the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival. (Arlene Benham photo)

2018

Steps to combat scams are outlined

On behalf of Eastport's Age Friendly Action Committee, committee chair Mary Repole, Eastport Police Chief Mike Donahe and Eastport City Manager Elaine Abbott presented a program at Shead High School on July 18 designed to alert people about scams and frauds and to suggest methods to protect...