2017 TWO IN ONE SWOOP TWO IN ONE SWOOP! An eagle flies off with a mackerel in each talon in Head Harbour Passage. The avian fisherman was spotted from Eastport Windjammers’ boat Pier Pressure. (Don Dunbar photo)
2017 Tribe planning not to harvest blueberry crop The current glut of wild blueberries in the market has not only depressed prices significantly but is leaving some growers, including the Passamaquoddy Tribe, with no place to sell their berries.
2017 Senator hears healthcare fears Over 20 Downeast healthcare organization leaders and providers met with U.S. Senator Angus King at Eastport Health Care (EHC) on the morning of July 5 to voice their concerns about the Senate's proposed legislation that would replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2017 City’s breakwater celebrated amidst sea of red, white, blue Cradled between "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and other patriotic songs played by the Maine Army National Guard band on the deck of the Eastport Port Authority office and the non-stop booming, brilliant flashes of the Eastport Fourth of July's fantastic fireworks display over the Navy...
2017 Campobello man dies saving whale The community of Campobello is mourning the loss of Joseph Howlett, the lobsterman with a passion for rescuing whales, who died in a freak entanglement accident on July 10 about 20 miles off the coast of New Brunswick in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.