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2015

New programs to address need for firefighters, truck drivers

The lack of firefighters in Washington County and an increased demand for truck drivers for the new St. Croix Tissue plant in Baileyville have led the technical education center in Calais to add programs to meet the area's needs. The St.

2015

Lubec volunteers try to rescue shark

Sometime during the night of September 2, a young male basking shark apparently took a wrong turn and ended up stranded on the sand bar alongside the Lubec Channel on a rapidly falling tide.

2015

Calais planning for full service marina

Boaters gifted with the experience of plying the waterways connected with Passamaquoddy Bay may soon have the opportunity of visiting a wholly upgraded waterfront -- one that was once the second-busiest lumber port in the state, just behind Bangor.

2015

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, students at the Eastport Elementary School are eager to begin their classes. (Edward French photo)

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL,

ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, students at the Eastport Elementary School are eager to begin their classes. (Edward French photo)

2015

PLUNDERING PIRATES invaded Lubec by land, sea and air on September 5 and then overran the Island City during the Eastport Pirate Festival on September 11-13. (Don Dunbar photo) Subscribe to

PLUNDERING PIRATES

PLUNDERING PIRATES invaded Lubec by land, sea and air on September 5 and then overran the Island City during the Eastport Pirate Festival on September 11-13. (Don Dunbar photo) Subscribe to Quoddy Tides Rates:$31.65 a year in Washington County, Maine (tax included) $36.93 a year in Maine,

2015

School closes in Robbinston; choice allowed

An end of an era is at hand for the Robbinston Grade School, but parents of school-age children won't have time to mourn the loss as they place their children elsewhere by the start of school next week.

2015

Lighthouses linked through ham radio

Grand Manan's Swallowtail Lighthouse was a focal point for some conversations spanning the globe on August 15 and 16, as three amateur radio operators set up shop to participate in the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW).