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2014

Growing hope through county’s harvest

Lovers of Maine‑grown cranberries may want to stock up while they can or they may be without their favorite condiment come Thanksgiving. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cranberry Specialist Charlie Armstrong says the 2014 harvest is way down, in some cases as much as 70%. "Every year it&

2014

HEADING OUT at first light from North Head, Grand Manan, to set their traps are lobster boats on the first day of the season, November 11. (Bonnie Morse photo)

HEADING OUT

HEADING OUT at first light from North Head, Grand Manan, to set their traps are lobster boats on the first day of the season, November 11. (Bonnie Morse photo)

2014

REMEMBERING as they salute during the playing of Taps at the Veterans Day service in Eastport are U.S. Marine Corps veteran J. Roland Mitchell, U.S. Navy veteran Jim Spinney and Patti Craig

REMEMBERING

REMEMBERING as they salute during the playing of Taps at the Veterans Day service in Eastport are U.S. Marine Corps veteran J. Roland Mitchell, U.S. Navy veteran Jim Spinney and Patti Craig of the American Legion Auxiliary. (Edward French photo) Subscribe to Quoddy Tides Rates:$31.65 a

2014

Teacher intends to file suit over Lubec school bus incident

Lubec residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of the October 8 incident involving a school bus transporting students to Machias Memorial High School and Washington Academy that resulted in the arrest of teacher Deborah Bousquet by Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith.

2014

Stories of Grand Manan veterans told

Roger Nason has been researching the lives of Grand Manan natives and residents who served in World War I, and the following stories, excerpted from his writings, cause one to reflect on Remembrance Day, November 11.

2014

Perry family's red-tape plight no end in sight

The recounting of a nearly eight-year-long effort by a Perry man in dealing with a bureaucratic nightmare to obtain birth certificates and Social Security numbers for his two children reads like a Kafka novel with an American catch-22 spin.

2014

Voters face choices in upcoming election County, state races heat up

For the November 4 general election in Maine, the gubernatorial race has been garnering the most media attention, while local races for Washington County sheriff, the area district attorney and for the Maine House of Representatives, including the contest between Rep.