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2015

East Machias hatchery working to bring Atlantic salmon home

On a cool sunlit morning, as mist hovers over the stream, the salmon begin to move, returning home. There is nothing like the sight of a salmon returning from the ocean waters, up a river to where it began life, to spawn and make new life.

2015

Bounty of booty will bedazzle

The 10th annual Eastport Pirate Festival will be held on September 11, 12 and 13 and include least 80 events. The Eastport Pirate Festival's official kickoff, though, will be on Saturday, September 5, when Eastport pirates invade Lubec by land, sea and air.

2015

ARTIST AMY BARTLETT WRIGHT holds up her finalized concept image of the soon-to-be-completed mural on the side of the Calais Community Thrift Store. Bartlett Wright has been working since Aug

ARTIST AMY BARTLETT WRIGHT

ARTIST AMY BARTLETT WRIGHT holds up her finalized concept image of the soon-to-be-completed mural on the side of the Calais Community Thrift Store. Bartlett Wright has been working since August 12 to complete the wall-sized mural, which shows a well-known steamship plying the waters of

2015

A FOGGY BALLET. Heavy construction equipment moves through the mist as CPM Constructors drives sheet piling and removes fill from the Eastport breakwater on an August morning. The reconstruc

A FOGGY BALLET

A FOGGY BALLET. Heavy construction equipment moves through the mist as CPM Constructors drives sheet piling and removes fill from the Eastport breakwater on an August morning. The reconstruction work is expected to take two years. (Edward French photo) Subscribe to Quoddy Tides Rates:$31.65 a year in Washington

2015

Select board, budget committee clash in Lubec

Sharp disagreements between the Lubec Select Board and the budget committee set the tone for the annual town meeting held on August 4. It took three and a half hours to approve 48 articles, with 72 registered Lubec voters participating.

2015

School principal resigns in Calais

The Calais middle and high schools will soon be under new leadership due to the resignation of Principal Matt Clark, effective August 14. An administrator for the Calais schools for nine years, Clark has opted to take a position as assistant principal at Ellsworth High School.

2015

School closure issues debated in Robbinston

Robbinston voters will decide the fate of their school when they cast their ballots at a referendum vote set for Wednesday, August 19, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the fire station.