2013 SNORKELING SNORKELING in New Zealand is Elizabeth Hull, daughter of Travis and Kathy Hull of Cooper, along with other divers. She is participating in an Eco Quest Education program.
2013 PLAYING PLAYING peek-a-boo around a tree in Eastport is a young deer. If it didn't see its shadow, will that mean spring is near? (Don Dunbar photo)
2013 Wood pellet firm plans to create 75 jobs in Eastport The investment company that is revitalizing the mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket is now poised to convert a former herring processing factory site in Eastport into a facility that will use waste wood from Maine's forests to make a clean fuel replacement for coal that will be shipped...
2013 Local woman helps youth go to college A Maine Department of Labor employee from Dennysville who has been assisting young men and women under the Workforce Investment Act Youth Program in Machias says she has the best job in the world.
2013 Gun rights forum lacks balance A well-rounded discussion about policy issues relating to gun rights, school safety, mental health and culture was in scarce supply at a February 12 public forum entitled Newtown Policy Issues Forum held at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM).
2013 Approaching elver season fans debate over tribal licenses With the elver fishery in Maine set to begin near the end of March, the debate over the number of licenses issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe is expected to heat up. Many people want to get into the lucrative fishery, with the price jumping to $2,600 a pound at the height of last year's season...
2013 Four heroes rescue Charlotte man from burning truck cab Maynard Vining of Charlotte was a very lucky man on Friday, February 8, when four people came to his aid and saved his life.