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2012

Old friends visit new commander of U.S. Pacific fleet

Two Eastport residents were in the front row on January 20 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during the U.S. Pacific Fleet's change of command ceremony. New four-star Admiral Cecil D. Haney, who was replacing Admiral Patrick M.

2012

Communities wrestle with cuts to schools

While school officials try to figure out why preliminary state subsidy figures for almost all AOS #77 schools are showing such dramatic cuts in funding, Eastport and AOS school officials are making it clear that even if the city loses 75% of its state funding, as currently projected, Shead High...

2012

Size of boat ramp parcel disappoints Eastport committee

The committee appointed by the Eastport City Council to plan for the new Deep Cove boat ramp project hit a bump at its first meeting. The committee has just started the work of researching and finding the funds to build a new public access boat ramp on Deep Cove Road.

2012

Public ownership weighed as Atlantic Rehab loses residents

Atlantic Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Calais has had 14 residents relocate to other facilities since the news broke in late January that its parent company, First Atlantic Healthcare, planned to close the facility within two years.

2012

HONORING DAVID SIVRET on the occasion of his promotion to major and retirement from the Maine National Guard is Maine National Guard Major General John W. "Bill" Libby. The ceremony was held

HONORING DAVID SIVRET

HONORING DAVID SIVRET on the occasion of his promotion to major and retirement from the Maine National Guard is Maine National Guard Major General John W. "Bill" Libby. The ceremony was held in Calais on February 9 and was part of a larger event honoring veterans. (Lora Whelan

2012

MORE THAN 150 DIPPERS took the plunge at the 12th annual Washington County Community College Student Senate's Polar Bear Dip at Split Rock at Pleasant Point. The determined participants rais

MORE THAN 150 DIPPERS

MORE THAN 150 DIPPERS took the plunge at the 12th annual Washington County Community College Student Senate's Polar Bear Dip at Split Rock at Pleasant Point. The determined participants raised more than $22,000 for the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor. (Don Dunbar photo)

2012

Couples share secrets of marriage

Valentine's Day is all about loving and being loved, so three couples in the Quoddy area were asked how they found their life partners and what makes their marriages work.