2011
DECORATED VESSELS
DECORATED VESSELS of all sizes show off in front of the Eastport breakwater under a moonlit sky during the annual Eastport Boat Parade on December 11. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2011
LOOKING ANGELIC, L
LOOKING ANGELIC, Lubec Consolidated School students Kelsey Williams and Diana Pivirotto are two fairies in a performance of "Shakespeare's Midsummer Dream." The students were assisted by teams from Children's Stage Adventures in presenting the play on December 16. (J.D. Rule photo)
2011
Pearl Harbor recalled by World War II veteran
Seventy years ago, on December 7, 1941, high school student Bernard Cheney of Lubec was gathered around the radio with other family members listening to news about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
2011
Hearings on restarting Lepreau focus on risk from earthquakes
With the earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima reactors in Japan last March fresh in everyone's minds, the risks posed by possible earthquakes to the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor were among the points pressed by those opposing the restarting of the generating station,...
2011
Food pantries’ shortages spur helping hands
When people are going hungry, every source of food starts to count. Registered Maine guide Clayton Blake saw an opportunity to help area food pantries when he heard something that clicked. Many animal carcasses involved in auto collisions were not being salvaged for meat.
2011
Funding cuts place senior meal service in Eastport at risk
At the end of December the Eastport Senior Center will be without a manager to coordinate the Community Café and other Eastern Area Agency on Aging (EAAA) services for seniors.
2011
Designer makes cut in dress competition
Last month Leon Sockbeson II of Pleasant Point sent a design sketch for a dress to the renowned designer Adrianna Papell...