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2012

Students present state legislators with flag for Lubec

Braving 11-degree temperatures, 24 seventh and eighth graders from the Lubec Consolidated School boarded a bus for the four-hour ride to the State Capitol; all had managed to make the 5:15 a.m. scheduled departure on January 19.

2012

Area fuel funds see increases in need for heating assistance

For the first time in her life, a 91‑year‑old woman who has always lived in Washington County called Washington Hancock Community Agency (WHCA) for fuel assistance. WHCA Communications Director Susan Farley says, "She had never asked for a thing in her life, but she had no choice.

2012

New White Head ferry now repaired and serving island

The new $5 million ferry between White Head and Grand Manan was docked for maintenance for eight days, but was back in service on Saturday, January 21.

2012

HEADING OUT FOR AN EARLY SPRING DIP? This truck ended up on the beach near Dog Island in Eastport after rolling across a yard and over a cliff just after midnight on January 24. Household fu

HEADING OUT FOR AN EARLY SPRING DIP

HEADING OUT FOR AN EARLY SPRING DIP? This truck ended up on the beach near Dog Island in Eastport after rolling across a yard and over a cliff just after midnight on January 24. Household furnishings, including a refrigerator, ended up on the beach. Lyons' Towing was able to

2012

BEFORE THE PUCK IS DROPPED for the NHL Legends charity game against the Grand Manan locals on January 20, the ribbon is cut for the Grand Manan Community Centre ice rink. Shown are MLA Rick

BEFORE THE PUCK IS DROPPED

BEFORE THE PUCK IS DROPPED for the NHL Legends charity game against the Grand Manan locals on January 20, the ribbon is cut for the Grand Manan Community Centre ice rink. Shown are MLA Rick Doucet; MP John Williamson; Mayor Dennis Greene; 97-year-old Smiles Green, who is still

2012

TAKING A NEW YEAR'S DIP to benefit the Senior Fuel Fund are some Lubec residents. (J.D. Rule photo)

TAKING A NEW YEAR'S DIP

TAKING A NEW YEAR'S DIP to benefit the Senior Fuel Fund are some Lubec residents. (J.D. Rule photo)

2012

STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME that was foreclosed on by the city is Tobi McPhail of Eastport. She'll be able to get her deed back after two or three more months of payments, but others in th

STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME

STANDING IN FRONT OF HER HOME that was foreclosed on by the city is Tobi McPhail of Eastport. She'll be able to get her deed back after two or three more months of payments, but others in the county may not be able to, as homeowners struggle with