2011
AROUND THE WORLD
AROUND THE WORLD. Under a full moon, the Clipper Mariner loads cows and horses for Russia and wood pulp for Turkey at the Eastport breakwater. (Edward French photo)
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2011
WORKING
WORKING together seining herring in Curry Cove on Campobello, as the sardine carrier Senator Neil loads the catch, are family and friends of Marvin Mitchell. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
2011
LIFT YOUR PUMPKINS
LIFT YOUR PUMPKINS and make a scary face! Students from the Whiting Village School visited the Ernest James vegetable farm in Charlotte for their annual pumpkin-picking fest on Friday, October 7. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
2011
Military veterans share memories of service
Service medals and ribbons earned by an Eastport military veteran over 80 years ago were finally obtained by a loving daughter this year, thanks to the assistance of the local veterans administration representative, family members and the office of Senator Susan Collins.
2011
Perry divides over resignation, effort to recall selectman
Back-to-back emergency and regularly scheduled Perry selectmen meetings have become a battleground of differing opinions among residents and selectmen. With a trio of upsets -- property tax increases, one selectman's resignation and an effort to recall another selectman -- the town is divided.
2011
County spurred to shift view toward prescription drugs
Abuse of prescription drugs is becoming a national concern, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
2011
Cooke faces charges from lobster deaths
Three senior officials of Cooke Aquaculture, the largest producer of farmed salmon in eastern North America, and one of its subsidiary companies are being charged with releasing a banned pesticide used to treat salmon for sea lice into area waters, which ended up killing perhaps 1,000 or more...