2010 ILLUMINATED ILLUMINATED for the Christmas season is this creche in an Eastport yard. (Edward French photo)
2010 FREEDOM IS NOT FREE FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. Canadian mothers of the Memorial Cross and the Silver Cross receive wreaths in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans from the allied nations of Canada and the U.S. during a December 4 ceremony on the Ferry Point Bridge between Calais and St. Stephen.
2010 Wreath-making rings in holiday season The wreath-making season is under way, with customers so far showing signs of holding steady with last year's pace. David Whitney, president of Whitney Wreath, reports that the orders are coming in very well, with production "a little ahead of schedule and a little ahead of last year."
2010 The World coming to see Quoddy Bay Visitors sometimes say that the Passamaquoddy Bay area feels like the end of the world, but now The World will be coming to three ports around the bay -- Eastport, Campobello and St. Andrews.
2010 Lobster fishermen start season with catches, price up Following a three-day delay in the opening of the lobster season in southwest New Brunswick, fishermen were greeted with strong catches and an increase in the price.
2010 Calais LNG requests delay to negotiate option and financing Calais LNG is requesting another extension of time -- to January 15 -- in its application before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) -- this time so the company can both finalize negotiations with a new financial backer and renew its option on a parcel of land for the terminal...
2010 Smart new mayor, taking helm on island Stephen Smart, who guided the Campobello Island community for two years as chair of its transformative island governance committee, is now Campobello's mayor.