2023
Three unions at Woodland Pulp mill go on strike
Eighty workers belonging to three local unions at the Woodland Pulp mill went on strike this week, after rejecting the company's contract offer.
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2023
RUNNING ON BOARD
RUNNING ON BOARD to bring the USS Augusta to life during the commissioning ceremony on September 30 are the ship's sailors. The historic event at the Eastport breakwater drew 1,600 people. (Don Dunbar photo)
2023
THE 749
THE 749-FOOT CRUISE SHIP VIKING MARS visited Eastport on October 5, with passengers being shuttled by six buses around town and over to the Roosevelt Campobello International Park. The visit was one of 13 by midsize cruise ships to the island city during October and November. (Edward French photo)
2023
Frankie the dog was lost but now is found
After being lost for nearly a month, Frankie the dog was finally found -- having somehow crossed nearly a mile and a half of strong tides and an international border to get from Eastport to Deer Island.
2023
Newell recalled as tribal chief at Sipayik
Rena Newell, the Passamaquoddy chief at Sipayik, was recalled from office in a special election on October 10, after serving just over a year of her four-year term.
2023
MAKING A LAST
MAKING A LAST-DITCH APPEAL to save St. Ann's Church at Sipayik from being torn down is Hilda Soctomah Lewis, second from right, to representatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on September 19. Listening to the discussion is Passamaquoddy Chief Rena Newell (right). The demolition of the
2023
FAREWELL TO A COMMUNITY LANDMARK
FAREWELL TO A COMMUNITY LANDMARK. The nearly 100-year-old St. Ann's Church at Sipayik was torn down on September 20 by DeFranzo Demolition Corporation. A small crowd watched, with a number expressing sadness and crying when the cross was knocked off the church. Although efforts to save the church