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2007

Couple celebrates 80 years of wedded bliss

It may or may not mark a state or even a national record, but Downeasters know for certain that Kathleen and Waldo Tarbell's 80th wedding anniversary on April 9 of this year precipitated its own record as media went ballistic.

2007

Couple celebrates 80 years of wedded bliss

It may or may not mark a state or even a national record, but Downeasters know for certain that Kathleen and Waldo Tarbell's 80th wedding anniversary on April 9 of this year precipitated its own record as media went ballistic. Interviews by newspapers, wire service and TV told

2007

LEADING THE DASH is Chloe Alley, clutching her Halloween bucket, while Joey Moores and Kaden Estabrooks take a slower approach to hunting eggs in Lubec's Easter Egg Scramble -- as the ground

LEADING THE DASH

LEADING THE DASH is Chloe Alley, clutching her Halloween bucket, while Joey Moores and Kaden Estabrooks take a slower approach to hunting eggs in Lubec's Easter Egg Scramble -- as the ground wears white for Eastertide. (Chessie Johnson photo) Mystery choppers stir up speculation Perry voters narrowly approve

2007

IT'S SPRINGTIME on the farm. Paul Olson of Lubec helps grandchildren Jaelyn Matthews, 6, and Alex Matthews, 7, wrangle their newborn Jersey calf named Sport. (Chessie Johnson photo)

IT'S SPRINGTIME

IT'S SPRINGTIME on the farm. Paul Olson of Lubec helps grandchildren Jaelyn Matthews, 6, and Alex Matthews, 7, wrangle their newborn Jersey calf named Sport. (Chessie Johnson photo)

2007

RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THREE MEN IN A TUB. These are some of the 14 fishermen from the Cobscook Bay area training to become certified fishing vessel drill conductors. The training, conducted by John

RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THREE MEN IN A TUB. These are some of the 14 fishermen from the Cobscook Bay area training to become certified fishing vessel drill conductors. T

RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THREE MEN IN A TUB. These are some of the 14 fishermen from the Cobscook Bay area training to become certified fishing vessel drill conductors. The training, conducted by John McMillan of McMillan Offshore Survival Training, was held at Coast Guard Station Eastport and the Eastport breakwater. The one-day

2007

Lubec shaken by President’s Day fires

An early morning fire, whipped by gale force winds and punctuated by a large explosion, destroyed two homes and threatened others in Lubec's downtown area on President's Day.

2007

Canadian LNG stance sparks heated reaction

The Government of Canada's strongly worded message that it will use legal means to try to prevent the passage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers through its waters to proposed terminals on Passamaquoddy Bay has stirred up equally strong responses from the LNG developers and supporters.