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2005

Flags, fun, a fisherman

It isn't easy to replace John Pike Grady, especially during Old Home Week in Eastport. But what better venue and date for the refurbished fisherman statue to have returned to town than at the end of the Grand Independence Day Parade?

2005

A PATRIOTIC CONTESTANT, Caroline O'Donnell of Winchester, Mass., waits for a decision in the Little Miss 4th of July contest.

A PATRIOTIC CONTESTANT, C

A PATRIOTIC CONTESTANT, Caroline O'Donnell of Winchester, Mass., waits for a decision in the Little Miss 4th of July contest.

2005

EXCITED, Isaiah J. Mitchell and Frances Mitchell of Eastport, Logan King of Maui, Hawaii, Alex Mitchell of Fort Kent, Leah King of Maui, Jade St. Pierre of Madawaska and Lucas King of Maui r

EXCITED

EXCITED, Isaiah J. Mitchell and Frances Mitchell of Eastport, Logan King of Maui, Hawaii, Alex Mitchell of Fort Kent, Leah King of Maui, Jade St. Pierre of Madawaska and Lucas King of Maui react to a fire truck's siren during the Eastport parade. Photos by Edward French and

2005

WELCOME TO EASTPORT, where the Grand Independence Day Parade is ended with the return of the fisherman statue.

WELCOME TO EASTPORT,

WELCOME TO EASTPORT, where the Grand Independence Day Parade is ended with the return of the fisherman statue.

2005

Legislature kills urchin bill; study group may still be formed

A bill to add more days to the sea urchin season has been killed by the legislature, leaving the sponsor of the measure, Rep. Ian Emery (R-Cutler), bitter about the legislative process.

2005

Restoration of rail service into county proposed

An effort at restoring the Calais Branch Line for freight and excursion rail service into Washington County was the subject of a talk at the Washington County meeting of the Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) on June 16 at the Eastport Chowder House.

2005

Supporters to seek racino vote With or without governor’s veto

Maine residents will be voting next fall on whether to allow a tribal racetrack with up to 1,500 slot machines in Washington County, if Governor John Baldacci decides not to veto legislation calling for the referendum vote on the measure.