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2025

Lawful asylum seeker in Calais detained for two months by ICE

A Venezuelan asylum seeker who was lawfully working on a drywall job in Robbinston ended up being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents and spending over two months in immigration detention after a "concerned citizen" of Calais twice called the Border Patrol about a van with "illegal aliens" ...

2025

Roosevelt park to operate with fewer staff, citing loss of funds

Roosevelt Campobello International Park (RCIP) is facing a critical funding shortage as a result of an unresolved delay in part of the annual payment from the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).

2025

Robbinston weighs cost of school choice

The June 13 meeting of the Robbinston School Committee saw a review of two prospective budgets, only one of which maintains school choice for Robbinston students.

2025

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS

FIRING THEIR MUSKETS are members of the Revolutionary War Reenactors of Downeast Maine during a “Rebels and Redcoats” skirmish at the 19th annual Margaretta Days Festival in Machias.

2025

Lubec board votes to allow ATVs on some roads, if conditions met

Municipal officers are not obligated to defer to the public when deciding to open municipal roads to ATVs, according to a legal opinion provided by the Maine Municipal Association (MMA).

2025

CELEBRATING

CELEBRATING

CELEBRATING after cutting the ribbon for the new airport terminal building on June 14 are (left to right) Barbara Hayslett, district director for Congressman Jared Golden, Eastport City Council President Billy Boone...

2025

Eastport airport community day celebrates new terminal

The inaugural Eastport Airport Community Day was celebrated by crowds who watched skydiving demonstrations, listened to music and speeches, and viewed a Black Hawk helicopter, vintage aircraft and classic cars, all under clear skies and amid a buoyant atmosphere.