2024
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID
HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID! Lambs were born on Sunday, March 31, at Shofar Farms in Perry, including Blossom's twins, a boy and girl named Lad and Lady. (Josiah Guiltner photo)
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2024
HERE GOES THE SUN
HERE GOES THE SUN! Third through eighth grade students at the Eastport Elementary School were among the thousands in Maine who wore protective eyeglasses and watched the total solar eclipse on April 8. The students gathered on the first warm day of spring on the cliffs overlooking the Battery Field.
2024
Sugar maples and syrup season stressed by changes in weather
The 2024 maple syrup season has "been a nail biter," says Jason Lilley, assistant extension professor and sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
2024
St. Croix River alewife runs jump as fishways built
The largest river restoration project on the East Coast is in progress on the St. Croix River as a collaboration of cross border entities, represented by the International St. Croix River Watershed Board (ISCRWB), continues its work to return alewives, also known as river herring, to the waterway.
2024
Machias weighs options for town office and flood mitigation
Following the winter's unprecedented flood events in Machias - which saw thigh high water surrounding the town office on January 10 - the town is considering its options for funding streams that could allow for a new building in the future.
2024
Home insurance threatened by climate change
Coastal and other Downeast property owners may be in for a surprise when their insurance is up for renewal.
2024
Bomb threat targets State House, home of Calais representative
A local state representative, Anne Perry of Calais, has been put into the national spotlight for sponsoring a bill that has gained controversy for its connection to supporting Maine's already existing abortion and gender-affirming medical treatment laws.