Back Archive

With no shipping having taken place so far this year, the Eastport Port Authority is facing a number of changes, as its longtime leader is leaving, wood pulp shipments are switching from overseas to domestic markets and the potentially large wood chip shipments to Europe continue to be paused.

Over 90 people attended the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) public meeting on June 28 to discuss a bridge span for the Machias dike as the "preferred alternative" to replace the existing four-box causeway span.

Residents of Vanceboro were shocked by the news that the border station in town may be closed 12 hours every day, from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The town will be holding a public hearing on the proposed border closure on Tuesday, July 5...

Residents of Grand Manan continue to pursue a solution that would enable the island's only bank, Scotiabank, to remain open.

The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) has identified a bridge span as the preferred alternative to replace the existing four box culverts on the Machias dike bridge, which carries Route 1 over the Middle River in the Town of Machias.