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2022

Islanders win minor hockey championship

Grand Manan minor hockey players made history on the weekend of March 25-27, when the Islanders won the provincial under-18 C division championship in Quispamsis, and head coach Aaron Leslie couldn't be more proud.

2022

Board reverses decision to close veterans' homes after bill signed

It may have been April Fools' Day, but the decision on April 1 by the Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) board of trustees to reverse their vote to close the Machias and Caribou homes was serious and welcomed by many veterans, their families and supporters of the homes in Washington and Aroostook...

2022

PEPPER is one of eight newborn lambs at Shofar Farms in Perry so far this spring, with a total of 12 expected. The farm raises Icelandic sheep, which are one of the oldest breeds, descended

PEPPER

PEPPER is one of eight newborn lambs at Shofar Farms in Perry so far this spring, with a total of 12 expected. The farm raises Icelandic sheep, which are one of the oldest breeds, descended directly from the sheep brought to Iceland by early Viking settlers in the 9th and

2022

TO THE RESCUE! The five-man crew on the 29-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport prepares to pick up a 17-year-old whose 10-foot paddle boat had swamped off Robbinston on

TO THE RESCUE

TO THE RESCUE! The five-man crew on the 29-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport prepares to pick up a 17-year-old whose 10-foot paddle boat had swamped off Robbinston on Saturday morning, April 2. A 20-knot wind had kicked up three- to four-foot seas, and the water

2022

RUSSIAN BOMBS are destroying Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine and hometown to Irina and Denis Karzov and their children. They live in Pocologan today and worry about friends and f

RUSSIAN BOMBS

RUSSIAN BOMBS are destroying Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine and hometown to Irina and Denis Karzov and their children. They live in Pocologan today and worry about friends and family left in Ukraine. (Photo courtesy of Irina Karzov)

2022

MARCH CAME IN LIKE A PIGLET and went out like a lamb this year. These piglets at Tide Mill Organic Farm in Edmunds are shown celebrating National Pig Day during a gentle snowfall on March 1

MARCH CAME IN LIKE A PIGLET

MARCH CAME IN LIKE A PIGLET and went out like a lamb this year. These piglets at Tide Mill Organic Farm in Edmunds are shown celebrating National Pig Day during a gentle snowfall on March 1 and are now looking forward to spring's arrival. (Jane Bell photo)

2022

Vaccinated can cross border without testing

Canada will be dropping the requirement that fully vaccinated people entering the country by land, water or air take COVID 19 tests starting on April 1. All travellers, including Canadians returning home, will still need to register with the ArriveCAN free mobile app or website.