2023
HELICOPTER TRAINING
HELICOPTER TRAINING is conducted with U.S. Coast Guard Station Eastport's 47-foot motor lifeboat off Eastport on January 18. (Don Dunbar photo)
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2023
PLACING THE FINISHING TOUCHES
PLACING THE FINISHING TOUCHES on their snowman, which they made outside their Eastport home after the January 23 snowstorm, are brothers Vinny and Xander Eisworth. (Edward French photo)
2023
Port authority hoping to rebound after 'horrible' year
While cargo shipped through the Port of Eastport this past year was only 2% of what had been shipped in the top years in the past, with only one ship being loaded and the longshoremen being let go, the revenue-based quasi-municipal corporation still managed a net income of over $100,000 in 2022.
2023
Food and fuel funds offer assistance to needy households
Many Washington County households struggle to keep their homes warm and nutritious meals on the table.
2023
Downeast Maine becomes first National Heritage Area in state
On December 29, the proposal to create the Downeast Maine National Heritage Area (NHA) was signed into law by President Biden, making it the 56th in the country and the first in Maine.
2023
County emergency medical system nearing crisis
The new year rang in with sirens for two people last week on an icy, lonely stretch of road in western Washington County. The first person slipped and fell, soon becoming hypothermic.
2023
Bill proposals range from offshore wind to child welfare issues
Washington County legislators are sponsoring bills that cover a wide range of issues, from banning offshore wind turbines in the state, to healthcare and child welfare concerns, to not allowing those younger than the age of 5 to shoot a deer.