September 24, 2009
Front Page Stories
Testing sites outlined for offshore wind
Two sites along the Washington County coastline are among the seven areas being considered to test new offshore wind technologies in Maine.
Two festivals pull in a rollicking crowd
Eastport Salmon Festival organizers are happy with the decision to move the location of the salmon dinner from the breakwater back to the downtown area where attendees could visit the stores, restaurants and vendors.
Two festivals pull in a rollicking crowd
It looked like Moose Island was invaded by people of all shapes, sizes and ages wearing bandannas, black hats with skull and crossbones, eye-patches and striped shirts during the fourth annual Eastport Pirate Festival on September 11, 12 and 13.
"It was very successful," says Chris Brown, who
Man arrested for smuggling drugs carried internally
A 39-year-old resident of Lubec and Campobello who attempted to import into the U.S. Oxycontin pills has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
County airport plan doesn’t fly
After eight years of planning discussions, the Town of Machias has decided to no longer pursue sponsorship of the proposed Downeast Regional Airport.
Passamaquoddys perform in capital
Homegrown: The Music of America Presented by the Library of Congress" hosted two members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe on Wednesday, September 15. Blanche Sockabasin and Wayne Newell are the first Native Americans from east of the Mississippi to perform in this series, which began in 2002.