AS SUMMER ENDS, D
AS SUMMER ENDS, David McCurdy of Lubec cleans the hull of Another Chance in preparation for the upcoming sea urchin season in October. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo)
September 27, 2012
Front Page Stories
Area cross-border emergency communication to be enhanced
The Washington County Emergency Management Agency, over a four-year period, has brought in about $1.2 million in grant monies that have implemented a narrow band conversion process that is required by the federal government to be completed by January 2013.
Lubec voters reject new public garage proposed for town
By more than a two-to-one margin, Lubec voters turned down the proposed expenditure of $965,107 for a new town garage and sand storage facility.
Feathers ruffled, peacocks move from island home
The party of peacocks at Kingsbrae Garden in St. Andrews has been joined by two mature peacocks hailing from White Head Island off Grand Manan.
Calais and Eastport weighing options to withdraw from AOS
The move by the Calais City Council and school board to see if the city's residents want to withdraw from AOS 77 has prompted the Eastport school board also to begin the process for withdrawing from the regional school district.
Coast Guard conducts joint rescue drills in bay
The Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard participated in two days of joint search and rescue exercises this week in the Passamaquoddy Bay area, with simulated rescues of eight missing kayakers and of seven people in a boat that had swamped.
USING YOUR HEAD
USING YOUR HEAD. John Cushing of Shead High School heads the ball in to score a goal against East Grand during a soccer game on September 15. The Shead Tigers, with a record of 9-0-1, have not lost a game so far this season. (Don Dunbar photo)