VIBRANT SUNFLOWERS VIBRANT SUNFLOWERS dance in the breeze and brighten spirits at the state park at Gleason's Cove, Perry. The sunflowers were planted by Scott MacNichol. (Edward French photo)
Youth broadband survey yields surprising results A youth broadband survey spearheaded by Elaine Abbott of the Sunrise County Economic Council with survey design assistance of Corrie Hunkler of Healthy Acadia has brought to the fore the voices of the next generations and their thoughts about IT access and use.
Reviving WCCOG considered by Washington County towns The City of Eastport recently became the seventh Washington County municipality to sign on to the revitalization of the Washington County Council of Governments (WCCOG), a membership organization that operated until a couple of years ago for the benefit of its members with planning services and...
New filters to improve PWD water quality Residents of Sipayik and Eastport should now be seeing an improvement in the quality of water supplied by the Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD), particularly in the summer and fall, as two new granular activated carbon (GAC) filters arrived last week at the PWD's water treatment plant in Perry...
Lubec asks state to take over Safe Harbor project Lubec Select Board Chair Carol Dennison outlined a change in the approach to constructing the Safe Harbor project, addressing the board during the regular August 31 meeting...
Hybrid cruise ship to dock in Eastport The new 459-foot Hurtigruten expedition ship Roald Amundsen, the world's first hybrid cruise ship, will be visiting Maine for the first time when it docks in Eastport on Tuesday, September 20, arriving at 10 a.m. and departing at 8 p.m.
THE ARTS ON THE WORKING WATERFRONT THE ARTS ON THE WORKING WATERFRONT. A performance that combined dance, visual elements and sound was presented on the Eastport fish pier on the evening of August 27. Visual artist Vittoria Chierici, composer Eve Beglarian and choreographer Liz Gerring presented the site-specific performance. The artists drew inspiration from Eastport and