2019
DECH nursing contract dispute raises concern
Patient numbers are up, nurses are feeling the stress and an already challenged rural healthcare system is being tested...
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2019
Sailors welcomed after detour
In 1999 Midshipman Morgan Roberts sailed into Eastport aboard the U.S.S. Hawes. On July 3 Captain Roberts stood at the helm, commander of the U.S.S. Jason Dunham (DDG 109), as the 510-foot Navy destroyer tied up at the breakwater for a three-day stay.
2019
Milltown dam removal plan stirs reactions
The New Brunswick Power Corp. plans to decommission and remove the oldest hydroelectric dam in Canada. NB Power announced late in June that it will seek approval to remove the Milltown Generating Station, which has blocked the St. Croix River at Salmon Falls between St.
2019
County pilot project addressing opiate crisis to be launched
Legislation to establish a pilot project to support people with substance use disorders in Washington County was finally signed into law on June 27 by Governor Janet Mills. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry of Calais, was approved as an emergency bill by the legislature on June 18.
2019
Boston Post Cane recipient reminisces
A mission to Saipan to pick up wounded from the battle of Iwo Jima, piloting home a plane filled to the brim with American prisoners of war at the end of WWII and a passion to preserve and record the past -- these are just a few snapshots in the life of Frank Foster Jr.
2019
Tribe’s blueberry company awarded $1.76 million in lawsuit
The Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company (PWBC) has been awarded over $1.76 million in a lawsuit against Cherryfield Foods Inc. and its parent company, Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., following a jury trial by the Maine Business and Consumer Court in Portland.
2019
Orrell retrospective planned
Artist David Orrell knew he wanted to be a painter from about age 10 when he was given a paint set and was in Eastport for the summer. It wasn't just a children's set of inferior art supplies, it was an oil painting kit.