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2015

Lubec students initiate recycling program

Why does recycling matter? If this question is put to a group of five students at the Lubec Elementary School, the answer will come back loud and clear. "We live here," says one. "We want the place to be nice." "We don't want that junk ending up in the ocean," says another.

2015

Flying high in hot-air balloon fulfills passion of Eastport man

How many people know that the current manager of the Eastport Municipal Airport is an adventurer who enjoys sailing over landscapes in hot-air balloons as well as airplanes? "I've lived all over the world, but I'd rather live here than anywhere else," says balloonist Steve Trieber of his...

2015

Lubec students initiate recycling program

Eastport City Councillor Colleen Dana‑Cummings took the audience of residents attending the December 9 council meeting by surprise at the very end of the meeting when she announced her immediate resignation from the council. While her current term ends on December 31, she had been elected in November to

2015

Arise Addiction Recovery site to open in area

What started out with four men meeting for an addiction recovery support group has grown quickly to a recent attendance of 64 men, women and family members affected by addiction in one way or another.

2015

Wreath-making rings in holidays

Wreath-making is under way in several Downeast locations, a sure sign that the holidays are beginning. The wreath-making season runs from November first until about December 15.

2015

New Brunswick fishermen see high catches, price for lobsters

At the break of day on November 10, Grand Manan lobster fisherman Laurence Cook joined fishermen throughout the Fundy Isles to leave port and set his 375 traps. After returning to take on bait, he went back to haul at 6 p.m.

2015

Mooring freezes enacted to prevent boat overcrowding

The loss of berthing for boats at the Eastport breakwater and an expected influx of scallop draggers have prompted communities around Cobscook Bay to freeze the number of boat moorings, as the mooring fields were becoming overcrowded.