2015
Lubec volunteers try to rescue shark
Sometime during the night of September 2, a young male basking shark apparently took a wrong turn and ended up stranded on the sand bar alongside the Lubec Channel on a rapidly falling tide.
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2015
Calais planning for full service marina
Boaters gifted with the experience of plying the waterways connected with Passamaquoddy Bay may soon have the opportunity of visiting a wholly upgraded waterfront -- one that was once the second-busiest lumber port in the state, just behind Bangor.
2015
School closes in Robbinston; choice allowed
An end of an era is at hand for the Robbinston Grade School, but parents of school-age children won't have time to mourn the loss as they place their children elsewhere by the start of school next week.
2015
Lighthouses linked through ham radio
Grand Manan's Swallowtail Lighthouse was a focal point for some conversations spanning the globe on August 15 and 16, as three amateur radio operators set up shop to participate in the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
2015
Lacking manpower, fire department in Cooper to disband
The Cooper Volunteer Fire Department is not able to legally function, stated Fire Chief Trevor Flood at the August 15 Cooper Select Board meeting. He explained that this decision came during a recent meeting of the fire department personnel and its board of directors.
2015
Festival to dish up tasty treats
The 28th annual Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, and Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce director Meg Keay says it will be the perfect occasion to end the summer.
2015
East Machias hatchery working to bring Atlantic salmon home
On a cool sunlit morning, as mist hovers over the stream, the salmon begin to move, returning home. There is nothing like the sight of a salmon returning from the ocean waters, up a river to where it began life, to spawn and make new life.