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2014

Bond for Navy base buildings weighed

Bond funding to renovate the commercial buildings at the former Cutler naval base is currently being considered in the legislature. On June 4 the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee held a hearing on a $5.

2014

First shipment of wood chips slated for July

Although the first wood chip shipments through the Port of Eastport have been promised before and not materialized, port officials and shippers feel confident that a vessel will be loaded with a trial shipment of wood chips by the end of July.

2014

Eastport property searched for clues of missing woman

A 14-acre Eastport property was searched on May 22 by the Maine State Police (MSP) and the Eastport Police Department for clues into the whereabouts of a woman who has been missing for almost a decade.

2014

A Gold Star Mother reflects on Memorial Day with local veteran

Barb Bernard didn't know what a Gold Star Mother was until she received a letter in the mail after her 40-year-old son, SFC Brent Allen Adams, was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 1, 2005.

2014

Eastport to host U.S. Navy ship after all

Eastport will host a U.S. Navy vessel during the Fourth of July and Old Home Week after all. In the wake of an earlier decision by the Navy to deny the Fourth of July Committee's request for a ship...

2014

Communities can help curb drug gangs

The eyes of Washington County communities may end up being the saving grace in the face of recent news that the nature of drug addiction and trafficking is changing for the worse in Washington County.

2014

Calais decides not to submit bids for ambulance service

At its May 14 meeting, the Calais City Council debated the issue of whether or not to provide a bid to Alexander and Baileyville for ambulance service. Councillor Artie Mingo made the point that both towns were in the original plan that was submitted when the service began.