2011
Grand Manan to greet new ferry for island
The arrival of a new ferry is cause for celebration on Grand Manan, and islanders have many fun events scheduled beginning on July 1, Canada Day, and ending on Saturday, July 9.
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2011
Slaughterhouse to aid farmers
A large man with a kind smile, Clayton Blake is the sort of person who instills trust. In his business this trait is important.
2011
Young transplant recipient inspires Make-A-Wish team
Although not feeling well enough to attend this year's Walk for Wishes in Dennysville, a Pleasant Point teenager who is a double-lung transplant recipient and previously had her wish granted inspired many of the walkers who took part in the mile-and-a-half walk.
2011
State and tribes agree to explore abuses in child welfare system
Providing Native children who were taken from their families and suffered abuse in foster care in Maine the chance to tell their stories may not only unearth the truth about the child welfare system and help with their own healing but may also cause that system to be changed.
2011
School closure heads for vote in Robbinston
The students at the Robbinston Grade School may be attending classes at a different institution this fall with the possible closure of the school on the horizon. On Wednesday, June 1, the Robbinston School Committee will meet at 7 p.m.
2011
Pulp mill’s switch to natural gas may save $12 million annually
Woodland Pulp LLC plans to begin construction of a natural gas line to power its mill in Baileyville in early June. The mill's owners expect to be able to recoup the $12 million cost for the new gas line in one year, through avoided costs for oil payments.
2011
Five brothers from Eastport fought in Civil War
This Memorial Day will be observed during the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War in the United States, after an attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Following the war, flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers, beginning in May 1868.