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Business & Development

2026

Eastport health center to be renovated; new building nixed

A planned new health center will not be built in Eastport after all, since bids for the project, first announced in early 2024, were much higher than expected. However, the expansion of services in Eastport will still occur, but at the current facility on Boynton St.

2026

Calais council votes 4-3 to sign armory purchase agreement

For more than two years the City of Calais has been waiting for the State of Maine to make a final determination on the use of the National Guard Armory on Calais Avenue. About three months ago, the city was notified...

2026

Tensions over cruise ships boil over

Tensions in a full house at the October 19 meeting of the Eastport Port Authority board boiled over, as the debate about cruise ships continues to simmer in the island city.

2026

Trade incident briefly blocks island's lifeline

Harvey Newman, his wife Brenda and their company, Island Trucking, are a lifeline for the residents of Campobello Island. Newman, 73, has been transporting all manner of goods from the New Brunswick mainland via Maine since he was 17.

2026

Campobello not feeling brunt of U.S.-Canada trade war

As the Trump administration continues to impose new tariffs and restrictions on Canadian trade and Canada counters with tariffs of its own, residents on both sides of the border have been inconvenienced or more seriously affected.

2026

Closure of city's grocery store leaves many shoppers in limbo

The closing of the only grocery store in Eastport has raised alarms, as some in the city who are unable to access food now available only at stores miles away are seemingly left with few options in what has become a food desert.