Community & Events

The public television series Native America continues this fall with an episode that features the Passamaquoddy Tribe's efforts to restore tribal songs and language and also to reclaim some of its lands.

The wild blueberry season is under way with roadside stands, signs and farmers' markets proudly displaying pints and quarts of plump blueberries. Behind the scenes the blueberry farmers are hard at work over the short harvesting period of about three to four weeks.

Eastport Health Care Machias, also known as Machias Community Health Center, opened on July 24 and is now delivering primary care, including pediatrics, along with behavioral health services, as Eastport Health Care (EHC) continues to grow with more staff, patients and services.

Grand Manan teacher Andrew Jones had been itching to get out fishing with his boat and was frustrated by the long spell of wet foggy weather. When a fine day dawned on Thursday, July 20, he told his wife, "This is gonna be my big day.

After an absence of three years because of the pandemic, the U.S. Navy returned in full force to celebrate the Fourth of July in Eastport, a long tradition that dates back to at least 1860. The crew of the USS Oscar Austin spent six days in the island city, participating in many of the Fourth...

A new reality TV dating show airing on CTV this summer has a Grand Manan connection, with the participation of 36 year old Josh MacLeod, who is currently a lobster fisherman on the island.