2023
Wreathmakers face supply and labor shortages
Despite a season boasting some of the best quality tips in years, some area wreathmakers are struggling with not enough tippers and wreathmakers to meet demand.
Community & Events
2023
National basketball experience museum planned for St. Stephen
A major tourist attraction built around the world's oldest surviving basketball court could open in St. Stephen within five years, says David Ganong with Canada 1st Basketball Inc. The group plans to launch the second phase of its fundraising campaign at the end of this month.
2023
Veterans speak of painful Vietnam War legacy
As the United States observes Veterans Day and Canada marks Remembrance Day on November 11, two Vietnam veterans from Washington County share the reticence of many of their fellow veterans when it comes to discussing their service during a time when the United States population was deeply...
2023
USS Augusta commissioning marks historic occasion in Eastport
In a historic first, the City of Eastport hosted the commissioning of the USS Augusta on September 30 with approximately 1,600 in attendance. The occasion was particularly significant as it took place 27 miles away from the seizure of the HMS Margaretta in 1775 in Machias...
2023
Frankie the dog was lost but now is found
After being lost for nearly a month, Frankie the dog was finally found -- having somehow crossed nearly a mile and a half of strong tides and an international border to get from Eastport to Deer Island.
2023
Couple with local ties lose home on Maui
On the morning of August 8 at 4 a.m. in Lahaina, a historic town in Maui, Hawaii, the power went out at Adrienne Mitchell's house on Front Street. She and her fiancé, Alex Leach, thought little of it, as the power would occasionally go out on the small resort town on the northwest side of the...
2023
Cobscook Shores scales up youth outdoor education programs
Even as children across the country are becoming increasingly sedentary, efforts to get the children of coastal Washington County moving and connected with their natural environment are in full swing, thanks in part to Cobscook Shores.