Community & Events

St. Stephen Municipal District Council might designate a place in town for people without homes to pitch tents this summer without fear of harassment.

When the state gold medalist Shead High School jazz band found out they had an opportunity to attend the National Jazz Festival at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia during April school vacation week, they felt excited and honored, but had no real expectations of how they would...

A telethon for Swallowtail lighthouse on Sunday, April 16, was a love fest for the island's iconic landmark that ran over four hours, bringing in a grand total of $50,000 toward replacing the deteriorating shingles with vinyl siding.

A straw vote on April 21 by board members of the Friends of Head Harbour Lightstation (FHHL) gave the nod to President Terry Greene's query.

The Friends of St. Ann's are hoping for a miracle to save the historic brick church at Sipayik, which is scheduled to be demolished in the coming weeks. Armed with a new and much lower estimate on the cost to at least replace the brick work, Hilda Soctomah Lewis of the Friends of St.

Social media was rocking with questions about a fireball and sonic booms seen and heard in the skies above parts of Washington County late in the morning of Saturday, April 8. Comments about seeing and hearing something ranged from Calais to Jonesport.