Community & Events

After three years of intense effort, the former Friedman Field Station in Edmunds on Cobscook Bay will reopen.

Svitlana Palahuta, her husband Ihor and their two boys left Ukraine in 2019 for a new life in Canada. Today, they fear for family and friends trapped in their hometown of Kakhovka, a port city on the Dnieper River in southeastern Ukraine, under occupation by Russian troops since late February.

A group of nine stalwart Polar Bear "dippers" gathered at a small beach in Eastport's South End on the sunny but cold day of March 5 to have buckets of snow dumped on their heads. They were there to support the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor and Sarah's House of Maine.

Valentine's Day turns attention to love. Sometimes finding love can be hard. And other times it can happen unexpectedly, as if a light switch is suddenly turned on.

The number of people who have lived quietly outside of society in rural Washington and Charlotte counties is not easily determined. Due to the nature of hermits, few records or testaments remain of their existence.

Food pantry and fuel assistance programs can be a vital relief option for community members facing financial pressure. Thankfully, volunteers and donors have stepped up to support their neighbors in need by assisting with these local programs.