Community & Events

Ancestors were acknowledged and present day cousins reintroduced -- or met for the first time -- when the Wood Island Reformed Baptist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday, August 6.

One of the benefits of living on the coast of Maine is access to fresh fish and seafood -- and one of the best ways to enjoy it is during Eastport's annual Salmon and Seafood Festival.

Few characters in modern culture evoke the romance of the coastal seas more than pirates, and what better place to have the region's largest pirate festival than the former home of smugglers and renegades? The 17th annual Eastport Pirate Festival is returning with a bang, and pirates of all...

When Nelson Watts and Ralph Colwell purchased a lunch wagon in 1923, took it off its wheels and declared it the WaCo Diner, they didn't know they were starting what would some day become the oldest diner in Maine.

Washington County Community College (WCCC) has undergone a sudden restructuring of its Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) in response to financial challenges and low event enrollments -- but the center will remain open for students and the public to access recreational equipment.

From the Labor of Love Food Pantry and Nutrition Center to buildings downtown and homes scattered throughout Eastport, not to mention Shackford Head State Park's trails, there has been no part of the island city that hasn't seen the helping touch of the ASSIST JC teams from All Souls...