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Community & Events

2019

Fundraiser planned in Eastport to help aid asylum seekers

A fund-raising event, "Welcoming the Stranger: Downeast Maine Cares," will be held on Monday, August 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastport Welcome Center at the head of the breakwater. Finger foods will be served and a roster of speakers is in the works.

2019

DECH nursing contract dispute raises concern

Patient numbers are up, nurses are feeling the stress and an already challenged rural healthcare system is being tested...

2019

Sailors welcomed after detour

In 1999 Midshipman Morgan Roberts sailed into Eastport aboard the U.S.S. Hawes. On July 3 Captain Roberts stood at the helm, commander of the U.S.S. Jason Dunham (DDG 109), as the 510-foot Navy destroyer tied up at the breakwater for a three-day stay.

2019

County pilot project addressing opiate crisis to be launched

Legislation to establish a pilot project to support people with substance use disorders in Washington County was finally signed into law on June 27 by Governor Janet Mills. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry of Calais, was approved as an emergency bill by the legislature on June 18.

2019

Eastport 4th offers a fun-filled festival

The Port of Eastport will again be hosting a U.S. Navy vessel during the Old Home Week festivities, which are being held from Sunday, June 30, to Saturday, July 6.

2019

Margaretta Days are fired up

Machias will be filled with the sights and sounds of history during the Margaretta Days Festival on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15, as homage is made to significant historical events that occurred in June of 1775.

2019

Marathoners are ready, set, go

The seventh running of the Bay of Fundy International Marathon is set for Sunday, June 23. Organizers expect more than 1,200 visitors to Lubec and Campobello, as most runners will bring family and friends with them.