2019
Tracing a grandfather's service
With the observance of Veterans Day and Remembrance Day on November 11, many in the Quoddy area will recall the sacrifices of family members who served in the U.S. and Canadian armed forces.
Community & Events
2019
MaineCare misperception comes to light during ACA open enrollment
With open enrollment with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) under way and the expansion of MaineCare ongoing in the state, all should be smooth sailing with government and state websites and regionally-based certified application counselors at hand to help people...
2019
Two young Dennysville women finish AT hike
Alayna Caricofe of Dennysville was inspired to hike the length of the Appalachian Trail (AT) after she read the book A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson when she was a seventh grade student at Edmunds Consolidated School.
2019
Animal advocacy group alleges abuse of fish at Cooke hatchery
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is investigating a complaint made by a Washington, D.C.-based animal advocacy nonprofit that salmon at Cooke Aquaculture's hatchery in Bingham in western Maine are being abused.
2019
Farmed fish escape off Deer Island stirs debate
The escape of approximately 1,000 farmed salmon from a cage site off Deer Island has again increased tensions between wild salmon advocates and fish farmers.
2019
Tasty seafood to be savored
This year's 32nd annual Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival will be held on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1, and organizers are promising that it will be "better than ever" this year. "We're adding a house tour on Saturday and open house for real estate agents," says Mary Repole.
2019
Swashbuckling pirates to swarm
The easternmost city in the U.S. will once again host the largest pirate festival in northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes. The festivities for the 14th annual Eastport Pirate Festival will be held on Friday, September 6, through Sunday, September 8.