Community & Events

The discussion was respectful but firm from Passamaquoddy tribal members at the November 20 meeting to consider the fate of St. Ann's Catholic Church at Sipayik -- both the church building itself and the 15 stained glass windows in the church and four in the connected convent.

About 10 interested people gathered at the St. Croix Island International Historic Site's visitor center for an open house on the afternoon of November 19 to share comments about the fate of the site's historic McGlashan-Nickerson House.

The day was about people. And on that day, a woman on a patient discussion panel stood before the audience. Before uttering a single word, she reached behind, undid some clips, bent over, reached under her sweater and removed her prosthesis.

New interpretive programs and an expansion of the trails system at the Roosevelt Campobello International Park have begun as part of a five-year plan to develop new and wider visitor experiences.

“Working with wood helps me make sense of the world,” says Erik Squire, who loves wood and surrounds himself with it every single day. The Connecticut-born woodworker has been hard at work since 1997, fashioning useful and beautiful wood moldings, windows, doors and just about anything else found on a

The problem with plastic, explained Teresa Torrent, coastwise coordinator for the Maine Coastal Program, is "it never goes away," particularly if it ends up in the ocean.