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Community & Events

2017

Eastport to ring in Fourth with week of activity

The Eastport 4th of July Committee has completed this year's schedule, and a highlight of this year's festivities will be the presence of a U.S. Navy vessel. "The U.S.S. Lassen will arrive on July 3," says Eastport 4th of July Committee Chairman Barbara McPhail.

2017

Wild salmon recovery project at Dark Harbour nets promise

An innovative project to rebuild populations of wild Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick rivers has been quietly under way in a corner of Grand Manan, and on June 8 another stage was marked with the introduction of over 700 more fish to the sea cages at Dark Harbour.

2017

Area squeezed for summer help

Washington County hospitality businesses that rely on seasonal employees from other countries that use the J-1 and/or H2B Visa program are finding that they are being squeezed hard this year. International students and employees aren't coming to the U.S.

2017

Council: no confidence in board

The Calais City Council unanimously passed a vote of "no confidence" in the board of Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) following the hospital's public announcement that it would be closing its obstetrics wing in January of 2018.

2017

Navy ship coming for Eastport Fourth

A U.S. Navy destroyer will be docking at the Eastport breakwater for this year's Fourth of July festivities, for the first time in three years. The USS Lassen, a 509-foot Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is expected to be at the downtown pier from July 1 through July 5.

2017

Nonprofit eyes Calais site for nursing home

A promising partner has come forward in Calais' quest for opening a new nursing home.

2017

Vigil held to support OB unit

On June 2 at dusk, 40 nurses, hospital workers and community members gathered at Triangle Park in Calais for a candlelight vigil, signaling their disagreement with the Calais Regional Hospital (CRH) board of directors' recent decision to close the obstetrics unit on January 1, 2018.