Community & Events

Every February 14 people have a reminder of how important it is to have somebody to love and somebody to love you. Some couples in the Quoddy area have celebrated a great many Valentine's Days together and were asked how they found their life partners.

Frigid weather early in the heating season and the poor economy have combined to cause many residents of Washington County to seek assistance in paying for their fuel this winter, even though the price of fuel oil has dropped.

Every February 14 people have a reminder of how important it is to have someone to love and somebody to love you. Some married couples in the Cobscook and Quoddy area have celebrated a great many Valentine's Days together and feel very fortunate to have found the right person for them.

The Eastport Port Authority is discussing with the Friends of the Boat School possible options to take over the facility in order to help return educational programs there.

Is there a Norse settlement yet to be found in eastern Maine? Oral folklore proclaiming that the Norse settled in the area is especially strong in eastern coastal Maine. However, as yet, no substantial evidence to support this theory has been found.

Women from all around Washington County joined forces with an anonymous donor to help a local single mother of two in need of a new heating system. The effort was organized by Brenda Gay of Whiting.