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Community & Events

2013

Storm surge maps show climate change impact

The impact of climate change on coastal communities may seem like an unknown quantity for some day in the future, but ask emergency management and public safety personnel or others involved in emergency management planning, and they'll note that the unknown quantity is already being felt.

2013

Residents foster pets through PAWS

Fostering animals always came easily to Eastport resident Nancy Tintle, so it was a natural progression to take on the role of Eastport foster care program coordinator for the PAWS animal shelter based in Calais.

2013

Tales to thrill you and chill you

Halloween is almost here, as well as the first Witches of Eastport Festival. Almost everybody enjoys hearing about strange and spooky incidents that have taken place or passing on mysterious stories they have heard.

2013

Truth, reconciliation commission makes first visit at Sipayik

At the first meeting of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) with members of a Native community, held September 24 at Sipayik, Belinda Miliano-Bernard, who was placed as a child in a non-Native foster home, said she feels "vulnerable when I talk about...

2013

Teacher’s project changes lives

When Grand Manan English teacher Robert Griffin began a doctoral program in distance education, he had no idea what life-changing adventures it would lead to, for himself and for people thousands of miles away.

2013

Festivals to cook up fun

The 27th annual Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival will be held on Labor Day weekend, Friday, August 30, through Sunday, September 1.

2013

Festivals to cook up fun

The eighth annual Eastport Pirate Festival will be held on Friday to Sunday, September 6, 7 and 8, and will feature food, fun, fireworks and lots of family-friendly entertainment. "We are offering some new and different activities, especially on Sunday," says Chris Brown, Eastport Pirate Festival co-chair. "