Community & Events

The Friends of The Boat School are busy working to create a smooth transition for the 43-year-old school as it changes hands from Husson University to the Friends at the end of this spring.

This holiday season, despite the poor economy, the spirit of Christmas is evident in Charlotte County and eastern Washington County as people generously give to neighbors who are less fortunate.

Ed Arbo of Charlotte, known as "Flying Ed" or the "Electrolux Man," has earned the titles after 62 years of doing both successfully. He is still flying at 89 years old, and he still passes the required physical.

A group of the indigenous people from war-torn Chechnya, a republic in Russia, met recently with Passamaquoddy tribal officials to find out how tribes in the U.S. have worked out their nation-within-nation relationship...

The wreath-making season is under way, with customers so far showing signs of holding steady with last year's pace. David Whitney, president of Whitney Wreath, reports that the orders are coming in very well, with production "a little ahead of schedule and a little ahead of last year."

Just before Veterans Day this year, Jonathan Aretakis of Pembroke ran in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., to honor his father and uncles who were in the Marines during World War II. The story of those men -- six brothers in all who served in combat during the war...