Community & Events

Campobello saw a great reduction in the number of tourists from the United States this season, and most of the attractions, lodgings and other businesses saw a concomitant reduction in the level of business. A number of factors were cited for the drop in cross-border visitors, with Tori Cunningham of

The Washington County Food & Fuel Assistance Alliance held its third meeting at the Three Angels Seventh Day Adventist Church in Whiting on September 18.

The city of Eastport has been fortunate to have had many advocates since it was first settled over two centuries ago, but it lost a special son with the passing of John Pike Grady on September 3.

The cycle of poverty is a classic vicious circle. Unemployment leads to poor living conditions: inability to access educational opportunities, poor housing, the lack of choice that makes people feel they have little control over their lives, and substandard health care.

"Our goal tonight is information sharing," stated Gavin Hood, president of the Maine Seaweed Council. The council's board meeting was held September 9 at The Boat School in Eastport and attracted 24 participants.

The Machias Valley Grange Hall once housed the Grange organization, which was started in the 1800s as an answer to union-organizing and intended to protect farm families' rights and local agriculture.