Community & Events

A hypnotist show, new and traditional competitions, the premiere of a puppet show, lots of music and food, and a visit from a U.S. Navy ship are some of highlights of this year's Independence Day and Old Home Week celebration from Tuesday, July 1, through Monday, July

Larry Burns of Lubec hasn't had time to figure out everything he wants to do with his nearly $10 million Megabucks jackpot, but one thing he is sure of. "Yesterday there was a tuition increase on the front page. Before, had I seen it, it would have been very depressing.

A well-publicized meeting was held at the Grand Manan Community School on April 3, with about 100 people assembled to come up with ideas on how to save the Swallowtail Lighthouse keeper's house from being sold by the Grand Manan Village Council.

A former Eastporter who wanted to improve the lives of youngsters living in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon has founded an initiative to advance support for those children.

An Eastport woman residing at the Eastport Memorial Nursing Home celebrated her 110th birthday on Wednesday, February 20. Blanche Chevrier was born in Perry on February 20, 1898, to Captain Seward and Susan (Bulmer) Robinson, but the family moved to Eastport when she was two years old.