Community & Events

The arrival of an annual meteor shower known as the Geminid surprised a lot of people in Maine and New Brunswick on Monday, December 10, when they saw streaks of bright light appearing to disappear into the sea near Point Lepreau.

It's a Christmas story. It's about a friend giving help to a friend. It's about a community coming together to support to someone in need.

American Hope Charities (AHC), a Christian faith-based, nonprofit corporation from California, has its eye on the former Calais Regional Hospital as a temporary location to operate a 12-month residential drug treatment rehabilitation and education program.

Times are tough in Washington County, and the economic woes of the area are clear to Bill Sawtelle, who operates a food pantry in Whiting that serves residents of a dozen towns.

Called Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada, November 11 provides the opportunity to reflect on the deeds of those who served in the two nations' armed services, as well as to thank them for their sacrifices.

Not all of the summer visitors to the area have headed home. Seventy eight right whales, and a number of smaller whales, are still in the Bay of Fundy, according to Laurie Murison of the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.