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Community & Events

2006

More families, elderly turning to food pantries

Christmas is the time of year when people feel compelled to help, not just family and friends, but others in need. Local food pantries can always use another dollar or can of food, particularly with the increasing need by families and the elderly for assistance.

2006

Longer coyote hunt part of county effort to restore deer herd

The Washington County Conservation Association (WCCA) is sponsoring a three-and-a-half month winter coyote hunt this year to help reduce the depressed deer herd's chief predator.

2006

Border crossing fears add to slow season on Campobello

The recently completed summer season has been, overall, a disappointing one for businesses on Campobello that depend on tourists for their trade.

2006

Passamaquoddy set to acquire petroglyph site in Machiasport

The Passamaquoddy Tribe is partnering with Maine Coast Heritage Trust to protect hundreds of petroglyphs -- designs pecked into the shale outcrops along Machias Bay made by ancestors of the Wabanaki people.

2006

'60 Minutes' drops in Downeast for story on Netflix

In 38 years as the premier television newsmagazine, "60 Minutes" had never visited the most easterly corner of the country C until last week.

2006

Right whale dead; ship strike suspected

A rare right whale, found dead just east of Grand Manan Island, was towed to Campobello Island and landed on Galley Beach at Head Harbour late Monday night, July 24, so that researchers could study it.

2006

Communities salute Independence Day

Parades, contests, food, sailors, sports and concerts were among the festivities that made up this year's Fourth of July and Old Home Week in Eastport, and several days of damp weather didn't dampen spirits.