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WARMING UP TO SPRING PLANTING AND HARVESTS. Picking some flat-leaf parsley at the South Street greenhouse in Eastport is Barbara Barrett. The greenhouse is owned by Will Bradbury, with several gardeners using it to grow vegetables and herbs... (Edward French photo)

A KEY EMPLOYER for Irish immigrants in the area was the Pembroke Iron Works, built on the Pennamaquan River in 1828 and at one point producing 5,000 tons of iron goods a year until it burned down on February 14, 1883. From there, many Irish went to work for the sardine factories in Eastport.

MAINE SHERIFFS AND DEPUTIES gather at the flag-raising ceremony held February 17 at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec to honor the sacrifices of the country’s military and to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday... (Paula Whitfield photo)

SHOOTING to score one of six three-pointers in the Chass S Northern Maine tournament game against Washburn at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on February 10 is Shead Tiger Graycen Harkins. The Tigers won the game but lost to the Jonesport-Beals Royals in the semifinals. (Don Dunbar photo)

HAVING A GOOD TIME ice-fishing on Round Pond in Charlotte is this group from the Cobscook Currents 4-H club: (left to right) Ira Danielson, Samantha Leighton, Jamie Brown, holding up a 15-inch pickerel they caught, and Nora Brown...

ISAIAH LAWRENCE of the Shead Tigers flies high on his way to score a basket during a game against Deer Isle-Stonington on January 24. After winning their quarterfinal game in the Class S tournament in Bangor... (Don Dunbar photo)