2021
Vaccination rates increasing as variant spreads
With the Delta variant of COVID 19 on the rise and far more contagious than the original virus, Maine's COVID 19 vaccination rate has increased in importance.
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2021
Canadian border not yet reopening but restrictions being eased
Canada will take the first baby step next month toward reopening the border to American visitors. The measures announced in Ottawa might seem painfully little...
2021
Coast Guard housing work to start in Perry
Construction of the U.S. Coast Guard's housing project in Perry, which had stirred an outcry from neighbors on the Shore Road when it was proposed in 2019, is expected to begin this summer. The Coast Guard has awarded a contract to Ducas Construction of Scarborough in the amount of $8 million...
2021
Health center rallies to give vaccines for hepatitis A
For Eastport and some neighboring communities, the start of the Memorial Day weekend on May 28 was not the usual long weekend of welcoming the summer. Instead of relaxing with family around the grill, residents were calling the Eastport Health Center (EHC)...
2021
Reopening of border a federal decision that may be complex
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs hopes to greet visitors from Maine this summer, but folks in Lubec and Calais should not line up at the bridges to Campobello Island and St. Stephen just yet.
2021
Salmon federation wins grant for stocking parr
On May 27 the Downeast Salmon Federation (DSF) held an hour long update on the Peter Gray Parr Project (PGPP) on the East Machias River. The Zoom session had over 50 people participate in the informative session led by DSF Executive Director Dwayne Shaw and Hatchery Manager Zach Sheller.
2021
County vaccination rate stalls as state rate gains
Washington County's COVID-19 vaccination rate is stalling as the state overall ranks as the second best in the nation in percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).