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At the Grand Manan's village council’s meeting on January 4, the main subject of discussion was the removal and disposal of road-killed animals. Councillor Kirk Cheney summed up a story that became a hot topic on island social media.

Maine lawmakers started off the second session of the 127th Maine Legislature listening to impassioned testimony from those on the front lines in dealing with the drug crisis in the state, which may have a record number of overdose deaths this past year.

During these winter months, the cost of heating homes weighs heavily on the minds of many Maine residents. This year, although there is good news because of lower fuel costs, there is still a significant demand for assistance.

Although the abundance of scallops in Cobscook Bay is down some this year, there are fewer boats dragging during the opening days of the season, so a closure of the bay because of depletion of the resource may be delayed until the end of January.

How many people know that the current manager of the Eastport Municipal Airport is an adventurer who enjoys sailing over landscapes in hot-air balloons as well as airplanes? "I've lived all over the world, but I'd rather live here than anywhere else," says balloonist Steve Trieber of his...

Eastport City Councillor Colleen Dana‑Cummings took the audience of residents attending the December 9 council meeting by surprise at the very end of the meeting when she announced her immediate resignation from the council. While her current term ends on December 31, she had been elected in November to