Local News

According to the National Weather Service, the recent spate of heavy snowfall is "very unusual." In fact, what some have dubbed "StormZilla" is officially unprecedented.

Millennium Marine USA is seeking to purchase the city-owned, former Guilford mill building where the boatbuilding business is located. Owner Cory Guimond made an offer of $200,000 for the building at the February 4 Eastport City Council meeting.

Four snowstorms dumped 76 inches of snow -- nearly six and a half feet -- on Eastport in just over a week.

Effective January 24, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced emergency rulemaking changes to the scallop season for Zone 3, which covers Cobscook Bay and the St. Croix River, similar to the rotational openings suggested by scallop fishermen during an industry meeting...

Frigid weather early in the heating season, a mid-December ice storm and the poor economy have combined to cause many residents of Washington County to seek assistance in paying for their fuel this winter.

The Eastport Port Authority is planning to scale back on the scope of the breakwater rebuilding project, by eliminating at least for now a wave-protection wall, as the lowest bid for the project is $5.5 million higher than the current amount of funding.