THE TRADITIONAL CEREMONIAL DANCES drew a large crowd during Passamaquoddy Days at Sipayik. Shown are tribal members performing an intertribal dance, led by Mary Creighton. See this issue for coverage ...

Pirates will once again roam the streets when the Eastport Pirate Festival debuts its 20th edition on the first weekend in September, bringing with it music, children's games, a formal ball and ...

While Lubec residents earlier this month narrowly adopted a local aquaculture ordinance in response to two salmon farm lease renewal requests, whether the ordinance will be legally binding and whether ...

The Village of Grand Manan announced on August 12 that it was activating Level 1 of its Emergency Measures Plan in response to the dry conditions and fire risk. Level 1 is a precautionary measure that ...

The plan submitted by DECH to the bankruptcy court suggests that reaching an agreement prior to March 31 is an essential component to the plan in order for DECH and the renamed Calais Community ...

A long‑vacant storefront in the Machias downtown, the former Nash building, is on the path to becoming the Machias Valley Center for Entrepreneurship. A long‑vacant storefront in the Machias downtown, ...

Welshpool resident Sherry Johnston addressed the Campobello Rural Community Council meeting on April 30, challenging the council to "listen to your citizens" regarding the recent letter of support for ...

Approximately 150 workers are affected by the decision of Domtar Corporation to permanently close down its paper machine and supporting sheeter in Baileyville. The company is continuing to operate its ...

Citing emergency conditions of threatened harbor overcrowding during the upcoming scallop season, the Lubec Harbor Board has established a moratorium on the installation of moorings in town waters.

For the Downeast Heritage Museum in Calais, time and money are running out, stated Executive Director James Thompson a few minutes before the February 20 meeting of the museum's board of directors.

Another fun-filled Old Home Week is planned in the City of Eastport from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5, to mark Independence Day. "The Eastport 4th of July Committee is pleased to bring ...

"We're still getting our footing," says Victor Trafford who, together with his wife Judy, owns Lubec's Wharf Direct seafood buying operation. Wharf Direct currently purchases lobsters, periwinkles and ...