MAINE SHERIFFS AND DEPUTIES gather at the flag-raising ceremony held February 17 at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec to ...

With would be pirates about to descend on Eastport, the knots of fiction versus fact can be hard to untangle. There is a rich and documented history of smuggling around Passamaquoddy Bay, but real ...

While it appears the Washington County government may have raised enough funds from municipalities to be able to pay its tax-anticipation note (TAN) to Machias Savings Bank by February 20, the meeting ...

Jason Parent knows he faces a challenge. In the aftermath of the closure of Downeast Community Partners (DCP) after years of financial mismanagement, he now oversees the soon-to-be-official Community ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) recently closed the wharf at Wilson's Beach, Campobello, citing structural safety concerns that arose during an inspection of the pilings and cribwork.

The boards of directors of Eastport Health Care (EHC) and St. Croix Regional Family Health Center, based in Princeton, announced this week that the two organizations will be merging to improve access ...

A student intern working at the Woodland Pulp mill has died and another worker was critically injured following exposure to a toxic gas at the mill's bleach plant on Tuesday, January 27, when the mill ...

Among the benefits of living in Downeast Maine are the abundant natural landscape and the many opportunities it provides for recreation and ecological connection. In an effort to strengthen the bonds ...

A slate of recommendations ready to be released to the public by the Upper Machias Bay Master Plan (UMBMP) Leadership Committee includes a proposal that the failing Machias dike be replaced with a ...

While the Passamaquoddy Tribe has earned $57 million since its sports betting partnership with DraftKings began in November 2023, according to state records, gambling revenues for the tribe are ...

When you think of milestones, you think of 50 years being married or your 50th year graduation reunion. Or maybe your 50th birthday bash. But for Sherry Preston it is having worked for the Hannaford ...

A new tidal power project is being proposed off Eastport, but whether the developer has the technical expertise and financial backing to proceed with the proposal is not clear. Along with planning to ...