Emotions surfaced during the budget workshop hosted on March 6 by the Lubec school board, during which the budget proposal calling for a nearly 16% hike in the local share was discussed. Three board ...

Eastport's oldest resident, who lives in one of the oldest homes in the island city, will be turning 100 on March 14. An open house to honor Ruth McInnis will be held at the Eastport Port Authority's ...

The trade war began on February 1 when President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, with the exception of energy resources at 10%; after a month long pause most of those tariffs ...

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is conducting an investigation into whether a rooftop solar project by the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township qualifies for the state's net energy ...

Eastport Police Chief Matt Vinson, a 15-year veteran of the force, with 11 years as chief, was at first fired by City Manager Jon Southern on March 3, but following an executive session at the city ...

With approximately 55,000 cruise ship passengers expected in Eastport in 2025 -- up from 7,000 the previous year -- concerns are being raised related to discharges from the ships and how they may ...

The proposed AOS 77 budget for 2025-26, which is nearly 14% higher than the current budget, with a 7.1% hike in the amount raised through local taxation, failed to garner public support during a ...

Washington County legislators and residents offered strong support for increasing rural patrol services in the county during a recent legislative hearing, pointing to the drug crisis, the county's ...

A recent presentation in Jonesport about alternative lobster fishing gear to reduce the chance for entanglement with whales generated much discussion from the fishermen who attended, with some ...

A former Eastport resident has just returned from an uplifting, humanitarian experience in Africa and has plans to take part in the endeavor again. Matthew Bakis, a 1997 graduate of Shead High School, ...

Business and community leaders on both sides of the St. Croix River hope that cooler heads prevail over talk of tariffs. Earlier this month U.S. President Donald Trump delayed threatened tariffs on ...

The prospect of further tax increases dominated the February 10 meeting of the Lubec school board, despite a limited turnout. Snowed out of the customary first Thursday meeting date, the rescheduled ...