Plans for bringing the dormant Norwegian Sun cruise ship to Eastport are now on hold, and the Riviera may depart at the end of July or early August because of difficulties the cruise industry is ...

The loss of berthing for boats at the Eastport breakwater and an expected influx of scallop draggers have prompted communities around Cobscook Bay to freeze the number of boat moorings, as the mooring ...

There are a lot of things that would lead a rock star to visit Lubec. But what would entice a rock star to move to Lubec and then call the town home? That question was put to Deb Lindsay, the new ...

The traditional territory of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, centered around the St. Croix River, extends from Mount Desert Island in Maine to Point Lepreau in New Brunswick. But while the tribe has been ...

Brian Altvater, who is currently the health director and was for most of the period covered by the report, acknowledges that the violations are serious and the health center has to take corrective ...

The winter months are always busy ones at food pantries in Washington County and the Charlotte County island communities. The poor economy and cold weather have caused almost all of the food banks to ...

Eighty‑two Emera Maine customers voiced their opposition to the utility's latest request for a rate hike at public hearings held simultaneously at the University of Maine at Machias, Orono and Presque ...

The decades-long debate over federal licensing of Woodland Pulp's storage dams on the St. Croix River has gained greater local interest with the filing of legislation by Congressman Bruce Poliquin to ...

Step into the Lubec Brewing Company, and the warm wall colors, twinkling lights and comfortable furniture give a generous welcome. It's a microbrewery with a line‑up of craft beers that use hops grown ...

The former American Can Company building on the waterfront of downtown Eastport is about to start on a 21st century journey of restoration and reuse. The 36,000-square-foot brick structure, which was ...

Drug-related deaths continue to make headlines each day in the largest of urban areas and are having an even greater impact on small, rural populations. While drug abuse has saturated the landscape in ...

The Passamaquoddy Tribe sent 25 men to fight in World War I, some of whom served in the Yankee Division Company I, says Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Donald Soctomah. However, because the ...