The unusual weather cycle of the past year – which saw ample early rain in the spring followed by drought and high heat in the summer – has had a disastrous effect on the wild blueberry crops across ...

IN A RED SEA OF CRANBERRIES are Donovan Palmer Jr., Branden Williams and David Davis at Mingo’s cranberry bogs in Red Beach. The harvest will be continuing for another week, and visitors are welcome ...

This year's Down East Living with Cancer Conference, held on October 3 at the Beth C. Wright Cancer Center in Baileyville, highlighted the vital importance of equitable access to care and the power of ...

VIRGIN VOYAGES’ Brilliant Lady cruise ship departs Friar’s Road anchorage emblazoned with “I [heart] Maine,” as seen from ...

Questions regarding beach access are being raised in both Eastport and across Maine as residents and businesses test the limits of what's possible in a state that allows private property rights to ...

The prolonged drought is having increasingly dire effects on Grand Manan, as people are reporting dry wells, and some have been without water for extended periods. Some have been using relatives' ...

Most Washington County residents likely consider the county budget as a fiscal matter under the control of the county commissioners. And until LD 2080, An Act to Better Coordinate and Reduce the Cost ...

Fifteen‑year‑old Cole Brown was up on a ladder building a shed when he heard a clamor coming from the alders behind him. He'd been hearing noises coming from the woods for hours, but this was a noise ...

Fifteen‑year‑old Cole Brown was up on a ladder building a shed when he heard a clamor coming from the alders behind him. He'd been hearing noises coming from the woods for hours, but this was a noise ...

CHARGING UP Boynton Street to the nursing home to entertain the residents at the start of the Eastport Pirate Festival is this group of swashbuckling pirates. See this issue for more coverage of the ...

Legislation that would further assert the rights of tribes in Maine, including the right for tribal representatives to vote in the legislature and for the tribes to cooperatively manage the elver ...

The Machias Arts Council (MAC) will be opening a new community project and space this spring to both engage the membership as well as the community. The rental space located at 277 Main Street, the ...