The Eastport Zoning Board of Appeals heard concerns from a resident regarding alleged property violations on Carlow Island and how the city's code enforcement officers (CEOs) have handled the ...

A deep love and respect for the Machias River and the Town of Machias were on display on the evening of July 22 when over 100 people gathered to roll up their sleeves and work for the benefit of the ...

Robert McFarlane sat on a picnic bench on the grass in front of St. Stephen's University (SSU), adapting tools to work on his bicycle. He has stayed at the Lighthouse Lodge shelter for homeless people ...

At its July 10 meeting the Robbinston School Committee unanimously approved a budget that maintains school choice, is $131,002 higher than the previous school year and calls for a 62% hike in the ...

A ceremony July 21 at Lubec's Lost Fishermen's Memorial drew elected representatives, members of the Maine Marine Patrol, families of lost fishermen and community members to observe Maine Commercial ...

While the conflict in Gaza is thousands of miles away, there are people who feel its impact much closer to home. In solidarity with the approximately two million people in Gaza who are experiencing an ...

The Village of Grand Manan has begun cleaning up piles of debris at North Head harbour, as work on the dredging project has stopped again and the contractor, Greenfield Construction, has been removed ...

Roosevelt Campobello International Park (RCIP) is facing a critical funding shortage as a result of an unresolved delay in part of the annual payment from the U.S. National Park Service (NPS). The ...

Municipal officers are not obligated to defer to the public when deciding to open municipal roads to ATVs, according to a legal opinion provided by the Maine Municipal Association (MMA). This ...

The alewife, long recognized by the Passamaquoddy people as the "fish that feeds all," is coming back to its ancestral spawning grounds in record numbers after decades of contending with obstructed ...

Hunger is a significant problem in Washington County, and it is on the rise. Recent food insecurity reports place the county as having the least regular access to food in New England, for both ...

A 250th year anniversary is special no matter the event. This year's Margaretta Days Festival in Machias marks its 19th year while celebrating a momentous piece of history. And for a place as far and ...