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In solidarity with the approximately two million people in Gaza who are experiencing an extreme shortage of food and basic amenities as the war between Israel and Hamas continues, two Pembroke ...
"I will be loud in ensuring work continues" and that the village doesn't suffer as a result of the contract dispute.
Eastport's welcoming spirit once again shone through the sometimes foggy weather to greet the officers and crew of the USS Farragut, DDG-99, the guided missile destroyer that was in port from July 2 ...
After a somewhat soggy start, Old Home Week came roaring to life in Eastport with a Fourth of July celebration that rekindled fond memories of yesteryear with its energy and enthusiasm. People of all ...
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 ...
Coastal and other Downeast property owners may be in for a surprise when their insurance is up for renewal. The winter season of high winds, storm surges and driving rain causing flying roof shingles ...
The populations and species of birds who inhabit the Passamaquoddy Bay region have been changing steadily -- and occasionally dramatically -- over the past half century, with climate change and human ...
Bill Love, who lives on Boyden Lake in Perry, didn't have to worry about getting in over his head this year when he put out his dock in June. He relates that, in most years, the water would come to ...
The shortage of auditing firms in Maine has created a backlog that's affecting many municipalities, school districts and county governments throughout the state, including a town in Washington County ...
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 ...
Last winter a temporary bridge was installed over a portion of the Machias dike harboring a failing baffle system that for more than 100 years has regulated the flow of water between Middle River, ...
The largest river restoration project on the East Coast is in progress on the St. Croix River as a collaboration of cross border entities, represented by the International St. Croix River Watershed ...