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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 idle Jonesboro biomass plant is expected to restart in February or March of the coming year, following the sale of the plant, along with six other biomass plants in Maine, New Hampshire and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since the launch in November of 2023 of a sports-betting partnership with DraftKings, a digital sports entertainment company based in Boston, the Passamaquoddy Tribe has earned nearly $30 million in ...

A collection of sites in Lubec previously identified as possibly having a connection to Norse settlements in the region is raising interest from those with backgrounds in anthropology. While evidence ...

The Downeast region is sometimes characterized by two extremes: scarcity and generosity. Those who have help those who don't, time and again, and through the charitable intentions of volunteers and ...