The dispute over tribal fishing rights in Passamaquoddy Bay is again heating up, with four Passamaquoddy fishermen from Sipayik facing charges for lobstering in Canadian waters, the Canadian fisheries ...

The number of homeschooled students in Washington County schools has been doubling and tripling in some towns in recent years, a trend that's in line with an overall statewide increase. While the ...

Maine saw its warmest summer on record, and the Quoddy region experienced one that was as hot as the record-breaker three years ago. Ed Mekelburg of Robbinston, a weather observer for the National ...

Mildred Smith of St. Stephen joined the estimated 3.6 million people in the 44th annual Terry Fox Run in about 600 communities across Canada on September 15. At 101, she can very likely claim bragging ...

On September 19 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a preliminary permit for a proposed tidal power project in Pembroke, despite widespread opposition to the proposal. The permit, ...

Grand Manan's Rotary Club held a unique fundraiser on September 14 with the island's first "Great Pigeon Race," courtesy of breeder Rick Broere. A total of 57 racing pigeons were released in Riviere ...

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 ...

The layoff of up to 150 workers in Blacks Harbour at the only sardine packing plant in North America and a significant cut in the herring quota in the Bay of Fundy are affecting not only the workers ...

Discussions are under way regarding how to handle the Calais branch of the state's rail corridor, eight and a half miles of which runs alongside the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. A leading ...

On Monday, September 9, Machias Town Manager Bill Kitchen died unexpectedly, leaving a sudden and significant void in the greater community. His loss has been felt by all who knew and worked with him.