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CHRIS SEPSA ALTVATER is urging that the Department of Veterans Affairs should assign advocates for combat veterans after they return from overseas, to help prevent veteran suicides. (Edward French photo)
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A FINBACK WHALE lunge feeds off Spruce Island in Head Harbour Passage on August 13. (Don Dunbar photo) |
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THE WELCOME DANCE is performed during the Ceremonial Indian Dances on August 12 at Sipayik. Indian Day celebrated the Passamaquoddy culture and brought healing through singing and dancing. (Edward French photo) |
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Front Page Stories |
| Marine seeks advocates to prevent suicides |
by Edward French |
A veteran who served in the Marine Corps in Kosovo and nearly took his own life after suffering a psychotic break last year is urging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to have advocates for veterans to help prevent suicides. "Combat vets coming back from overseas should have an advocate prearranged for them," says Chris Sepsa Altvater, a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe who now lives in Pembroke. He believes the lack of advocates is one of the reasons there are an estimated 22 veteran suicides a day in the U.S. |
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| Dangerous dogs running loose frighten neighboring islanders |
| by Arlene Benham |
At their August 13 meeting, Grand Manan's village councillors heard from a delegation of Ingalls Head residents concerned about dangerous dogs in their neighbourhood. Speaking on behalf of the group, Marilyn Guptill described an attack on her father's dog. On May 26, he let her out in the middle of the night, and she was attacked by two other dogs who were running loose. When he went out to stop the fight, he was also attacked and had to go to the hospital. On July 21, the same two dogs attacked her again, and she was still at the vet's with gangrene. |
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Eastport to serve up two fun celebrations |
| Salmon and seafood to be savored |
| by Susan Esposito |
For over 30 years, the end of summer in Eastport has been celebrated with a festival paying homage to the Atlantic salmon and other delicious seafood found in local waters. The 2018 Eastport Salmon & Seafood Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 1 and 2, of Labor Day weekend and will include lots of arts and crafts, history, a fishing contest and salmon dinner. |
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| Pirates, scallywags to invade |
| by Susan Esposito |
The easternmost city in the U.S. will once again host the largest pirate festival in northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes. The festivities for the 13th annual Eastport Pirate Festival will be held from Friday, September 7, through Sunday, September 9. Pirates of all ages will descend upon the island in their favorite pirate garb to watch or take part in many events, and all festival-sponsored activities are free to the public.
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| Robbinston revises tuition payment policy |
| by Edward French |
A change in policy by the Robbinston School Committee to limit tuition payments for students who attend schools other than the Calais schools has upset some parents in the town. However, the Calais superintendent says the action was taken by the Robbinston board simply to save money and was not an effort to draw more students to the Calais schools. |
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| Confederate flag resolution doesn’t fly |
| by Lora Whelan |
Eastport City Councillor Scott Emery threatened Councillor Hailley Bradbury that he would put a Confederate flag back on his boat, located in the Eastport breakwater's inner basin, if she didn't stop “lecturing” him on why the city council should support a resolution proposed by resident Kendall Zeigler. Bradbury was addressing the council and audience when Emery told her to stop talking. The audience was sparse at the August 22 special meeting of the city council, with 11 present who were not city employees or councillors. |
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