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 June 13, 2025

Eastport, Maine
THE SWEEP OF SPRING COMES DOWNEAST. The art of mindful mowing using a scythe was on display at the Rhubarb Festival, as volunteers, including Damon Weston, Richard Scott and Molly McDonald, used tools from Scythe Supply to cut swaths through the surrounding fields at Kendall Farm in Perry. See this issue for coverage of the festival. (Lura Jackson photo)
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Eastport, Maine
WITH FLAGS FLUTTERING in the breeze, Darla George explains the significance of the “table set for one” during the Memorial Day observance at Hillside Cemetery in Eastport. See this issue for coverage of area Memorial Day ceremonies. (Edward French photo)
 
 
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Front Page Stories
Local families struggle with food insecurity
by Lura Jackson
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 children and adults, and earlier this year federally funded programs that provide food to those that need it most were cut -- raising major concerns about the year ahead. Relief organizations and community members alike are rallying to do what they can to meet the need and offset the long standing and worsening situation.
 
Discussion about salmon farm plans in Lubec becomes heated
by J.D. Rule
In a marathon meeting held June 4, the Lubec Select Board coupled a series of three public hearings on ordinances and the comprehensive plan with a board meeting that was dominated by a discussion about two controversial fish farm proposals in the town. During the presentation on the salmon farm sites, Jennifer Robinson and Frank Lank of Cooke Aquaculture actively engaged in the sometimes heated discussion as they clarified the company's intent regarding the installation of the pens into Lubec waters.
 
Passamaquoddy celebrate success in restoring alewife populations
by Lura Jackson

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 waterways. Along with recent population gains on the Pennamaquan River following the installation of a fishway, the St. Croix River -- or Skutik, as it is known to the tribe -- is continuing to see significant gains as work continues to improve fish passage. At the forefront of local efforts is the Sipayik Environmental Department (SED), for whom the work holds both ecological and cultural meaning.

 
Margaretta Days Festival to mark 250 years since first naval battle
by RJ Heller
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 away as Machias, that significance is not lost to time. A battle was fought 250 years ago on its shores while smoke from musket fire was still heavy in the air in the city of Boston. The Battle of the Margaretta has since been officially recognized as the first naval battle of the American Revolution.
 
Shead graduation cap dispute quickly resolved
by Edward French
A dispute over whether seniors' caps for graduation at Shead High School could be decorated with articles of cultural or religious significance escalated quickly online and was diffused just as fast by the decision of school administrators, following discussions with tribal officials, to change their rules and allow the additions to the mortarboards.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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