Sarah Craighead Dedmon

It’s an exciting season for Brecken and Ryle Mortland, owners of two Machias lodging businesses, the Schoppee Inn and Margaretta Inn. Spring is here, and tourists are beginning to return, just in time for the launch of their new venture — Downeast Adventures, an ATV rental business. 

Also, they’re newlyweds.

Red dresses were recently displayed at the Old Transitional House in Pleasant Point to honor, remember, and bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).  (Photos by Suzanne D. Leone)

Jayna Smith

[email protected]

Crews from Perry Volunteer Fire Department and Eastport Fire Department assisted Pleasant Point Fire Department in battling a blaze that started in the early hours on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

According to Maine State Police, the call came in around 1:15 a.m. to a home at Bayview Lane in Pleasant Point.  

Our principal Mrs. Kennedy told our student body that if they exceeded the $2,000 mark for raising money for Jump Rope for Hearts, she’d let them pie her on the last day of school before spring break. The kids did what was asked of them and exceeded the challenge, and here’s the result. Mrs. Kennedy is a great sport!

Ann Carter

The 780-foot long MS Zaandam, owned and operated by Holland America Line, was docked in Eastport on Monday, May 22.  The vessel left Boston on Saturday and will cruise to Nova Scotia before returning to Boston on May 27.  The vessel can accommodate 1,432 passengers and 607 crew. (Photo by Cheryl Stabinski)

Jayna Smith

[email protected]

Students at Woodland Elementary School will see a new principal in the fall, but to most in the school community, it will be a familiar face.  

Alyssa Stephens, the school’s current special education teacher and assistant principal, has been hired to replace Amanda Belanger as principal.  Belanger has accepted the position of superintendent.  

Jayna Smith

[email protected]

It was an exciting day on Friday, May 12, 2023, as St. Croix Regional Family Health Center held a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of its facility expansion.  The addition will add another 5,000 square feet to the existing structure.

Princeton’s youngest helpers Noah, Jacob and Eli did a great job during the town’s clean-up. See page 23 for the Princeton news.  (Submitted photo) 

Will Tuell