LUBEC (AP) — A fishing-industry building on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places is half-submerged in waters near a Canadian island, and conservationists fear it could disintegrate before legal tangles are resolved. The Jan. 4 blizzard tore the brine shed from its mooring at McCurdy’s Smokehouse off Lubec, Maine, and it was blown to […]
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Frederick S. Callahan
1918 – 2015 AUBURN — Frederick S. Callahan, 97, of Auburn passed away peacefully Tuesday night, March 31, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Lewiston on March 25, 1918, a son of the late Sherman and Cora (Staples) Callahan. On Dec. 24, 1939, he married Ruth E. Downing and the two […]
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Battle with snow continues Down East
CALAIS — It hasn’t been the easiest of winters Down East, where the unofficial snowfall total for Eastport already is a half a foot higher than the previous record of 169.6 inches set during the winter of 1906-07. Municipal officials in Eastport, Calais and Lubec continue to battle with snow piles, high winds causing drifting […]
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Father found not guilty of manslaughter in death of diabetic son two years ago
MACHIAS — The father tried earlier this month in Washington County Superior Court in connection with the death of his 12-year-old diabetic son was found not guilty of manslaughter on Monday. In addition, Superior Court Justice Robert Murray found Edward Smith, 44, formerly of Lubec, guilty of one count of aggravated furnishing of a scheduled […]
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Volunteers make headway excavating whale bones in Lubec
LUBEC — There’s nothing quite like the smell of rotting whale flesh to make sure your olfactory senses are working properly. A group of volunteers excavating the remains of a whale Saturday worked in muddy, smelly conditions on Mowry Beach in Lubec and planned to resume their efforts on Sunday. The group, mostly college students, […]
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Warren family reunion held
HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]
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Work to begin on fishermen memorial in Lubec
LUBEC— Work will begin on a memorial to honor Maine and Canadian fisherman who have been lost at sea, now that an initial fundraising goal has been reached, organizers announced. The Lost Fishermen’s Memorial Association raised more than $100,000 through grants and donations to build a waterfront park and erect a granite monument to memorialize […]