Pianist to Present Diverse Program

Summer music at Eastport Arts Center continues with classical pianist Danny Holt on Friday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. Pre-concert (6:15 p.m.) and post-concert receptions will offer a chance for attendees to gather casually before and after the performance. Holt enjoys shining a spotlight on the works of lesser-known composers from the 18th and 19th centuries and is a champion of music from the 20th century and today.

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Downeast Institute Gets Grant for Housing, $4M Capital Campaign in the Planning Stages

By Nancy Beal

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Machiasport Officials to Review and Amend Previously Rejected Aquaculture Ordinance

By Paul Sylvain

Machiasport residents, who on June 24 voted down a commercial aquaculture ordinance, will get to vote on an amended, less restrictive version of that ordinance sometime this fall. 

That’s following a plea to reconsider the ordinance by Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Executive Director Crystal Canney at the July 22 selectboard meeting.

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Locals Learn of Machias Bay’s Role in War of 1812

By Will Tuell

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State Business Court Upholds Kingfish Permit, One Appeal Left for Would-be Jonesport Fish Farm

By Nancy Beal

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Spanish Music Comes Downeast

By Wayne Smith

The Spanish band Barcelona hit the Milbridge Theatre and Community Arts Center stage on July 18 for an epic night of music that entertained the crowd and sent shivers up and down your spine. They were the best professional band to appear yet and well worth the price of admission several audience members told me. 

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Enforcement Concerns Raised by Machiasport Harbormaster Prompt Maritime Ordinance Review

By Paul Sylvain

According to Machiasport Harbor Master David Cale, the town has a decades-old maritime ordinance that is largely ignored by the town's commercial fishermen and lacks any teeth for enforcement.

Cale met with the town’s selectboard on July 22 to discuss his frustration over dealing with such things as mooring registrations and inspections that are required by the ordinance but not being followed. 

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Bangor Savings Bank Grant to The Joy Fund

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has awarded The Joy Fund, a barrier removal program administered by the Community Caring Collaborative (CCC), $5,500 to support more first-time home buyers scheduling home inspections of their prospective dream home in Washington County.  

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Exhibition Explores Place Memory

Eastport Arts Center’s Washington Street Gallery will feature Echoes of Place, a one-person show by Lora Whelan, Aug. 2 - Sept. 25. A reception will be offered Saturday, Aug. 3, 6-7:30 p.m., with a brief artist talk and Q&A at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

An artist strongly inspired and influenced by place, Whelan created her show around the theme of echoes. 

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From the Horizon to the Pleasant River’ Exhibit at MOTHERS Gallery This month

MOTHERS Art & Antique Gallery is delighted to announce their next exhibition, “From the Hudson to the Pleasant River,” featuring the paintings of David Vosburgh and Richard Bazelow, which will open with an Artists’ Reception on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 4-6 p.m., and will be on display until Aug. 24.

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