EASTPORT, Maine (WABI) - Maine has some interesting traditions when it comes to ringing in the new year. There’s the wild blueberry ball drop in Kennebunk. The beach ball drop in downtown Bangor. But ...

The city of Eastport is making last minute preparations for their quirky celebration involving a sardine and a maple leaf.

Elaine Abbott, city manager for Eastport, got word that Google's “street view” images showed a view of the downtown that was dotted with empty stores and “for rent” signs. Worse, Google had last made ...

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A big theme in this election year is that other countries are swindling, out-negotiating, under-bidding, and generally beating the United States in the race for better jobs and companies. With a ...

An Eastport group has been working for years to bring back the Boat School, a marine trades vocational education facility located at the Maine Marine Technology Center. A recent U.S. Environmental ...

Let’s let the Mainers speak for themselves! I’ve tried and tried to describe what Maine-talk sounds like, but I can’t even get close. When I emailed an old friend who grew up in Bangor about the ...

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EASTPORT, Maine (WABI) - Thousands of people will gather in New York’s Time Square to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. Folks in Eastport will be experiencing a more unique way to ring in 2024 - ...

EASTPORT, Maine — A Russian vessel carrying 8,000 tons of a petroleum-derived product was denied a request to dock at the easternmost tip of the U.S. The ship’s operator asked on March 3 to dock in ...