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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
Rockland invites more cruise ships amid uncertainty
Many in this small seaside city look to Bar Harbor, where thousands of cruise ship passengers crowd the streets and sidewalks from spring through fall.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
State distributes $3 million to boost sales of Maine-made goods
Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Augusta officials to send off Navy ship with slice of the city
The USS Augusta, which is to be commissioned Saturday in Eastport, is the second Navy vessel to be named for Maine's capital city.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Navy warship named for Maine’s capital to be commissioned in Eastport
Augusta officials will travel Down East to see the ship put into service in September.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Russian ship turned away from Maine port
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. this month
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine CDC says Eastport store worker had hepatitis A
State officials said the worker at the R&M IGA handled food from May 3-20 and may have spread the infectious disease to customers.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Cruise ship that dominated Eastport gets ready to depart
A cruise ship that tied up in Eastport during the pandemic is ready to set sail
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Eastport hosts behemoth cruise ship sidelined indefinitely by coronavirus
The 800-foot ship towers 10 stories over the pier, and its 131 crew members must stay aboard.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Cruise ship may tie up in Eastport for the summer, riling some residents
The MS Riviera would berth at the breakwater for an undetermined amount of time, but some residents oppose the unexpected visit.
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