Upcoming events

The Annual Meeting of the Porter Memorial Library Association will be held at the Library at 92 Court Street, Machias on Wednesday, July 19 at 5 p.m.  Interested persons may join the Association at this meeting upon payment of the annual dues.

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Whitneyville Planning Board will be meeting at the Town Office/Hill Grove Building on Thursday, July 20 at 6 p.m. to discuss one building permit.

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“Refugees,” an exhibition of large-scale works in oil and graphite by Joyce Weber, will be on view at the Eastport Gallery July 15 to August 4. A reception for the show will be offered from 5-7 pm, Saturday, July 22. Weber created the works as a way to express her empathy and concern for the people facing turmoil, separation, heartache and fear in the Middle East. “Families are being separated” said Weber.  “These people had stable homes and good lives, and now these are being torn apart.  I just wanted to acknowledge that.” The largest of the pieces is 7x4-feet.

On Tuesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Machias Bay Chamber Concerts (MBCC) will present a performance by violinist Geoff Nuttall, pianist Pedja Muzijevic, cellist Christopher Costanza, and oboist James Austin Smith. 

The concert will be held at Centre Street Congregational Church, and the program will include: Mozart’s Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305; Saint-Saens’ Oboe Sonata, Op. 166; Debussy’s Cello Sonata in D minor; and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66.

Alexis Sprowl earns the rebound and starts the break down the floor at UMM summer action.

Battle for the rebound in Machias.

Royalette Kaylee Ireland penetrates the defense.

by Phil Stuart

The Machias area Little League 9-10 year-old baseball All Stars opened tournament play with a pair of victories last week. On June 25, Machias traveled to Bucksport and defeated their hosts by a score of 10-0 in four innings, due to the run rule. 

Hannaford Supermarket installed state-of-the-art self checkout stations in its Machias store last weekend. The new terminals allow the store to add more checkout options into its existing space. Photo by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

by Phil Stuart

Former Eastport resident and Shead High School cross-country runner, Robert Ashby of Brunswick, won the Bay of Fundy International Marathon for the third year in a row with a time of 2:49:03. Ashby won by two minutes over runner-up Sam Goldberg, whose finishing time was 2:51:23.

Gary Krugger came in 3rd place in 2:56:29, while John Brun and Gabriel Andrews rounded out this year’s top five with times of 3:24:30 and 3:24:37.

Sharon Stanhope, 70, widow of Dale Stanhope, died Dec. 22, 2016.  She was born Oct. 4, 1946 to Edgar and Margaret Myers.

She is survived by Susan Stanhope, Teddy Stanhope, Christian Stanhope, Stacey Ramsey, Kathleen Trueworthy, Cynthia Philbrook, a brother, Gregory Myers, twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  In addition to her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by her granddaughter, Brittany.

She is also survived by in-laws Annie Colby, Kate Lawrence, Richard Stanhope, Louise Sinclair, Judy Spencer, and Beverly Elwell.