Eastport NewsLocal news for Eastport, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Suspect in machete threat skips court, may have fled to Caribbean- June 29, 2008 A 36-year-old man who was charged with terrorizing his wife with a machete last year may have skipped the country and gone back to his home in Saint Lucia.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/suspect-in-machete-threat-skips-court-may-ha... Husson, WCCC Ok credit transfers- June 27, 2008 Getting an education in Washington County grew a lot easier now that two local college campuses have agreed to allow the transfer of credits for extended educational opportunities, officials announced Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/husson-wccc-ok-credit-transfers?fromrss=1 Schooner re-floated- June 25, 2008 The U.S. Coast Guard says it helped evacuate and re-float a U.S.-based schooner after it ran aground off the southwestern coast of New Brunswick.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/schooner-re-floated?fromrss=1 Schooner runs aground off the coast of Maine; 41 passengers evacuated- June 24, 2008 Forty-one passengers have been safely evacuated from a schooner that ran aground off the coast of Maine.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/schooner-runs-aground-off-the-coast-of-maine... Non-runner wins world's easiest race- June 15, 2008 Victor goes from Annapolis to Eastport in 36.3 seconds, then claims 'I'm in a little pain here' By ELISABETH HULETTE, Staff Writer Published June 15, 2008 Under a burning sun at the crack of noon yesterday, Ky ...http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/non-runner-wins-worlds-easiest-race?fromrss=... Captain training- June 13, 2008 The Boat School-Husson and The Down East Maritime Training Institute will offer the 100-gross ton captain's license and the able-bodied seaman certification training over the summer.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/captain-training?fromrss=1 Eastport: Down East fund receives $1 million grant- June 3, 2008 The late philanthropist Deborah Pulliam established the Belvedere Fund in 2000 as a way to fulfill her philanthropic goals, and now the Down East area is the beneficiary of that to the tune of $1 million.http://www.topix.net/city/eastport-me/2008/06/eastport-down-east-fund-receives-1-million-g... |