2009
Sipayik council votes to end project with Quoddy Bay LNG
The Sipayik Tribal Council has voted to end its relationship with Quoddy Bay LNG for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Pleasant Point.
Edward French
2009
Court favors former housing director in 10-year legal saga
The 10-year Dickensian legal saga ensuing from the break-in at the residence of a former executive director of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority appears to have finally reached its ending.
2009
Wind blades point way to port’s future
The port of Eastport's audition for handling the shipment of wind blades went so well that port officials are optimistic that the port will get the part for more shipments in the future.
2009
Newell given five years for fraud offenses
Robert Newell, the former governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township, was sentenced on April 24 to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and other offenses committed while serving as tribal governor from 2002 to 2006.
2009
Port strategy links railroad, bulk cargoes
Facing the loss of the port of Eastport's only customer, the port authority is scrambling to put together the pieces of a puzzle for shipping new cargoes. Port officials are working with a possible shipper of bulk cargo...
2009
Mussels and seaweed new mix with fish farms
Deer Island residents have been getting some additional work as a result of a new approach to salmon farming that Cooke Aquaculture has been helping to pioneer.
2009
Tribe seeks to cut costs by combining services
Law enforcement, fire and emergency services for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point are now all consolidated within a single department, as part of a cost-saving measure implemented earlier this year.