Edward French

At least one scientist believes that hundreds of great white sharks may be in Passamaquoddy Bay each season as they may be looking to establish courtship and mating areas, but other scientists are skeptical of the hypothesis.

The death of a diver in the St. Croix River on Thursday, August 18, has left some unanswered questions, as investigations into what happened are still ongoing. The body of 54 year old John Morris of Cape Charles, Va., was recovered about 150 feet from St.

The court case involving the Port of Bayside's use of a 100-foot mini rail track that goes nowhere is continuing, with a federal judge in Alaska ruling on July 7 that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can issue penalties for use of the rail track after that date.

Residents around Vanceboro and McAdam are continuing to fight the proposal to reduce the border station hours by 12 hours every day. The Town of Vanceboro hosted a meeting on July 5 that drew approximately 100 people, with all indicating they were opposed to having the border closed from 8 p.m.

With no shipping having taken place so far this year, the Eastport Port Authority is facing a number of changes, as its longtime leader is leaving, wood pulp shipments are switching from overseas to domestic markets and the potentially large wood chip shipments to Europe continue to be paused.