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Edward French

2023

State's school subsidy amounts still hitting coastal towns hard

While Maine will continue to meet its obligation to pay 55% of the cost of K-12 education under Governor Janet Mills' budget proposal for 2023-24, a milestone first achieved last year, many superintendents are still not happy with the state subsidy amounts for schools in their districts.

2023

Sweat lodges helping to change lives in state's prison system

Native inmates in Maine's prison system have been able to practice their traditional spiritual ceremonies for the past 15 years thanks to the efforts of a number of Wabanaki citizens, but in particular the work of Brian Altvater...

2023

Healthcare staff shortages creating crisis in care

Medical patients in Washington County are feeling the impact of workforce shortages in healthcare, from a lack of ambulance transport to a scarcity of available hospital beds as far away as Boston.

2023

Port authority hoping to rebound after 'horrible' year

While cargo shipped through the Port of Eastport this past year was only 2% of what had been shipped in the top years in the past, with only one ship being loaded and the longshoremen being let go, the revenue-based quasi-municipal corporation still managed a net income of over $100,000 in 2022.

2023

Bill proposals range from offshore wind to child welfare issues

Washington County legislators are sponsoring bills that cover a wide range of issues, from banning offshore wind turbines in the state, to healthcare and child welfare concerns, to not allowing those younger than the age of 5 to shoot a deer.

2022

Woodland mill strike averted with new vote

Over 130 union workers at the Woodland Pulp mill will not be going on strike after all, following a vote to accept a new offer made by the company.

2022

Jonesboro biomass plant set to restart operations

The idle Jonesboro biomass plant is expected to restart in February or March of the coming year, following the sale of the plant, along with six other biomass plants in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, under an agreement approved by a bankruptcy court judge on November 23.