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Edward French

2023

ORPC to begin testing tidal systems again

After being dormant in its tidal power operations in the Cobscook Bay area for a decade, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is gearing up to again begin testing commercially viable turbine generator units off Eastport this year.

2023

Federal Marine acquired by stevedoring company

Federal Marine Terminals, which has operated the Eastport port terminal since 1981, is being acquired by a Canadian stevedoring company, but port operations are not expected to change with the new ownership. Logistec Stevedoring Inc. is acquiring the Canadian and U.S.

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.