2022
Run and signing mark efforts to restore river
An 80-mile Alewife Relay Run, from Split Rock at Sipayik to Forest City on the east branch of the St.
Edward French
2022
Murder of Sipayik woman leaves community in mourning
The murder of a Passamaquoddy woman at Sipayik on Thursday, April 21, has left the community feeling devastated and in mourning. Kimberly Neptune, 43, was found deceased in her home at 27 Thunder Road that evening...
2022
Fire destroys bar, leaves eight families displaced
A faulty electrical outlet in a popular bar in Calais caused a fire the night of Sunday, May 1, that displaced eight families who lived upstairs in the four-story downtown building.
2022
Legislature to consider plan for tribal racino in county
A legislative hearing on a bill to allow a racino and a high-stakes beano facility in Washington County will be held on Monday, April 25. The Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee will consider legislation sponsored by Fred Moore III...
2022
Tribes now garner strong support in state; Water legislation signed into law
Governor Janet Mills may have been sharpening her veto pencil for the Passamaquoddy Tribe's drinking water bill when legislators removed the bill from her office on April 19 and amended it, in order to address the governor's concerns.
2022
Tribes now garner strong support in state; Sovereignty bill’s fate unclear
Wabanaki leaders and citizens, legislators and allies rallied in Augusta on April 20 to celebrate what they believe is a historic sea change in tribal state relations, as three bills affecting the tribes have received strong support in the legislature.
2022
Report reveals state's effort to exterminate tribes
As the Maine state government is considering a sweeping tribal sovereignty measure, a recently released report reveals how early Maine governments sought to generate wealth from stolen resources of Wabanaki tribal lands and how state law has long sought to deny tribal sovereignty and to have...