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Edward French

2022

Board reverses decision to close veterans' homes after bill signed

It may have been April Fools' Day, but the decision on April 1 by the Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) board of trustees to reverse their vote to close the Machias and Caribou homes was serious and welcomed by many veterans, their families and supporters of the homes in Washington and Aroostook...

2022

Port authority turns away Russian ship from docking in city

While the Eastport Port Authority has received national publicity for its decision to turn down a request from a Russian-flagged ship to dock at the port -- with the port authority being hailed as taking a stand against Russia for invading Ukraine -- the reasons for the decision were actually...

2022

New funding and bill aim to retain veterans’ homes

Plans to provide funding to keep the Machias and Caribou veterans' homes open and emergency legislation that would require that homes be located in those communities are moving forward, as efforts continue to reverse the decision by the Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) board of trustees to close the...

2022

Legislative panel splits over tribe’s drinking water bill

A legislative committee was evenly divided on recommending a bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to tap into a groundwater aquifer in Perry to provide drinking water to Sipayik and Eastport.

2022

Debate continues over proposal by tribe to tap into Perry aquifer

Debate over a bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to tap into a groundwater aquifer in Perry to provide drinking water to Sipayik is continuing in the legislature, with tribal representatives claiming that the town's ordinance on water extraction is unconstitutional...

2022

Record number support tribal sovereignty bill

With over 1,500 people submitting testimony to a legislative committee -- possibly a record number -- in favor of an omnibus bill to restore tribal sovereignty, Governor Janet Mills' office may have felt a bit alone as the only voice in opposition.

2022

Bill would allow tribe to tap into Perry aquifer for drinking water

A legislative bill that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to tap into a groundwater aquifer in Perry to provide drinking water to Sipayik garnered a great deal of support during a hearing by the legislature's Judiciary Committee on February 17, with over 100 people providing testimony in...