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Edward French

2020

UMM professor appeals decision on faculty union to high court

An associate professor at the University of Maine at Machias is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court ruling on his lawsuit that calls for an end to a state law that compels public-sector employees to accept union representation, particularly when the person is not a member of the union.

2020

Tribal advocate finally pardoned by state

The Eastport attorney who started the case that led to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act and then, supporters believe, was framed by state officials on a felony marijuana charge in 1968 to end his efforts was finally pardoned by the state on January 7.

2019

Project to prevent shoreline erosion planned at Sipayik

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a 1,500-foot-long stone retaining wall this year at Pleasant Point to prevent ongoing shoreline erosion. The emergency shoreline protection project will be behind St. Ann's Church, the elderly meal site building and some tribal housing.

2019

Eastport blaze destroys house

The owner of an Eastport home and attached garage that were destroyed by a late-night fire on December 13 believes the blaze was started by a manufacturer's defect in the car that was in the garage.

2019

Bills focus on rockweed law and DA district

Bills affecting Washington County to be taken up during the upcoming legislative session include ones that would repeal the rockweed management law for Cobscook Bay, allow for a referendum on whether the county should have its own district attorney and extend the Down East Sunrise Trail to Calais.

2019

Coast Guard revises Perry housing plan

In response to public comments, the U.S. Coast Guard has revised its housing plan for Perry, reducing the initial number of units to four single-family or two duplex homes, eliminating a community center and cutting the size of a maintenance building.

2019

Lubec receives $19.6 million for safe harbor

The Town of Lubec has been awarded $19.6 million to build a safe harbor for boats that will include a breakwater, mooring field, boat launch and floating docks.