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Edward French

2019

Urchin fishermen upset by DMR’s cuts

Some sea urchin fishermen Downeast are upset about the cuts made to the upcoming season for eastern Maine, Zone 2, by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), arguing they are excessive.

2019

Fishermen face bait crisis

The bait crisis facing Maine's lobster fishermen is causing them to cut expenses and might lead to a drop in the state's overall harvest, as fishermen set their traps later this spring and may take them up earlier in late fall.

2019

County pilot project addressing opiate crisis to be launched

Legislation to establish a pilot project to support people with substance use disorders in Washington County was finally signed into law on June 27 by Governor Janet Mills. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry of Calais, was approved as an emergency bill by the legislature on June 18.

2019

Tribe’s blueberry company awarded $1.76 million in lawsuit

The Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company (PWBC) has been awarded over $1.76 million in a lawsuit against Cherryfield Foods Inc. and its parent company, Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., following a jury trial by the Maine Business and Consumer Court in Portland.

2019

Gold mining in St. Stephen area explored

“There's gold in them thar hills!” So local prospectors and a Toronto-based company that have found a significant gold deposit outside of St. Stephen are saying.

2019

West Grand dam fishway opening both hailed, decried by groups

In a significant move to restore sea-run alewives to their historic spawning grounds in the St. Croix River watershed, Woodland Pulp opened the fishway at the West Grand Lake dam on June 5, complying with an order by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

2019

Bill to amend rockweed law is finally killed

A bill that would have allowed for the harvesting of rockweed in Maine's intertidal zone without having to obtain permission from the upland landowner has been defeated in the legislature, following a contentious debate.