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Edward French

2019

Woodland Pulp's payment for discharge violations helps river

Monies from a penalty assessed for discharge violations into the St. Croix River by Woodland Pulp will be used to help reduce the amount of untreated wastewater and stormwater entering the river from Calais.

2019

Construction begins on new Sipayik school

After a two-year delay, a contract for the building of the new Sipayik Elementary School was finally signed on May 9, with construction equipment arriving at the site on May 20.

2019

Campobello ferry expected to begin run soon

Following a one-year interruption in service, a seasonal ferry between Campobello and Deer Island is expected to return to its run by mid-June, if not sooner. The lack of the ferry service had caused a significant economic impact on Campobello last summer...

2019

Legislative panel eyes changes to allow rockweed harvesting

In the wake of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's March 28 decision that rockweed in the intertidal zone is the property of the upland landowner and not a public resource, a legislative committee is seeking to craft a means through statute to allow for commercial rockweed harvesting -- and the...

2019

Fire destroys home of Perry family of four

A Perry family of four lost their house and all of their possessions to a very hot fire on Tuesday evening, April 30. The home of Larry and Tiffany Hilderbrand Jr. and their two daughters, Ara, age 6, and Jemma, age 3, was completely destroyed by the blaze.

2019

Judge favors city in lawsuit by Millennium Marine

A superior court judge has issued a summary judgment in favor of the City of Eastport in a lawsuit brought by the boatbuilding company Millennium Marine USA and its owner, Cory Guimond.

2019

Eastport police chief fired from position

After less than a year on the job, Eastport Police Chief Michael Donahe was fired by City Manager Ross Argir on April 23 -- the city's second firing of a police chief in just a year and a half.