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Edward French

2017

City develops action plans to spur growth

As part of an effort to spur economic development and attract young families and telecommuters to the city, Eastport hosted a two-day visit by representatives from Smart Growth America, resulting in six action plans that residents will work on to market the city.

2017

Any-deer permits to be issued in area

For the first time in approximately 30 years, hunters in the Downeast coastal region of Maine will be able to shoot anterless deer this season. At its August meeting, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) advisory council approved the statewide permit allocations...

2017

Four arrested on drug charges at Pleasant Point

Four area residents have been charged with trafficking or possession of heroin and cocaine, following a traffic stop at Pleasant Point. The four have now been banished from the reservation.

2017

Woodland Pulp tries new tack in dam dispute

A new tack in the ongoing dispute over the operation of the Forest City dam is being tried by Woodland Pulp, as it tries to get out from under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing for the dam, which the company believes makes the project uneconomical.

2017

Canada eases reporting for private boats

The Canadian government recently streamlined its reporting requirements for private boaters who do not land in Canada.

2017

Blueberry growers face uncertain future

“I never thought this would ever happen,” says Justin Day, 81, who has harvested his 100 acres of blueberry fields in Cooper for 50 years and whose father and grandfather before him had the fields, starting around 1900.

2017

Timeline for Sipayik school delayed a year

After some frustrating delays, plans for the new school at Sipayik appear now to be on a more definite timeline, with the building expected to be ready to welcome school children in the fall of 2019.