2017
Medicaid expansion and casino top November ballot questions
Maine voters will face on the November 7 ballot four referendum questions, including citizen's initiatives for Medicaid expansion and a southern Maine casino.
Edward French
2017
Eastport police chief terminated from position
Eastport Police Chief Dale Earle was terminated from his position on October 20, just 10 days after returning to work following his being on medical leave for two and a half months.
2017
With no wild salmon in river, salmon groups trade accusations
The debate over the impact of salmon farms on wild Atlantic salmon runs has again come to the fore, as for the first time in 25 years of monitoring no wild Atlantic salmon have returned from the sea this year to the Magaguadavic River fishway in St. George...
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.