2016
Scallop fishermen stay close to home
The number of scallop draggers in Cobscook Bay on the opening day of the season, December 5, was again fewer than in past years, with only 69 boats fishing.
Edward French
2016
PWD: Water is safe, despite sabotage effort
The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is assuring its customers in Eastport, Pleasant Point and Perry that its water is safe to drink, after it appears as though someone tried to sabotage the water supply by placing one-gallon Ziploc bags containing a petroleum product near the intake for the...
2016
New Brunswick lobster fishery continues to look ‘pretty rosy’
Lobster fishermen in New Brunswick continue to reap the benefits of strong catches and a good price, following the opening of the season on November 8. They also note that the lobsters have been of higher quality this year.
2016
Millennium moves ahead with lawsuit against city, county
Millennium Marine USA and the boatbuilding company's owner, Cory Guimond, are proceeding with a lawsuit against the City of Eastport concerning its leasing of the city-owned former Guilford mill building, according to the company's attorney, Joseph Baldacci of Bangor.
2016
Eastport proceeds with archery hunt
A special archery hunt to reduce the deer herd in Eastport will be held during the last two weeks of December this year, after the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) Advisory Council approved the hunt at a meeting on November 21.
2016
Two bills proposed to address UT school-choice controversy
The controversy that erupted last spring about where students living in area unorganized territories (UT) attend elementary school has been relatively quiet since the new school year began, but it's expected to heat up again once the legislature goes into session in January.
2016
Sipayik tribal chief recalled from office
Fred Moore III, the Passamaquoddy chief at Sipayik, has been recalled from office in an overwhelming vote held on November 7. A total of 337 tribal members cast ballots at the Beatrice Rafferty School, with 280, or 83% of the voters, favoring recall of the chief and 54 opposed.