2015
Seals’ delaying of breakwater work resolved
The loud pile-driving noise from rebuilding the Eastport breakwater was threatening to cripple the project, as the sound could disturb seals in the bay.
Edward French
2015
State’s past hidden from view
Passage of a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the publication of a section of the Maine Constitution that outlines the state's treaty obligations with Native tribes has been recommended by a legislative committee. The Judiciary Committee, though...
2015
New bridge, road proposals gains traction
The Eastport Port Authority's proposal to build a new road on a bridge into Eastport, along with a possible rail line, has been gaining steam during the past few weeks. While long-term possibilities include transforming the island into a large cargo port...
2015
Major part of AOS budget voted down
Residents within AOS 77 expressed their concern about any tax increases by voting down the major portion of the Sunrise County School System 2015B16 budget at the May 13 budget meeting in Perry.
2015
Domestic violence targeted
A legislative committee listened to startling national statistics about violence against Native women and heard in graphic detail about brutal assaults in Maine, as it considered a bill to extend jurisdiction over such crimes to tribal courts.
2015
Tribal-state elver dispute flares up again
The dispute between state and Passamaquoddy tribal officials over the elver fishery appears again headed for a collision course. After hearing that the tribe planned to use its sustenance fishing rights to catch elvers outside of the state's reporting requirements...
2015
Deer Island-Eastport ferry will not be running this year
The Deer Island-Eastport ferry will not be operating this year but will resume its regular run next year. East Coast Ferries Ltd. of Deer Island has accepted a contract from the provincial government to provide ferry service on the Saint John River this year.