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Edward French

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.

2015

St. Croix alewife bill heads to its hearing

A legislative bill to again close the upper portion of the St. Croix River to the passage of alewives, which has been the focus of a contentious debate Downeast, will be the subject of a public hearing by the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on Monday, April 27.

2015

Processors hit by changes in Canadian rule

A Deer Island lobster processing plant will be short about 150 workers and the 1.