2014
New Brunswick lobster catches increase significantly this year
Lobster catches in southwest New Brunswick again are up significantly this year over last year, since the season opened on November 11.
Edward French
2014
Tribe under sanction over lack of audits
The Passamaquoddy tribal government at Pleasant Point has been placed under sanction by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for being delinquent on its audit reports.
2014
Local voting reflects nationwide mood in electing Republicans
Washington County voters reflected the statewide trend of electing Republican candidates to office, by even wider margins than the state percentages, and a new sheriff will be riding into the county, following the November 4 general election in Maine.
2014
Perry family's red-tape plight no end in sight
The recounting of a nearly eight-year-long effort by a Perry man in dealing with a bureaucratic nightmare to obtain birth certificates and Social Security numbers for his two children reads like a Kafka novel with an American catch-22 spin.
2014
Sea urchin fishermen haul in good price, fair catches
Sea urchin fishermen in the Cobscook Bay area have been pleased with the number of urchins and the price they're receiving this year, although some still are chafing about the tote limit that was imposed by the state beginning last year.
2014
AOS superintendent to retire next May
At the September 30 meeting of the AOS 77 school board, Superintendent James Underwood announced his plans to retire next May.
2014
Digging in to rebuild bay’s clam fishery
A Pembroke seafood buyer is hoping to encourage more people to dig clams around Cobscook Bay and to rebuild the fishery by eventually offering a good, stable price for the product throughout the year.