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Edward French

2014

Longhouse to be built to help community heal

The recent presence of drug gangs in the area has spurred on an effort at Pleasant Point to openly discuss drug and alcohol abuse among tribal members and to bring back the Passamaquoddy Tribe's traditions and cultural values to help address the social challenges.

2014

Robbinston school’s fate hangs on vote

Robbinston School Committee Chair Tom Critchley is not confident that the local grade school could be kept open this coming year if voters approve the school budget at the Monday, July 28, budget validation vote.

2014

Report finds state unilaterally restricts tribe's fishing rights

The Maine Legislature has unilaterally acted to restrict the saltwater fishing rights of Passamaquoddy tribal members by circumventing the required amendment process under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, according to a recently issued report from the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission...

2014

Nursing home closure felt by community

The closure of Lubec's Oceanview Nursing Home at the end of August, which was recently announced, will leave a void in the community, say many local residents. One former employee, who declined an interview, called it a "travesty." The effect will be felt by those directly served and their...

2014

Millennium Marine celebrates opening

Along with celebrating the Fourth of July, the residents of Eastport and surrounding communities also celebrated the opening of Millennium Marine USA's boatbuilding facility in Quoddy Village on July 4.

2014

TRC report asserts cultural genocide practiced in Maine

Truth and reconciliation commissions in Maine and Canada released their findings and recommendations this month concerning the abuse of Native children in either the state's child welfare system or the Indian Residential Schools in Canada.

2014

Downeast LNG changes plans, proposes export/import facility

After waiting nearly eight years for federal permitting for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Robbinston and having finally received a positive final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in May but no final approval yet, Downeast LNG plans to file a new application with the...