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Edward French

2013

New breakwater proposal outlined

Plans for a new Eastport breakwater to replace the present 50-year-old structure, which the Maine Department of Transportation has concluded has reached the end of its useful life, were presented at a meeting on August 8 at Shead High School.

2013

MITSC reports humanitarian crisis in tribes

The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) has forwarded documents to a United Nations investigator that the commission says show a humanitarian crisis facing Wabanaki tribes in Maine caused by the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (MICSA) and the Maine Implementing Act (MIA).

2013

Fishermen voice opinions on whale rules proposed by NMFS

During the hearing about new rules to reduce the risk of large whales becoming entangled in lobster trap gear, fishermen raised concerns about the implementation date, the proposed closed areas and the gear-marking requirements, but they seemed accepting of most of the requirements...

2013

Lobstermen face endline, traps per trawl rules

Reducing the impact of lobster lines on whales and limiting the resulting cost of gear changes to lobstermen will be the subject of hearings being held by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) next month in Maine.

2013

Calais shooting places focus on domestic abuse

The tragedy of domestic violence hit home in Washington County on July 3 when a 26-year-old Calais man shot 21-year-old Megan Sherrard, the mother of his child, and the infant boy.

2013

Teams testing spill response pour into area

In an exercise to test the joint U.S. and Canadian response to an oil spill along the border between the two countries, hundreds of federal, state and provincial responders assembled in Calais and Saint John last week. The Canuslant exercise is held every other year.

2013

Lines redrawn for legislative districts in area

The lines for Maine House and Senate districts are being redrawn, with the legislature having approved the new district lines that were recommended by a bipartisan Apportionment Commission.