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Edward French

2013

Many scallops and high price greet fishermen

Scallop fishermen were greeted with high prices and an abundance of scallops in Cobscook Bay on December 2, the opening day of the season -- along with an influx of draggers from other ports.

2013

Port authority buys parcel for office, public bathrooms

Efforts to bring bus tours to Eastport took a significant step forward with the decision by the Eastport Port Authority board to purchase a parcel in downtown Eastport both to serve as the port authority's office and to provide public bathrooms, which are needed for any motorcoach tours.

2013

Canaport weighs LNG exports

The only liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal that has been built in the Bay of Fundy is continuing to explore how the facility can remain viable, following the rapid growth in the amount of natural gas being extracted from shale rock in the northeastern U.S.

2013

Baileyville CNG facility grows

The market for natural gas is continuing to grow in Maine and the Maritimes, with paper mills, large businesses and homes in municipalities that are hooked into gas lines all among those who have converted from oil to gas.

2013

Islanders aid local Filipinos in wake of typhoon

“We may be homeless, but we're not hopeless,” was the statement of determination from Cherryl Desucatan about her family's plight after the deadly Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8.

2013

Port authority votes to fund $1 million of breakwater cost

The estimate on the cost for rebuilding the Eastport breakwater has been revised from an initial range of $16 to $23 million down to $11.3 million.

2013

Council approves conserving waterfront parcel as city park

A proposal to conserve the city-owned former tenting area at Carrying Place Cove generated considerable discussion at the November 13 meeting of the Eastport City Council, with some arguing that the plan would preserve public access to the property and the water for future generations and...