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Edward French

2013

Bill passed to open St. Croix to alewife run

Barring any last second surprises in Augusta, this spring alewives will be able to reach the 98% of their traditional spawning habitat in the St. Croix River watershed that has been blocked for the past 19 years.

2013

Tribe and state still at odds over cap on elver licenses

The debate over the number of elver fishing licenses being issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe this year may appear to be resolved in the state legislature, which is moving ahead with a plan for 200 tribal licenses, but the Passamaquoddy Joint Tribal Council says the state cannot cap the number...

2013

Future of Canaport, Downeast LNG in question

What a difference a few years can make. Five years ago, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) debate was raging Downeast, as three proposals for Passamaquoddy Bay were moving forward, along with the Canaport LNG development in Saint John.

2013

Preliminary figures show more subsidy losses for area schools

While preliminary state subsidy amounts for K-12 education next year do not indicate any dramatic losses for area schools, as occurred last year, some local towns could lose up to 7% of their total school budget.

2013

Opposition to rockweed bill grows in area

A proposal to repeal the Cobscook Bay rockweed law and adopt a statewide plan for seaweed harvesting has stirred up opposition Downeast.

2013

Wood pellet firm plans to create 75 jobs in Eastport

The investment company that is revitalizing the mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket is now poised to convert a former herring processing factory site in Eastport into a facility that will use waste wood from Maine's forests to make a clean fuel replacement for coal that will be shipped...

2013

Approaching elver season fans debate over tribal licenses

With the elver fishery in Maine set to begin near the end of March, the debate over the number of licenses issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe is expected to heat up. Many people want to get into the lucrative fishery, with the price jumping to $2,600 a pound at the height of last year's season...