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Edward French

2013

Debate over highway plan set to ramp up

The debate over the proposed east-west highway in Maine is expected to heat up at the end of this month, as the legislature will be holding a hearing on six bills that range from ending the state funding to study the project to requiring the state to look at improving existing roads and...

2013

Wood chip exports, imports at Eastport could start in June

Wood chips may be shipped through the port of Eastport for the first time as early as June, as a new contract is being eyed that would include both the exporting and importing of wood biomass.

2013

Tribe and state seek elver fishery resolution

The dispute between the state and the Passamaquoddy Tribe over the issuance of elver fishing licenses has simmered down this past week, as both Maine and tribal officials continue meeting to reach a resolution.

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.