2013
Tribe’s finance director fired in identity cloud
A convicted embezzler who was the ringleader of a group that stole more than $2.
Edward French
2013
Ferry rescues three divers in Old Sow
Three divers who got caught in the Old Sow whirlpool off Deer Island Point were very lucky that the local ferry was passing nearby and that the fog had just lifted so that they could be spotted in their distress.
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.