2011
PWD eyes options to fix water supply problems
The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) is moving ahead with plans to resolve problems with its water supply so that another boil order will not occur in the future.
Edward French
2011
Farmed salmon in rivers lead to call for closed containment
A salmon conservation group is calling again for closed containment systems for salmon aquaculture following the recent discovery of escaped farmed salmon in two area rivers. Although the number of fish found in the Magaguadavic River near St.
2011
Woodland Pulp weighs plans for LP mill
The corporate owner of the pulp mill in Baileyville has acquired from the Louisiana-Pacific (LP) Corporation the former oriented-strand board (OSB) mill that is next to the pulp mill.
2011
Investigation ongoing of guns, ammunition hidden on yacht
An ongoing criminal investigation into whether the owner of a yacht seized by federal agents while it was aboard a freighter in Eastport was trying to illegally ship guns and ammunition out of the county should be completed within 90 days.
2011
Lawsuit alters access rights across beaches
A recent Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling in an Eastport case is being viewed by some as fundamentally altering the law on the public's right to use privately owned intertidal areas, while others see the decision as still narrowly limiting those rights.
2011
Coast Guard stages joint rescue efforts
Three days of search and rescue exercises in Passamaquoddy Bay this week by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards involved simulated rescues of an overdue kayaking tour out of St. Andrews and of the crew of a fishing boat that sank without time to send out a distress call.
2011
Recent suicides prompt efforts for prevention
Eleven suicides reportedly have occurred in Washington County this year, including three in Lubec since April and one in Edmunds. In half a year, the county's rate has been three times the national average.