2011
Plans to replace school building at Sipayik under way
Plans to replace Beatrice Rafferty School with a new K-8 building for Pleasant Point school children are proceeding, although funding has not yet been secured.
Edward French
2011
Young transplant recipient inspires Make-A-Wish team
Although not feeling well enough to attend this year's Walk for Wishes in Dennysville, a Pleasant Point teenager who is a double-lung transplant recipient and previously had her wish granted inspired many of the walkers who took part in the mile-and-a-half walk.
2011
State and tribes agree to explore abuses in child welfare system
Providing Native children who were taken from their families and suffered abuse in foster care in Maine the chance to tell their stories may not only unearth the truth about the child welfare system and help with their own healing but may also cause that system to be changed.
2011
Pulp mill’s switch to natural gas may save $12 million annually
Woodland Pulp LLC plans to begin construction of a natural gas line to power its mill in Baileyville in early June. The mill's owners expect to be able to recoup the $12 million cost for the new gas line in one year, through avoided costs for oil payments.
2011
Legislators eye bills to reform school funding
The legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee continued this week to consider 11 bills to amend the current school-funding formula that were the subject of a public hearing on May 4.
2011
Conservatives, Williamson win election
Election results in New Brunswick Southwest and throughout the province mirrored the national trend on May 2, as voters chose a majority of Conservative Party candidates, boosted the standing of the New Democratic Party and dropped the Liberals.
2011
Port keeps growing, celebrates its 1,000th ship
A ceremony marking the arrival of the 1,000th ship to call at the Port of Eastport was an occasion to celebrate the port's success over the past 30 years and its ongoing efforts so that it is one of the fastest growing cargo ports in New England.