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Edward French

2010

Rockweed harvest ramps up debate on intertidal access

The controversy over rockweed harvesting in Cobscook Bay, which had simmered down this summer, may begin again soon, as three individuals are planning to start harvesting in the bay this fall, using a mechanical harvester being built in Eastport.

2010

Tribe asserts right to fish in federal waters

A dispute over Native rights to fish in federal waters is heating up, with the Passamaquoddy Tribe asserting that while tribal members will follow federal fishery conservation laws, they do not need federal licenses.

2010

Cleaves, Soctomah win tribal elections

Reuben "Clayton" Cleaves was elected the new Passamaquoddy governor at Sipayik, and Madonna Soctomah was chosen as tribal representative in the state legislature, during tribal elections held on September 7 and 8. Cleaves received 217 votes for governor, besting Hilda Lewis, who received 123 votes.

2010

Tribal members speak out on racial profiling

Newell Lewey, a member of the Sipayik Criminal Justice Commission, knows first-hand what it's like to be a victim of what he believes is racial profiling. The Passamaquoddy man says, "I'm 80% random myself," pointing out that over three-quarters of the time that he crosses the border between...

2010

Goldman Sachs to sell interest in Calais LNG

Calais LNG stunned opponents of the project for the second time in a week, with its announcement on July 21 that its financial backer, GS Power Holdings LLC, which is a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, is selling its interest in the project.

2010

Budget proposes 8.1% increase in Eastport mill rate

Eastport residents would see an 8.1% increase in their property tax rate under the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget for the city. The $4.25 million total budget is actually $625,000 less than last year's budget.

2010

Port looks east with dairy cow shipments

The new frontier is looking east, as the successful loading at the Port of Eastport of 475 dairy cows bound for Turkey makes future shipments of over 8,000 more cows through the port to that Middle Eastern country very likely.