The Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the US

Published the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month

Sign in Free newsletter

Edward French

2009

Rockweed season’s harvesting slowed by new legislation

New restrictions on rockweed harvesting in Cobscook Bay, including limits on the amount that can be removed and the establishment of areas where harvesting will not be allowed, have been enacted by the Maine Legislature.

2009

Sipayik council votes to end project with Quoddy Bay LNG

The Sipayik Tribal Council has voted to end its relationship with Quoddy Bay LNG for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Pleasant Point.

2009

Court favors former housing director in 10-year legal saga

The 10-year Dickensian legal saga ensuing from the break-in at the residence of a former executive director of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority appears to have finally reached its ending.

2009

Wind blades point way to port’s future

The port of Eastport's audition for handling the shipment of wind blades went so well that port officials are optimistic that the port will get the part for more shipments in the future.

2009

Newell given five years for fraud offenses

Robert Newell, the former governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township, was sentenced on April 24 to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and other offenses committed while serving as tribal governor from 2002 to 2006.

2009

Port strategy links railroad, bulk cargoes

Facing the loss of the port of Eastport's only customer, the port authority is scrambling to put together the pieces of a puzzle for shipping new cargoes. Port officials are working with a possible shipper of bulk cargo...

2009

Mussels and seaweed new mix with fish farms

Deer Island residents have been getting some additional work as a result of a new approach to salmon farming that Cooke Aquaculture has been helping to pioneer.