2013
Border fee proposal creates concern on Campobello council
Campobello Mayor Stephen Smart doesn't mince words. Speaking at the monthly council meeting on April 29, he observed, "We're a little different than anybody else.
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2013
Fundy marathon gains international and local interest
“I had to decide,” says John Hough, race director for the upcoming Bay of Fundy International Marathon, "between running the marathon or running the marathon.
2013
Town officials raise questions on LCOC plans for wing use
Addressing a group composed mostly of supporters, members of the board of directors of the Lubec Community Outreach Center (LCOC) presented their vision for the future use of the former Lubec High School facility.
2013
Public controversy over rockweed bill voiced in Augusta
Thirty-three individuals spoke at the March 20 hearing by the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on a bill that would require the development of a statewide approach to seaweed management and would scrap the existing law creating the Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area that was...
2013
Cap on elver licenses for tribe debated
Nearly 20 people traveled to Augusta on March 6 to testify before the legislature's Marine Resources Committee on a bill that would cap the number of elver fishing licenses issued by the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
2013
Lubec board rejects bid for food pantry in high school wing
By a unanimous vote, Lubec's MSAD 19 school board has rejected the request by the Lubec Community Outreach Center (LCOC) to utilize the closed high school wing for food pantry operations.
2012
Clam depuration, lobster processing planned in Lubec
"We're still getting our footing," says Victor Trafford who, together with his wife Judy, owns Lubec's Wharf Direct seafood buying operation. Wharf Direct currently purchases lobsters, periwinkles and crabs from local fishermen and also serves as an offloading point for sea cucumbers and scallops.