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Lora Whelan

2020

Perry man helps preserve traditional land access

In 1968 Walt Loring of Perry was living in Texas. He was a young man branching out after growing up Downeast, but a call from his father set the stage for a lifelong effort to preserve his family's land Downeast.

2020

Greetings of love sung across river

Normally around this time Ann Margaret Paul drives her mother, Passamaquoddy Elder Maggie Paul, down from the St. Mary's First Nation near Fredericton for a visit with family and friends at Sipayik.

2020

PPP blunts economic impact of pandemic

The pandemic is having an effect on the Washington County economy but was blunted by the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In addition, because one quarter of the population receives Social Security benefits of one kind or another, the economy has been more stable than might be...

2020

Eastport airport groundbreaking points to future economic growth

A mile of road offers a mile of driving; a mile of airport runway can lead to anywhere. The sentiment of Cape Air Senior Vice President of Planning Andrew Bonney set the optimistic tone at the official groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the City of Eastport Municipal Airport's receipt of a $5.

2020

PWD planning new water quality project

The Passamaquoddy Water District (PWD) has entered into an agreement with the state's Drinking Water Program and the A.E. Hodsdon engineering firm to be the site of a pilot testing program to improve water quality.

2020

Cobscook park a new model in conservation

A new park system located in Lubec and Whiting, Cobscook Shores, is a model of niche conservation, using its Maine nonprofit 501c3 charitable status to provide public access to valuable shorelines, educational programs for area schoolchildren and more.

2020

WA responds to allegations about racism

The Washington County legislative delegation requested on August 14 a formal investigation by the Maine Attorney General's (AG) Office into allegations of racism and bullying at Washington Academy (WA) in East Machias, including the finding of a noose in the classroom of a teacher who is...