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Lora Whelan

2017

Perry voters reject school budget, ask board to try again

The Town of Perry School Committee will go back to the drawing board to work out details of the fiscal year 2017–2018 school budget after residents at the August 22 annual town meeting voted 44 to 30 by written ballot to turn down the budget.

2017

Natural resources, culture focus of cross-border tourism project

The Passamaquoddy Bay region shares more than its maritime culture. It shares a gateway entrance for tourism discovery for those on either side of the border.

2017

Audio dictionary aids tribe's language preservation efforts

The first-ever field research recordings of Native American spoken words were conducted with a Thomas Edison wax cylinder prototype on a small Passamaquoddy reserve that used to exist in the Union Street area of Calais. Passamaquoddy Historic Preservation Officer Dr.

2017

Odd Fellows Hall to be revived

The former Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, George Washington Lodge No. 23, in Pembroke is about to get a new lease on life.

2017

Eastport’s deer hunt could see option to donate to pantries

The 2017 special deer hunt planned in the City of Eastport includes a number of changes from last year's hunt, all to help facilitate the efficient culling of the city's burgeoning deer population.

2017

Campobello motel owners in immigration limbo

Changing Canadian immigration laws have placed the owners of the Whale Watch Inn on Campobello Island in a precarious position that may force them to sell or shutter the inn and move back to the United States in March 2018.

2017

Senator hears healthcare fears

Over 20 Downeast healthcare organization leaders and providers met with U.S. Senator Angus King at Eastport Health Care (EHC) on the morning of July 5 to voice their concerns about the Senate's proposed legislation that would replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).