The Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the US

Published the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month

Sign in Free newsletter

Lora Whelan

2017

Prison embroiled in political tug-of-war

Six days after the sudden and unexpected news on May 19 from Governor Paul LePage and the Department of Corrections that the Downeast Correctional Facility (DCF) in Bucks Harbor would be closed on June 10, the legislature appears to be set on course to reassert its role in the budget

2017

Chernobyl visit leaves lasting impression

Having visited 55 countries and with more to come, Lubec resident Roger Quirk considers his recent visit to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site in Ukraine the most interesting trip he's ever taken.

2017

Proposed funding cuts concern libraries in area

Inter-library loan, WiFi and high-speed broadband access, the MaineInfoNet database and Maine Download Library and services for the those with disabilities or the home-bound, such as talking books, descriptive videos, large print, books-by-mail and more, are library services that are being...

2017

Immigration enforcement bills draw fire from diverse groups

Three bills sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Lockman of Amherst about immigration and the intersection of local and federal law enforcement were rolled into one public hearing held by the legislature's Judiciary Committee on April 20 because of the large number of people present to testify.

2017

Tide Mill Creamery poised to expand

An April day at Tide Mill Creamery in Edmunds might involve the birth of three goat kids to an already busy goat nursery and the tinkering with an ongoing recipe experiment for cheddar cheese by cheese-maker Aaron Dunn...

2017

Biomass firm seeks changes to agreement

Three months after restarting operations of two biomass energy plants in Jonesboro and West Enfield owned since October 2016 by Stored Solar LLC and previously owned by Covanta Energy, Stored Solar has shut down the Jonesboro plant and filed a request with the Maine Public Utilities Commission...

2017

Legislative bill targets county for pilot project to fight opioids

Public hearings held in Augusta on April 11 by the legislature's Health and Human Services Committee on a series of proposed bills to address the opioid crisis in the state brought home the "cry for help" coming from two of Maine's rural counties hit hardest.