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Lora Whelan

2016

Mill pond’s fate could affect fire insurance

Concerns are afoot in Whiting about the future of its fire suppression system that exists at the Mill Pond dam, with residents and property owners in Whiting, Trescott and parts of Edmunds potentially affected if the dam were to be altered or removed as part of a proposed project undertaken by...

2016

Threat leads to lockdown of area schools

The era of mass shooting threats and response tactics has now reached Washington County. On September 20, students, parents and staff of the Eastport school system had their morning turned upside down with a school lockdown, evacuation and the presence of armed law enforcement officers.

2016

Downeast area welcomes wave of cyclists

By all accounts the BikeMaine visit Downeast was a stunning success. With over 400 cyclists, 75 BikeMaine staff and hundreds of volunteers involved, the winding back roads and small communities along Washington County's coast were busy for the week of September 12.

2016

ORPC returns Downeast with energy projects

Ocean Renewable Power Company and its subsidiary, OPRC Solutions LLC, will be returning to Cobscook and Passamaquoddy bays starting in the fall. With the news that ORPC has been awarded $5.3 million in Department of Energy funds towards a $10 million project...

2016

Council supports deer hunt proposal

At a special public hearing and meeting held on August 24, the Eastport City Council voted four to one in favor of sending a plan for a special archery hunt for antlerless deer to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIF&W).

2016

Updated flood maps may hit shoreland owners

Shoreland property owners in Washington County are urged by municipal leaders to check in with their local code enforcement officers to review the status of their properties against new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps.

2016

Cooperative effort opens waterway to alewife passage

A cooperative and multi-year effort between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Project Share and the Passamaquoddy Tribe will allow for the watershed from the St. Croix River to Nash's Lake to be open for alewife passage.