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Lora Whelan

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.

2016

WWI veterans from tribe to be recognized

The Passamaquoddy Tribe sent 25 men to fight in World War I, some of whom served in the Yankee Division Company I, says Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Donald Soctomah.

2016

Options eyed for St. Ann’s Church

The brick church that has served the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point for almost a century is under review by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland with two proposals on the table, one for demolition and building new or one for partial demolition and renovation.

2016

Visitors take time to lend a hand -- Eastport Maine

There must be something in the Moose Island air, or maybe it's just that the island city seems to bring out the best in people.

2016

Maker and Howard face off in primary election

In the Tuesday, June 14, primary election in Maine, Washington County voters will face only one contested race, in the Republican primary for State Senate District 6.

2016

Many UT families denied waivers, told they can appeal no further

Seven out of 12 families in Trescott, Cathance and Marion who appealed the Education in the Unorganized Territory (EUT) decision to move their children from their elementary schools of choice to the EUT school in Edmunds have had their requests denied.

2016

Delay in UT school shift to be considered

Deputy Commissioner of Education William Beardsley will take under consideration a suggestion from Rep. Joyce Maker of Calais that he postpone a process that had many of the county's unorganized territories (UT) parents and children in an uproar.