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Lora Whelan

2014

School board in Robbinston looks for cuts

On the evening of August 4 the Robbinston school board struggled to come up with $67,933 in cuts to the school system budget. The board was required to do so by the town's voters at the July 28 budget referendum vote that saw townspeople uphold the budget that had been reduced.

2014

Large-scale water extraction subject of hearing in Perry

The Town of Perry has developed two ordinances that were scheduled to be the subject of a public hearing on the evening of Thursday, August 7. Both ordinances are unanimously supported by the town's selectmen.

2014

Backyard beekeepers buzz up a swarm of pollination, honey

While the commercial beekeepers have been bringing in a record number of hives to pollinate the blueberry barrens in Washington County, backyard beekeepers have been buzzing up their own storm.

2014

Arthur slams Quoddy area communities

Chainsaws were in high demand in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Arthur with the sound of whining blades starting up the day of the storm and continuing through the week. High winds and torrential rains arrived on Saturday, July 5, and were replaced by blue skies and sun by the next day.

2014

Voters support school closure in Robbinston

At a non-binding referendum on June 15, Robbinston voters showed -- by a vote of 110 to 80 -- that they would support closure of the Robbinston Grade School and the tuitioning of all students to Calais.

2014

Oceanview Nursing Home to close doors

After 53 years of service to the community, the Oceanview Nursing Home and Residential Care facility in Lubec will be closed permanently on August 29.

2014

School committee finds third of cuts sought by council

The end result of two hours of discussion by the Eastport School Committee at a meeting on June 24 was to cut $36,000 from its budget of the $100,000 requested by the city budget committee.